#Inside Daniel Boulud’s new restaurant Le Pavillion

#Inside Daniel Boulud’s new restaurant Le Pavillion

“#Inside Daniel Boulud’s new restaurant Le Pavillion” On Saturday, the city closed a swath of East 42nd Street because chef Daniel Boulud’s newest project, Le Pavillon, was expecting an unusual delivery: 10,000 pounds of black olive trees trucked in from Florida. A massive crane hoisted the 20-foot-tall trees to a group of workers perched on a…

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#Manhattan restaurants on the rebound following pandemic lows

#Manhattan restaurants on the rebound following pandemic lows

“#Manhattan restaurants on the rebound following pandemic lows” More than a year after the coronavirus lockdowns slammed the Big Apple, life appears to be returning to parts of Manhattan, which is helping the island’s struggling restaurant industry bounce back.  While areas dominated by office towers continue to struggle, people are returning in droves to residential…

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#Balthazar re-opens year after pandemic to long lines

#Balthazar re-opens year after pandemic to long lines

“#Balthazar re-opens year after pandemic to long lines” There are some things even jaded New Yorkers will wait in line for in the rain during a pandemic — and one of them apparently is Balthazar. The sceney soho brasserie founded in 1997 by famed restaurateur Keith McNally began serving oysters and champagne again last week for the…

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#Biden’s COVID relief package leaves restaurants hungry

#Biden’s COVID relief package leaves restaurants hungry

“#Biden’s COVID relief package leaves restaurants hungry” The restaurant industry is finally getting its own bailout — but whether there’s enough to go around remains an open question.  President Biden last week signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief and stimulus package that included $28.6 billion earmarked specifically for the struggling restaurant industry. It’s the single…

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#East Village hit hardest by NYC’s COVID-19 restaurant closures

#East Village hit hardest by NYC’s COVID-19 restaurant closures

“#East Village hit hardest by NYC’s COVID-19 restaurant closures” The pandemic has hit East Village restaurants harder than any other Big Apple neighborhood — and the neighborhood’s hard-partying reputation is to blame, sources said.  At least 55 restaurants have permanently closed in the East Village since the pandemic hit last March — more than double…

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#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine

“#NYC eateries enticing staff to get COVID vaccine” Now that Big Apple restaurant workers are eligible for coronavirus vaccines, eatery owners are walking a fine line trying to encourage them.  Shake Shack staffers get an extra six hours of pay to get jabbed.  “While Shake Shack won’t be requiring vaccinations, we are strongly encouraging it,”…

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#Restaurateurs are expanding in pandemic due to cheap rent

#Restaurateurs are expanding in pandemic due to cheap rent

“#Restaurateurs are expanding in pandemic due to cheap rent” The pandemic has been a bloodbath for most New York City restaurants, but some are expanding amid the carnage — and they can thank their hungry landlords. Think discounts on rent and “percentage leases” based on revenue generated. Landlords are even giving out “free money” —…

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