Lower East Side Links
–The latest on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is set to begin later this spring. [NY1]
–As you can probably tell by construction noise echoing through the neighborhood, excavation is well under way for two new towers on the grave of the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue. [New York Yimby]
–Checking in on Chinatown Block Watch, which was created one year ago. [Curbed]
–A heartfelt conversation with the local students who created The Dragon Kids podcast and have been dealing with anti-Asian hatred on an all-too frequent basis. [NPR]
–Shots rang out on Ludlow Street last week and a 23-year old man was shot in the leg. [Channel 7]
Restaurants in New York City are allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. Locanda Vini e Olii in Brooklyn won't do any indoor dining until every staff member has been fully vaccinated.
NYC Restaurants Balance Safety And Financial Pressure To Reopen
But right now, the dining room is a storage closet â mostly for outdoor dining equipment. We store the empty propane heaters here. And in the front window where it used to be a really romantic table, now it s just filled with plates and glassware, says Michael Schall, one of Locanda Vini e Olii s owners.
Restaurants in New York City are now allowed to increase their indoor dining capacity to 50%. That s the highest capacity they ve been allowed to operate at since the start of the pandemic â so many restaurant owners, like Schall, are weighing safety concerns against the financial pressures that have built over the past year of restrictions and reduced revenue.
NYC Restaurants Balance Safety And Financial Pressure To Reopen
By Camille Petersen
April 1, 2021
The dining room of Locanda Vini e Olii, an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, is inside a hundred-year-old apothecary. It has dark wood shelves, deep cabinets with glass doors, and a floor made of small, pearly tiles.
But right now, the dining room is a storage closet mostly for outdoor dining equipment.
“We store the empty propane heaters here. And in the front window where it used to be a really romantic table, now it’s just filled with plates and glassware,” says Michael Schall, one of Locanda Vini e Olii’s owners.
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