US restaurant industry group protests shutdown orders
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As restaurants around the United States continue to suffer economic losses from renewed indoor and outdoor dining shutdowns in several states, restauranteurs are holding rallies, sending letters to Congress, and filing lawsuits in an effort to survive.
On 15 December, the New York State Latino Restaurant Bar & Lounge Association – along with numerous celebrities and other supporters – held a “Tuesday Super Rally” in New York City to protest the closure of indoor dining in the city. Restaurants around the country went “dark” on their Instagram pages to support the rally.
“We won’t survive another shutdown. We need to send a message: no more shutdowns. They are destroying our restaurants, bars, lounges, cafes, cabarets, Broadway minority-owned small businesses,” the NYC Hospitality Alliance said in a press release. “We are rallying for rent relief, PPP (Paycheck Protection Program), grants,