Will Cuomo feel the love from Staten Island with new dining allowances to come?
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Joyce s Tavern in Eltingville with no indoor dining and an empty bar. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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Allowances for NYC as of Feb. 14 include 25% occupancy inside with continued temperature checks, enhanced filtration systems and one member of each party as a rep for contact tracing. Masks must be worn at all times when not seated. Tables must be set at six feet apart and outdoor dining can go forward.
“We love Staten Island, and are committed to our restaurants, and the community, but we need to operate a business that makes sense financially, and at 25% capacity, that is simply not feasible,” said John Gorga, manager at Pastavino, Navy Pier Prime and Navy Pier Taproom at Stapleton’s Urby. The restaurants are on hiatus as restrictions persist.
Restaurants react to Cuomo’s potential reopening announcement | Pamela’s Food Service Diary
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
Posted Jan 27, 2021
Now-closed Trattoria Romana in Dongan Hills showed its capacities for its two rooms in the pandemic versus those in normal times. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Staten Island Advance
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“Certainly a step forward.what took so long?” said Jim Stayoch of a temporarily closed Adobe Blues. He refuses to reopen his iconic, New Brighton saloon until the capacity restrictions allow him to reasonably operate. In September with the 25% allowance, business was tough.
Dominick Griff Griffo of Griff s Place and, right, Jim Stayoch of Adobe Blues in New Brighton. Both restaurants are closed, Griff s because of his license being suspended and Adobe because it s just not worth it to be open. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
Restaurant shutdowns: How can the numbers be explained? Who is responsible for the uptick?
Updated Dec 12, 2020;
Posted Dec 12, 2020
As of Monday all indoor dining will be shut. Gatherings of four at the most are permitted outdoors at tables. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)
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The news infuriated proprietors. And Jim Stayoch of Adobe Blues in New Brighton is befuddled by the logic and has lots of questions.
“Who is really responsible for the uptick? If restaurants, such as mine, are abiding by outlined rules for the prevention of spread, why am I unfairly shutdown?” Stayoch wondered.
Stayoch concluded, “Seems to me, once again, the small businesses are being penalized in favor of big box stores.”