At least 54 bars and restaurants closed in East Village since March 2020
West Village was second hardest hit neighborhood in the city with 21 closures
Additional 19 eateries closed on the Lower East Side, followed by 15 each in Williamsburg and Staten Island, 14 on the Upper West Side
Indoor dining in New York resumed at 25 per cent capacity in February, but there is still 11pm curfew in place
East Village establishments long relied on its 20-something patrons to buy alcohol and food
A Running List of New Restaurants That Opened in New York City, March 2021
Middle Eastern favorite Samesa returns with a new Rockefeller Center location, a Tokyo ramen chain makes its U.S. debut in Queens, and more restaurant openings this month
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Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants across the city continue to move forward with openings, sometimes because their concepts could be adapted for delivery and outdoor dining service, but more often because their owners saw no other choice but to forge ahead. Since March 16, 2020, when the state first temporarily closed indoor dining, hundreds of new restaurants have opened their doors. This list of pandemic-born businesses includes an exciting Indian concept, a tortillería, and a classic, old-school Brooklyn restaurant that’s finally opening.
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Times Square is getting a little bit of a boost thanks to local restaurants
Visitors are slowly returning to Times Square and the gradual increase appears to be benefitting some local restaurants in particular,
the New York Postreports. It’s still too early to celebrate the development as a victory, but the Times Square Alliance, the group that oversees and promotes the area, is buoyed by the recent uptick in visitors. About 105,000 people are visiting the tourist hotspot on average daily, up from the 35,000 or so who did in March and April last year, as COVID-19 cases skyrocketed in the city.