Two New York lawmakers want to ban online restaurant reservation services
Online restaurant reservations services have exploded, offering hard-to-get reservations for a price. Two New York state lawmakers want to ban them.
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Online restaurant reservations services have exploded, offering hard-to-get reservations for a price. Two New York state lawmakers want to ban them.
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People are waking early to trawl restaurant sites before selling their reservations online. Is this a respectable side hustle — or ugly outgrowth of capitalism?
They've got no reservations to do whatever it takes for a reservation. Dining out in New York City, especially at a high-profile eatery, has become a cutthroat endeavor as the demand for tables aggressively outweighs the supply.