$28B federal fund available to help Staten Island restaurants but they have to apply
Updated Apr 23, 2021;
Posted Apr 23, 2021
From left to right, Ted Fleetwood Nugent of The Richmond, The Belvedere Club and Cebu Bistro, VINUM owner and chef Massimo Felici, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Councilwoman Debi Rose, chef Joe Salimeni of J s on the Bay, Max s Es-Ca owner and chef Max Callichio, State Senator Michael Cusick and, in the back row, Assemblyman Charles D. Fall. State Senator Diane Savino is in front to the right. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. One year ago VINUM owner Massimo Felici sold toilet paper and cleaning supplies alongside Italian fare from his Michelin-noted eatery, a survival tactic at a rather bleak time for restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis.
Where would the main character in new ‘Bogart’s Hat’ dine on Staten Island?
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Robert Honor at Lacey s Bridge Tavern, Elm Park, in pre-COVID times. He thinks the main character in his new book, Bogart s Hat, would have loved the restaurant s comfort food. (Courtesy of Robert Honor)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Robert Honor of Stapleton remembers sipping an Irish coffee in pre-COVID times at Lacey’s Bridge Tavern. The Elm Park restaurant with its cozy, knotted pinewood-lined dining room and comfort fare would be a perfect fit for the main character Harry Kavanagh in new book,