Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images FiDi restaurants contend with empty streets and tables With many office closed and employees continuing to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants in Manhattan’s Financial District have been particularly hard hit, AM New York reports. Many restaurant owners in the area blame Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio for the current restrictions imposed on restaurants for this latest downturn. Jarek Krukow, the general manager of Broadstone Bar and Kitchen, questioned why New York had banned indoor dining while New Jersey was still offering it at 25 percent next door. He also questioned grocery stores having a large number of customers inside while restaurants were required to keep indoor dining shut, according to AM New York. Others like Sara Barrows, the general manager of Route 66 American Kitchen and Bar, bemoaned how restaurateurs had to alter their costly outdoor dining structures after the latest guidelines were released.