A new winter COVID-19 surge in New York City has temporarily shuttered more than two dozen restaurants, battering an industry that had only begun to claw its way back from a nearly two-year pandemic ordeal.
Almost all the restaurants that have closed have put up statements on Instagram explaining there are confirmed COVID-19 exposures among their staff, as the delta and omicron variants tear through the city. On Thursday, Eater compiled a list of a dozen of the restaurants, some of which have since reopened and some of which said they won't reopen for several days.
That number ballooned to at least 30 by Friday morning.
"It's a bummer to limp into the holiday break on such a difficult week for everyone," said Chef Dennis Ngo, who runs Greenpoint's Di An Di, which shut down Wednesday after one positive case on their team.
"We take this stuff very seriously," Ngo told Gothamist. "That necessitated us closing, and then we required everyone to go out and get tested. We were asking all of our team members to either get two rapid tests back-to-back on consecutive days, or one PCR test. And based on that, we would have felt comfortable opening if we had all of those results in for today, but we experienced a lot of testing challenges."
He said his 30 employees were met with long lines at testing locations around Greenpoint, and many sites ended up running out of rapid tests.
"Even the ones that got PCRs, they were promised results by the end of the day yesterday, and they still haven't seen results yet," he noted Thursday. Some tried to get home tests, but they "had to go to three or four pharmacies to get it. It became kind of a game yesterday of trying to find what was the fastest place or easiest way to get them rapid tests."
Ngo estimated the restaurant loses around $7,000-$9,000 each night it's closed. On top of that, they were already planning to close for two weeks at the end of the month starting next week to give their team a break from such a challenging year, so it's unclear whether they'll have the chance to reopen before then.
So far, there are more than ten restaurants in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint area that have shut down:Bernie's, Cozy Royale, Di An Di, We Got Company, Winonas, Thief, Frankel's Delicatessen, Pheasant, L'industrie Pizzeria, Misi, Lilia, Five Leaves, Four Horsemen. There were several more in other Brooklyn neighborhoods: LaLou, Love, Nelly, Nite Nite, Oxalis, Rialto Grande, Otway, Bar Meridian. Grand Army Bar and Ugly Baby both announced they would stay closed until the end of the year.
The surge has also hit places in Ridgewood, including The Acre (who recommended that anyone who went there this week get tested), Porcelain, and I Like Food (who said they would remain closed until after Christmas). Other restaurants that have shut down in various parts of the city include Temperance Wine Bar in the West Village, Bessou in the Lower East Side and Top Quality in Long Island City.
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The problem with Liberals is they are stupid enough to believe their own lies. So they panic over their own fantasies. Liberals really DO believe in the boogey man.
PS -- the PCR test is complete and utter garbage. Even the abysmal NY Times told you this back in August of 2020! But we still act as if "cases" mean something. More tests, more cases. Trump told you that, but ya'll too stupid to listen.
But is the damn cracking? Even the execrable pile of human detritus Brian Stelter is getting wobbly.
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/even-cnn-switching-jerseys-on-covid
2 weeks to flatten that curve has turned into 2 years of endless bullshit. Omicron is the least lethal strain of Covid yet-each new strain gets less deadly because that's what viruses do. At this rate 2 years will become 2 decades of a scamdemic that takes away people's rights while filling the bank accounts of those who created this farce in the first place. Enough already!
This is so ridiculous. The virus isn't going anywhere anytime soon so we may as well learn to live with it just like we learned how to live with the flu and common cold. We have a vaccine (which is the CLOSEST thing you will get to a "cure"). Now they are telling us to mask up even with a vaccine and booster shot which is a spit in the face to all of the scientists who worked on the vaccines for months. This thing is so stupid and we may as well now just learn to live with it. Asking people to mask up again, just proves the points of those people who choose not to get the vaccine. To quote Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” So I say screw the masks again, we just have to get the vaccine and adapt to the changes that covid is now a thing and trust the vaccines that our men and women have worked so hard getting out there to the public.
I just read that WH message. Seriously who approved that? “If you are not “cleansed”, you are DOOMED!”
It’s been two years never tested my self and was never sick. No mask, No Jab, No nothing.
And I'm a Democrat !
1. Pcr tests are forced on employees
2. Pcr tests are going bye bye Jan 1st and being replaced with a Gates/soros “new test” seems pcr can’t tell the difference between the flu and covid. Huh? Wow who wudda thunk it
I won’t be forced to do any of this stuff. I am free, and will be for the rest of my life. Their thinly veiled threats don’t bother me.
