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2020-09-03 Economy

New York City's Michelin star restaurants say they won't survive if indoor dining does not resume as 300 eateries sue the city for keeping them closed when others have been able to reopen

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-09-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 That will teach them to avoid contributing to the correct politicians.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2020-09-03 00:36|| 2020-09-03 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 New York City's Michelin star restaurants say they won't survive

They say that like it wasn't the plan. You put a commie in charge. Never let a crisis go to waste.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-09-03 05:57|| 2020-09-03 05:57|| Front Page Top

#3 When you elect and support awful people, you get awful results. If they can't acknowledge that reality, they have gotten what they deserve. Too bad. I won't cry for them when they're gone.

Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-09-03 07:47|| 2020-09-03 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Allowing them to reopen would not be enough. To many high-paying jobs now work from home — and those workers have moved or will soon move far from the city — which means significantly fewer business lunches and dinners. Expensive restaurants need those expense report regulars; they can’t survive on birthday and anniversary celebrations, no matter how romantic.

The majority of them were doomed as soon as President Trump signed off on ending the state income tax write-off. Without that equalizer, high income New Yorkers started to leave — the coronavirus lockdown just accelerated the trend.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-09-03 09:56|| 2020-09-03 09:56|| Front Page Top

#5 And in San Diego they just took over the parking lots and put tables outside and life goes on. California is nuts but San Diego is pretty awesome.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-09-03 10:17|| 2020-09-03 10:17|| Front Page Top

#6 In New York there aren't any parking lots, because New York sucks.

Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-09-03 13:23|| 2020-09-03 13:23|| Front Page Top

#7 I imagine it'll also be super-cold as the year goes on.

Posted by rjschwarz 2020-09-03 13:53|| 2020-09-03 13:53|| Front Page Top

#8 And have the homeless giving the crazies B-Js a la cart.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-09-03 17:03|| 2020-09-03 17:03|| Front Page Top

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