Will NYC's Restaurant Industry Survive Covid?
With the news that indoor dining will not return to New York City anytime soon, Ben Yakas, arts and culture editor for Gothamist and WNYC, talks about what restaurants can do to survive the COVID-19...
View ArticleIndoor Dining Returns to Cities Across the Country, Despite Potential Health...
Over the course of the pandemic, the restaurant industry is estimated to have lost roughly $148 billion in revenue, according to the National Restaurant Association.And because of the potential health...
View ArticleCOVID and Indoor Dining; Rep. Kathleen Rice; NYC Street Safety; Time Capsule:...
Coming up on today's show: This week, Gov. Cuomo ordered indoor dining to shut down in New York City and a new study in South Korea suggests that coronavirus spreads much faster and farther inside...
View ArticleNew York City Restaurant Updates
On Monday, indoor dining in New York City was shut down, leading to protests from city restaurant owners. Ben Yakas, arts editor for Gothamist and WNYC, joins us to give updates on the state of dining...
View ArticleRemembering Businesses Lost to COVID
The Brian Lehrer Show and WNYC are putting together a time capsule to remember this strange and difficult year. Today, listeners call in to commemorate the beloved restaurants, retail, and all small...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Floats A Return To Indoor Dining In New York City
Governor Cuomo is considering allowing New York City to reopen some indoor dining, since COVID-19 positivity rates have been slowly declining.In a reversal from Monday, the governor now says declining...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Look to Albany For Rent Relief
Thousands of New York City's small businesses have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without enough customers, they couldn't make ends meet. WNYC's Beth Fertig reports on one proposal in Albany to...
View ArticleNew York City Restaurant Workers Are Trying To Organizing For Protection
Many restaurant workers feel like their health and safety have not been prioritized with recent indoor dining plans, but some restaurant workers say they need a voice in any future expansions.
View ArticleFighting Back: Apps Kept City Restaurants and Gig Workers Afloat During the...
New York City restaurants became heavily reliant on third-party delivery services during the pandemic, but that came at a price for them and for delivery workers.
View ArticleNew York State Budget Includes “Huge” COVID-19 Relief Package For Small...
Restaurants and shops that fell behind on their rent and other expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be able to apply for additional grants.
View ArticleWho Is Reopening Restaurants?
Restaurant owners and workers call in to share what reopening has been like and to comment on how dining has changed during the pandemic.
View ArticleCorporations & Voting Rights; La Soufriere Volcano; Ask the Mayor; Restaurant...
Coming up on today's show: Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, talks about how corporate America is reacting to legislation that generally restricts voting rights -- and what more he thinks...
View ArticleSpring Brings A Sense Of Optimism for NYC Restaurant & Bar Owners
With fewer COVID-19 restrictions, increased vaccination rates and nicer weather, restaurant and bar owners in New York City say customers are returning in greater numbers to their establishments,...
View ArticleRestaurants Are Hiring, But Applicants Aren’t Yet Biting
Restaurants and bars face myriad challenges as they try to staff back up amid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.For more, go to Gothamist.com.
View ArticleCity Restaurants to Albany: Keep Lax Liquor Laws Post Pandemic
New York City's hospitality industry is calling on state lawmakers to allow faster, temporary liquor licenses to promote the city’s economic rebound.For more, go to Gothamist.com.
View ArticleFareed Zakaria; Restaurant Inspections; The Fight Over East River Park; The...
Coming up on today's show: Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post columnist, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, and the author of Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), talks...
View ArticleThousands of Minority and Women-Owned Restaurants Won’t Get Aid Because of...
Some restaurant owners approved for federal pandemic aid are learning the money they counted on won't be coming.The abrupt change involves the $28.6 billion restaurant revitalization fund. For the...
View ArticleNYC Nightlife: Recovery and Future Plans
Ariel Palitz, senior executive director of New York City's Office of Nightlife at the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, discusses the report issued last month that looks back on the Office of...
View ArticleNew York City Council Puts New Limits on Delivery Apps
New York’s City Council overwhelmingly approved a series of bills Thursday aimed at limiting the scope of third party delivery apps, following concerns they’re taking advantage of restaurants...
View ArticleWith Details Still Pending, City’s Restaurant Industry Accepts Vaccine...
Restaurant owners say they’re relieved the city's new vaccine mandate means they can continue with indoor dining. But there are exemptions and unanswered questions.The mayor's new mandate requires...
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