Learn to cook !
Looks like the only place left open is the Cheesecake factory. If Ned says this place sucks, then it's home cooking for me.
Prove me wrong ...
In other news
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Even though the vast majority of the city is “fully vaccinated”, New York has broken its single day case record for four days in a row…
New York state’s vaccinated health commissioner tested positive for COVID-19 via a rapid test, marking yet another breakthrough case as the Big Apple battles a record-breaking viral surge, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday as she acknowledged the open seat next to her. Dr. Mary T. Bassett has also gotten her booster, she added.
News of the positive test for the state’s leading health official came the same day the Empire State broke its own single-day pandemic case record for a fourth straight day, with Hochul reporting nearly 23,400 new cases overnight. The lion’s share of those infections come from New York City, where over 15,000 people tested positive, up nearly 50% since Friday.
Got it ?
More importantly don't look in the directions of the markets, they are emptying the 401k-s and other accounts as we speak.
U.S. stocks slid Monday, continuing last week’s losses, as the rapid spread of the omicron variant continues to worry investors who fear the new surge could hamper economic growth.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 433 points, or 1.23%, while the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite index declined 1.14% and 1.24%, respectively. At session lows, the Dow was down 699.94 points, or 1.98%.
While the Commerce Secretary is lying through her teeth:
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is concerned the Omicron coronavirus variant will exacerbate pressure on the already stressed-out global supply chain.
“It’s way too soon to tell. But I do worry, because we know people are afraid to go to work,” Raimondo told CNN during an interview at her Washington office.
Thank God for Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat)who stopped the insanity by voting against insanity.
Manchin said, “I’ve done everything possible. And you know my concerns I had, and I still have these concerns and where I’m at right now, the inflation but I was concerned about, it’s not transitory, it’s real, it’s harming every West Virginian, making it difficult for them to continue to go to their jobs. The cost of gasoline, the cost of groceries, the cost of utility bills, all of these things are hitting in every aspect of their life.”
He added, “If I can’t go home and explain it to the people of West Virginia, I can’t vote for it. I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t. I’ve tried everything possible. I can’t get there.”
Ain't life great under the lying commies?
Watching all the poked sheep in NYC still catch the sweet and sour sniffles !
Going to be a rough ride this winter for small businesses again.
@“ Ain't life great under the lying commies?”
Says another big liar.
Could CoVid be the perfect cover to keep America first groups from getting organized ?
@" NPC_translator said...
The problem with Liberals is they are stupid enough to believe their own lies. So they panic over their own fantasies. Liberals really DO believe in the boogey man. "
Covid doesn't just affect Liberals you know. Also, I know plenty of fascists that are scared like hell of Covid. As for Liberals believing in "the boogey man", you only have to read the comments here to see how many fascists are scared of everything from 1, poor people actually getting a fair trial, 2. Scared of a black man with a gun, 3. Scared of the education system and this whole CRT hysteria you have created, 4. Scared of bicycles, 5, Scared of Muslims, 6 Scared of protestors 7 Scared of fair elections, 8 Scared that poor people might be allowed to vote, 9 Scared of progress, 10 Scared of a vaccine, 11 Scared of masks, 12 Scared of "real" news, 13, Scared of science
In fact, fascists seem so scared of everything, I'm surprised you can even get out of bed in the morning.
Right wing-nuts like yourself, Dr. Doofus, are nothing but a bunch of over-inflated, loud mouth sissy Karens.
@"
Thank God for Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat)who stopped the insanity by voting against insanity.
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Manchin is a crook who earns his $$$ from the Oil and coal lobby. Typical right wing fascist.
How many times did Trump tell us we were "rounding the curve"? Didn't Trump say that COVID would disappear after the 2022 election? Ain't life great with the lying Trumplicans out of office?
And I'm a Democrat !
Nothing wrong with that. JFK was a good guy.
The problem is with Social Democrats aka Communists, CCP stooges.
New York Commies are always in a panic over something. Give it a break!
Right wing-nuts like yourself, Dr. Doofus, are nothing but a bunch of over-inflated, loud mouth sissy Karens.
Says Bernie's butt boy lap dog.
Says another big liar.
Yes. You are a sack of crap and a liar. Gaslighting shill for the CCP.
A-nonny-mouse chimes in with the usual bilgewater.
"Covid doesn't just affect Liberals you know. Also, I know plenty of fascists that are scared like hell of Covid."
