{"id":112636,"date":"2020-11-13T03:50:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-restaurants-may-not-survive-another-indoor-dining-ban\/"},"modified":"2020-11-13T03:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T00:50:21","slug":"nyc-restaurants-may-not-survive-another-indoor-dining-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-restaurants-may-not-survive-another-indoor-dining-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC restaurants may not survive another indoor dining ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC restaurants may not survive another indoor dining ban<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Big App<\/a>le restaurateurs are attempting to take in stride Gov. Cuomo\u2019s 10 p.m. indoor-dining curfew \u2014 but they\u2019re scared to death of a possible indoor shutdown, which they fear is likely as Covid-19 rates inch up.<\/p>\n

Stephen Starr, perhaps the city\u2019s largest middle-market operator with more than 1,000 seats at Buddakan, Pastis, Upland, Clocktower and La Vez among others, said flatly when asked if they could survive another open-ended indoor shutdown:
\u201cFor a month without paying rent and with more PPP help. Otherwise, no.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owners who prayed that Cuomo would allow indoor capacity to rise from 25 percent to 50 percent, as he hinted he\u2019d do six weeks ago, were staggered by the realization that it could become zero percent \u2014 just in time for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n

Nahid Ahmen, chef-owner of tiny \u201cprogressive American\u201d cafe Luthun in the East Village, which has only 12 indoor and 8 outdoor seats, said, \u201cWe are not going to survive another shutdown because we are not even close to surviving from the last shutdown.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Aquavit owner Hakan Swahn warned that if indoor dining is banned, his modern-Scandinavian restaurant \u201cwill also shut down immedia<\/a>tely and reopen when things open up again depending on how long it takes. There\u2019s no point trying to make ends meet with [only] outdoors going into the cold season.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bleak forecasts came as the New York Hospitality Alliance reported that even with outdoor and limited-capacity indoor service, 88 percent of the city\u2019s restaurants didn\u2019t pay their full October rent and 59 percent of landlords refused to waive rent.<\/p>\n

At stake are more than 300,000 jobs as well as one of the city\u2019s signature industries. Thousands of eating establishments have already closed although precise numbers are unclear.<\/p>\n

Alliance president Andrew Rigie warned, \u201cIf indoor dining is shut down and government doesn\u2019t provide significant financial relief, then thousands more restaurants will permanently shutter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Owners hooted at the idea that they could get by only on outdoor service, even with fancier, heated alfresco structures going up. Shelly Fireman\u2019s giant RedEye Grill has a long, white tent with crystal chandeliers on the patio at Seventh Avenue and West 56th Street.<\/p>\n

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Restaurateur Stephen Starr<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBut when it gets snowy and cold, nobody will sit inside or outside,\u201d Fireman said. \u201cOur plaza doesn\u2019t have enough electricity to plug in enough outlets\u201d to heat enough tables.<\/p>\n

Making matters worse, some health experts claim that even outdoor dining could be risky as facilities become more enclosed.<\/p>\n

Even if restaurants can muddle through an indoor shutdown, they might emerge permanently damaged. Most top-end places rely on longtime staff members to keep things shipshape, but prolonged shutdowns can chase them away and dilute talent both in the kitchen and in the front of the house.<\/p>\n

Le Bernardin chef\/owner Eric Ripert said, \u201cWe could survive another lockdown but it would leave almost our entire team without jobs again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 10 p.m. curfew is less dire, owners suggested. It isn\u2019t much earlier than previous cutoffs of 11 p.m. outdoors and at midnight indoors. The manager of an Italian place on the Upper East Side, one of the liveliest neighborhoods for street and sidewalk dining, said, \u201cLook inside \u2014 everybody\u2019s usually gone by 9:30.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some places aim to make up for the 10 p.m. curfew with earlier hours. Le Bernardin, which has been booking sit-down times from 5:30-9 p.m., will start taking customers at 5 p.m., Ripert said. A meal may last for only two hours.<\/p>\n

Daniel Boulud said that at his Restaurant Daniel and Bar Boulud, \u201cI think we\u2019re going to have to stay creative. We\u2019ll open an hour earlier. If we have people dining a little later, then we\u2019ll give them food and wine to take home. You\u2019ll be on the clock,\u201d he said with a hopeful laugh.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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