NYC restaurant owners get a bathroom break, but not much else in latest shutdown rules By Khristopher J. Brooks Cuomo announces NYC must close indoor dining
New York City restaurants that want to offer outdoor dining must use a structure where two sides are open for airflow, according to updated directives from city and state officials. If the structure has only one open side, or no open sides, it is considered an indoor dining area and may not be used for dining, guidelines released late Thursday state. Sides are not considered open if covered in clear plastic or other material restricting air flow.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) Life in communities across the Tri-State area is bouncing back Friday morning, after a nor easter dumped significant amounts of snow.
Despite the amount of snow on the ground, New York City school buildings are back open for in-person learning Friday.
Students were at home for remote learning yesterday.
Today elementary students will have to trek through potentially treacherous black ice situations to get back in the classroom.
CeFaan Kim has more on the reopening of outdoor dining in New York City following Wednesday s nor easter.
Meantime, the storm s impact on outdoor dining has come to an end, with restaurants allowed to resume Thursday at 6 p.m.
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There are now 6,147 people hospitalized for Covid-19 in New York state, a level not seen since the middle of May. For weeks now, the mayor and the governor have been warning every day that things are getting worse, and it’s easy to get lost in a sea of numbers. But to put that figure in perspective, as the Wall Street Journal notes, it is six times the number of New Yorkers hospitalized just two months ago.
What s a heater gonna do when it s 30 degrees : Restaurants face bleak winter during COVID-19 Ryan W. Miller, Grace Hauck and Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY
Indoor dining banned in NYC to limit virus spread
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NEW YORK – Billy Cole said the restaurant has lost tens of thousands of dollars since the start of the pandemic, if not $100,000.
Workers have been furloughed and salaries cut at Little Dokebi, a Korean restaurant in Brooklyn s Greenpoint neighborhood. Despite the losses, it s been one of the lucky ones because it s on a corner with plenty of outdoor dining space, said Cole, the general manager.
What s a heater gonna do when it s 30 degrees : Restaurants face bleak winter during COVID-19 Ryan W. Miller, Grace Hauck and Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY
Indoor dining banned in NYC to limit virus spread
Replay Video UP NEXT
NEW YORK – Billy Cole said the restaurant has lost tens of thousands of dollars since the start of the pandemic, if not $100,000.
Workers have been furloughed and salaries cut at Little Dokebi, a Korean restaurant in Brooklyn s Greenpoint neighborhood. Despite the losses, it s been one of the lucky ones because it s on a corner with plenty of outdoor dining space, said Cole, the general manager.