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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 guideline ....
WATCH: Travers said Cuomo’s indoor dining ban is “driving people into that … danger area” and argued that restaurants are far safer than households. “When you go into a restaurant, you know, we’ve got air filtration systems, we’ve got social distancing, we’ve got cleaning going on,” Travers noted. “Nobody’s house has it. It really doesn’t make sense. I can’t, for one, cannot figure out why he would do that. In my opinion, he should be encouraging people to go to restaurants, where it’s safe.” Fraunces Tavern continues to try and make ends meet amid the ever-changing COVID-19 regulations. They’ve built a small outdoor dining center with seven tables and heaters. The restaurant now offers food and drink deliveries and they’re trying to boost merchandise sales. ....
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Eddie Travers, proprietor of New York City s Fraunces Tavern, insists indoor dining at his restaurant is safe on Fox & Friends. A New York City restaurant owner said Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest coronavirus restrictions could be the final nail in the coffin for his business. Cuomo recently warned state residents should prepare themselves for the possibility of another shutdown if coronavirus cases continue to surge during the holidays. Fraunces Tavern proprietor Eddie Travers told Fox & Friends Wednesday he is trying to fight against the indoor dining ban to keep his business afloat. Travers went on to say he doesn’t want to lay off his staff before the Christmas holiday. ....