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COVID-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks COVID-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks
Covid-19: NY Restaurants Want Permanent Extension For Takeout Drinks Restaurants have been among the hardest-hit industries during the COVID-19 pandemic, though if there was one silver lining for the industry, it has been the discovery of expanded alcoholic takeout and delivery options. On the one-year anniversary of the shutdown of eateries, the New York State Restaurant Association called on state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the “wildly popular” service. According to the NYSRA, in the past year, since the initial COVID-19 shutdown, the takeout and delivery service has become so popular that 86 percent of New Yorkers want it to remain in …

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COVID-19: NY Restaurant Industry Has Lost 250K Jobs, $2 Billion COVID-19: NY Restaurant Industry Has Lost 250K Jobs, $2 Billion
Covid-19: NY Restaurant Industry Has Lost 250K Jobs, $2 Billion The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which forced the closure of all non-essential businesses in the tristate area, has cost restaurants billions of dollars statewide in just a few short weeks. A new report from the National Restaurant Association determined that New York restaurants have lost approximately $1.9 billion in sales, and more than 250,000 jobs have been cut since the outbreak. The lost sales mark a 58-percent decrease compared to this time last year. The numbers come approximately two weeks after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo limited bars and restaurants to takeout and deli…

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