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Reopening restaurants
Cleaning and sanitizing as COVID theater
Jun 18, 2021
COVID spreads mostly by air, but businesses are still zealously cleaning surfaces. It’s about customer perception, one owner says.
Many businesses may keep the cash-free model they started in the pandemic
May 21, 2021
The pandemic has accelerated the cashless trend, according to the electronic payments company Square.
How NYC restaurants are preparing for a "full reopening"
Apr 30, 2021
Restaurants need a good estimate of demand to confidently plan their reopenings. But will office workers and tourists return?
As restaurants and bars reopen, some find workers are scarce
Mar 19, 2021
With warmer weather in some places and more people getting vaccinated, the industry is preparing to serve more patrons.
Outdoor dining is helping restaurants stay alive. It also comes with a lot of challenges.
Aug 24, 2020
Business owners are battling with limited space, unpredictable weather and unwanted pests.
GOP relief bill would shield companies from COVID-19-related lawsuits
Jul 28, 2020
The Republican bill includes some exceptions, like firms that act with gross negligence.
Restaurants face closings as business slows and rents go unpaid
Jul 14, 2020
Eighty percent of restaurants in New York City didn't pay full rent in June. The businesses historically have little if any reserves, one expert says.
For public good, not for profit.
Restaurants, bars put the brakes on reopening, just as jobs started coming back
Jul 9, 2020
More than 30% of June's job gains came from bars and restaurants.
As pandemic worsens, will restaurants need to pull back again?
Jun 24, 2020
Small restaurants are at the greatest risk if put under new restrictions.
As states lift restrictions, are people going back to stores and restaurants?
Jun 12, 2020
We check in with some folks we talked to a month ago.