'The restaurant industry is going to die as we know it in this city. How can we not, at least, open at a small percentage?' Harlem restaurant owner Melba Wilson said on CNBC.
"If that is actually going to be the case, then we need to know and we need to fight for relief," said Adler.
Wilson said the economic burden of not being able to offer indoor dining is felt not only by restaurant owners, it extends to the hundreds of thousands of restaurant workers who collectively make up an industry that is "the fabric of this city," she said. In February, before the coronavirus pandemic upended daily life, roughly 324,000 people worked at bars and restaurants in New York City,. In July, that number had fallen to just under 162,000, a decline of about 50%.preliminary data"The mayor has dined with us here at Melba's, so we know that he cares. He knows the importance of this. He knows that it's important for my employees to know, how are they going to pay their bills? How are we going to pay our bills?" Wilson said.
"The rent bills are still coming in. ... We have 100% of the bills, fixed costs that have to be paid, however, while we're getting 20% of the income," she added.In an email to CNBC, Cuomo spokesman Will Burns noted that the governor relaxed rules on alcoholic drinks for carryout and delivery to support restaurants, as well as established a
for small business loans. He also stressed that New York state would "continue to follow the science" as it navigates the economic reopening.
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