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Police & Fire
Food Delivery Drivers Among Victims In Reported Uptick In Capital Region Vehicle Thefts
Police are warning of an uptick in vehicle thefts in the region, including several belonging to food delivery drivers. The Albany Police Department has received numerous reports of stolen cars, many of which were left running unattended, the agency said on Facebook Monday, Aug. 7. In some of the thefts, the cars belonged to independent contractors working for Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grub Hub. “We want to remind our community that you should not leave your vehicle running unattended,” the department said. “You should not leave your keys in the ignition or a spare key inside your vehicle.…
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Westchester Man Sentenced For Firing AK-47 At Food Delivery Driver
A Westchester County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing an AK-47 at a food delivery driver last year. Perry Foy, age 38, of Yonkers, was sentenced on Friday, June 24, for firing numerous times at a pizza delivery driver whom he did not know. “There will be zero tolerance for terrorizing communities with dangerous weapons like AK-47s,” Westchester County DA Miriam Rocah said. “As I outlined in my recent Gun Safety Plan, our top priority is getting illegal guns off our streets with a promise that my office will vigorously prosecute those who commit gun crimes." On Sa…
Business
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY
A delivery-only burger chain created by a YouTuber with millions of subscribers is catching on in New York. MrBeast Burger was created by Jimmy Donaldson, who has more than 94 million subscribers on his MrBeast YouTube channel, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts. The business operates out of other restaurants' kitchens, and its burgers are available to order through food delivery apps. The menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers. The locations have expanded across the United States, including an expanding number of locations in New York. According…
Business
Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe
Restaurant chain Friendly's has launched its first fast-casual cafe. The company announced that it has opened its first "Friendly's Cafe" in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The eatery is located at 291 East Main St. in Westfield. It opened on Saturday, Feb. 26, representatives said. The 2,700 square-foot location seats 45 guests. Guests can either order directly at the counter or use a QR code at the table to have food delivered, Friendly's said. Orders can also be placed online and either delivered or picked up at designated "to-go" areas. "Friendly's Cafe de…
Lifestyle
Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only NY Restaurant
Food Network star Guy Fieri has a new delivery/take-out-only restaurant in New York. “Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen” in Colonie, just outside Albany, opened on Thursday, Feb. 25. Flavortown is uniquely fit for service during a pandemic. It will be take-out only and chefs will operate out of a “ghost kitchen.” A ghost kitchen is when a business operates out of an existing restaurant. The upstate location marks the host of “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’” second restaurant in the state. The other is in Times Square. Over the past month or so, Fieri has opened 120 similar delivery-only, gho…
Lifestyle
Frank Pepe's Unveils Brand-New Pizza: Here's What's In It
New Haven's Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, named the best pizza in the country by The Daily Meal and The Guardian, is debuting a new iteration of its classic coal-fired pies. Available for a limited time starting Monday, Nov. 30, the eatery known for its crunchy, charred crust will list chicken pesto pizza on its menu at its 12 locations in the Northeast. The breakout pizza is made with mozzarella cheese, oven-roasted chicken, red peppers, nut-free pesto sauce, grated pecorino romano cheese and olive oil. Watch the making of the new pie here on the restaurant's Instagram.…
Business
Westchester-Based Nestlé Acquires Prepared-Meal Delivery Service For $950M
Westchester-based Nestlé has pledged nearly a billion dollars to expand its packaged food delivery options for customers. Nestlé announced that it has closed a deal to acquire Freshly, a meal delivery service that operates across the country, for $950 million, and could pay an additional $550 million if Freshly hits certain growth targets and benchmarks. Founded in 2015, Freshly delivers a menu of fresh, chef-cooked meals to customers that “break down the barriers to healthy eating by delivering nutrition and convenience at scale,” the company announced. Freshly currently ships more than a…
Business
Chipotle's First Digital-Only Restaurant Will Be In Hudson Valley
Cadets in West Point, New York will be among the first in the country to be able to test Chipotle Mexican Grill's new first-ever digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen. Located just outside of the gates to the military academy in Orange County, the restaurant, located in Highland Falls, is open for pick-up and delivery only as of Saturday, Nov. 14. The new prototype will allow Chipotle to enter more urban areas that wouldn't support a full-size restaurant and allows for flexibility with future locations, , the company said. The Digital Kitchen concept is f…
Business
Covid-
19: Area Food Distributor Launches Home Delivery Program
In an effort to both save jobs and serve the needs of the community, an area family-owned business has started delivering food right to the doorsteps of residents across the region during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Putnam County-based Ace Endico, a food distributor in Brewster for years, decided to put to use their more than 125 trucks, and three distribution centers in the tri-state area to help those isolated at home, said Marc Jensen, a spokesman with the company. The delivery service is available in Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Fairfield and Litchfield count…
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