When restaurants struggle to survive, what does it mean for the community?
When restaurants struggle to survive, what does it mean for the community? Millie Felder / Senior Staff Photographer While some restaurants have invested in elaborate outdoor dining setups, others have chosen to only offer takeout and delivery. Others have closed, never to turn on their lights again.
For many Columbia students, the last time they ate indoors at a restaurant was in early March. Delivery apps like Seamless and UberEats have become their best friends, along with cherished recipes for banana bread and chocolate chip cookies.
Yet as Morningside Heights restaurants continue to suffer due to bans on indoor dining and restrictive regulations on outdoor dining, the joys of conversing with staff, eating delicious food in cozy spaces, and venturing to new neighborhoods in search of the best restaurants all seem like distant memories.