Liberals and fascists are the same thing in America of the Current Year, dontcha know? But yes, the Covid panic set is found across the political spectrum, but Libbies are for sure the more terrified, in gen'ral.
"As for Liberals believing in "the boogey man", you only have to read the comments here to see how many fascists are scared of everything from"
Oooh, here we go! A laundry list of Liberal fantasies! Just what I asked Santa to send me for Qwanza-mass!
"1, poor people actually getting a fair trial,"
Where do you get this nonsense? Nobody is afraid of this. It's totally made up nonsense.
"2. Scared of a black man with a gun"
Lol!! You SHOULD be! Have you ever looked at crime statistics? Of course you haven't.
"3. Scared of the education system and this whole CRT hysteria you have created"
No, we're not scared of the education system, we just want to burn it to the ground because it's garbage. And CRT is quite real, Alonzo, QUITE real. In fact, it's a vast industry at this point. Now, if you're cool with anti-white racism, then just say so. You're allowed. But pretending it's not real is just foolishness.
"4. Scared of bicycles"
No, bikies are fine. Batshit crazy bike zealots are not.
"5, Scared of Muslims"
Nope, just don't want them in my country. They have dozens of their own countries. They can live there.
"6 Scared of protestors"
Being scared of having your business burned down is rational. You are not.
"7 Scared of fair elections"
LOLLLZOZL!!!! Look up "projection," as this is a perfect example.
"8 Scared that poor people might be allowed to vote"
Poor people ARE allowed to vote. What are you even talking about? Illegal invaders, on the other hand, are not allowed to vote in most places. But you don't like that.
"9 Scared of progress"
Meaningless claptrap.
"10 Scared of a vaccine"
Given the now tens of thousands who have died from it, and hundreds of thousands of serious adverse reactions, yes, you SHOULD be scared of the most damaging vaccines in history. Or you're just an ignoramous, like you.
"11 Scared of masks"
Mask do nothing -- NOT ONE THING -- to prevent Covid, and they are unhealthy. No one is "afraid" of them. But non-idiots object to being forced into pointless and destructive behavior. How 'about you, sheep?
"12 Scared of "real" news"
Lol!! Again, see "projection." And who is doing massive information censorship across social media? That would be Liberals.
"13, Scared of science"
Lol! Yes, your kind of science. The one that says if a man puts on a dress and a wig, it makes him a woman. Science!!!!
Thanks for that, Santa! Though shooting fish in a barrel is easy sport.
@"Could CoVid be the perfect cover to keep America first groups from getting organized ?"
Could "America First Groups" be a cover for "me first and fuck everyone else" groups?
Just saying ...
Looks like that NPC_translator cretin spent too much time waiting to get served at the Cheesecake Factory.
The government now has out-of-work science-fiction writers coming up with new names of covid related diseases to justify their ongoing power grab. Covid is like a super hero movie franchise. It's not going away anytime soon while there is money to be squeezed out of it.
Where are these so-called "Right wing-nuts" ? I never meet one...
I feel sorry for the Commie Trolls here on QC. They, He/She are blind, deaf and dumb.
Speak to anyone who escaped a Commie country and learn something. Try it before you go off the deep #BLUEANON end.
"New York Commies" Couldn't be more correct. That's why idiocracy is the best documentary.
#TDS is real...
It's called "idiot box" and "programming" for reasons.
The stats for NYC does not include the 100,000s of celler dwelling trogs that crossed the boarder 2 decades ago or 2 weeks ago.
Totally off the grid and off the radar.
"How many times did Trump tell us we were rounding the curve"
If approval t wasn't for Trump we would still have no vaccine, It wouldn't even be on the FDA que and that takes years.
Trump saved 100s of million lives, millions of businesses. Bidon even said so in his speech yesterday "thanks to the last administration"
Dam shame nobody on the left or in the media will say his name other then slander narrative. Trump will likely be the next president.
I think Bidon is at least mid stage 2 dementia, unlike like Ronald Reagan who was under 1 when president.
Like most hipsters and most Millennials not too smart.
How many times did Bidon let his crazy vicious German Shepard wolf dog bite and hospitalize White House employees before listening to expert trainers, realizing a part wolf breed dog is dangerous part wild (nuts) and can not be trained. 20 or 30 people?
-Ned
www.nra.org
@13, Scared of science"
Nah, make that Science Fiction.
@“ I feel sorry for the Commie Trolls here on QC. They, He/She are blind, deaf and dumb.”
The only commie around here is you, bozo.
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