In Manhattan, it s even lower, with just 3.5 percent of people testing positive.
That s among the lowest anywhere - but diners still have to take their meals outside.
The governor blames the city s density, but restaurant owners and workers are outraged.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will make an announcement on micro-cluster zones on Wednesday. We feel villainized and victimized and attacked and bullied, when we re just trying to survive and do the right thing, said one restaurant owner.
Restaurants in Erie County sued the state for shutting down indoor dining there, and a judge sided with the restaurants, allowing them to reopen.
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One of the toughest places for restaurants to operate has been New York City, where the limit was only 25 per cent capacity before indoor dining was again suspended earlier this month after a Covid-19 spike. lechatnoir / istock.com pic via AFP
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NEW YORK, Dec 31 Houston restaurant chain Niko Niko s, like most American restaurants, took a hit from the Covid-19 shutdowns, though owner Dimitri Fetokakis believes it could have been much worse.
But in New York, Vivian Forte, who owns Pisticci in Harlem with her husband, described the local city pandemic rules as “persecution.”
Mercury
Mercury’s lobbying and public affairs firm, which is headed by Michael McKeon, boasts more than 30 media relations professionals in its New York office. The growing media relations team is led by former Bloomberg spokesperson John Gallagher, managing director and former National Action Network communications lead Rachel Noerdlinger, former Fox News producer Dan Bank and former Associated Press chief White House correspondent Ben Feller. Mercury, which represents a wide variety of clients, has a national presence that is bolstered by former New York Post reporter Stefan Friedman, who leads the media relations practice on the West Coast.
Other key employees: Beth DeFalco, Karen Mustiga, Kim Winston, John Tomlin, Djenny Passé, Shannan Siemens, Eric Bloom
Lap Dances, Karaoke, Late Hours: The Speakeasies of the Covid Era
State restrictions, and a surge in enforcement, have pushed some bars underground. Many have been hit with violations and face a challenging winter.
At Deja Vu on Staten Island, investigators said they found 40 people mingling behind a rolled-down front gate. Credit.Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
Jan. 6, 2021
In Brooklyn, investigators arrived at a bar in December to discover exotic dancers giving lap dances to patrons behind a locked door as music blared, state officials said.
At a karaoke bar in Queens, officers found eight rooms filled with people and a manager, none wearing a mask. Just three days earlier, police had discovered a nearly identical scene at the same spot.
By Katie Honan The Covid-19 pandemic will cast a long shadow over New York City s economic recovery, impacting employment levels, real-estate sales and tax revenue for years to come, according.