Restaurateurs are announcing class action lawsuits to force the city to allow food inside
A group of 100 restaurant owners from Brooklyn and Staten Island have banded together to start a class-action lawsuit against the city over its refusal to allow indoor dining, the New York Post reports. The restaurateurs claim that the city has met the same metrics as the rest of the state to keep COVID-19 infection rates low, and yet NYC is the only state in the state that is excluded from allowing indoor dining at a reduced capacity.
The news follows a press conference organized by the New York Hospitality Alliance earlier this week, where restaurateurs demanded a plan from the city for clarity on when indoor dining would be allowed. NYC restaurants can currently only offer food, delivery and open dinners, which expire on October 31st.
On Thursday, the mayor refused to provide a timeline for a return to indoor dining in the city with indications of health care, reflective concerns written by Gov. Andrew Cuomo a day earlier about the population and density of NYC that are factors for concern. More than 1,500 gym owners in the city have previously filed a class action lawsuit to force the city to reopen its businesses; the city later announced that gyms could reopen in September.
In other news
– Well-liked Queens vegetarian Indian restaurant Angel – by Adda alum Amrit Pal Singh – has in addition to its vegetarian items during the pandemic pivot for selling fish, chicken, and lamb dishes.
– A few more details have come to light about Chef David Bouley’s new project in Tribeca, which will include customized dinners for small groups of customers that are “designed to optimize the healing power of food.”
Industry group Relief for All Restaurants (ROAR) yesterday posted a video on Instagram highlighting NYC restaurant staff and support for the RESTAURANTS Act, a bill that would financially support restaurants amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis .
– Noho seafood-and-steak restaurant Saxon + Parole seems to close after nine years.
– Plans for weekends:
