Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19 ) and Beyond

Beginning April 19th, New York Bars and Restaurants can finally stay open until 12am. Although the curfew extension is good news for NYC, more has ...

Governor Cuomo announced NY’s small and medium scale performing arts and entertainment venues will be allowed to open at limited capacity, effective ...

Effective March 19th, New York City Restaurants will expand indoor dining to 50% capacity, the highest it’s been since the start of the Covid ...

Effective March 15th, 2021 catered events can take place with 50% of a venue’s maximum capacity (as per the Certificate of Occupancy), up to 150 ...

To Keep the Open Restaurants Program going through the winter, Owners must prepare and plan for snow. The NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has ...

“It’s Not Going to Be the Same This Year” The amount of times we have heard or repeated that phrase in 2020 is probably too many to count, but that ...

As previously announced, the Open Restaurants Program will continue year-round. In an effort to keep guests dining in the cold months ahead, NYC, ...

Restaurants will finally be allowed to reopen for “limited” indoor dining. According to NYC, if COVID-19 positivity rates hit 2%, the City will ...

Over 300 restaurants have joined a class-action lawsuit filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, suing Gov. Andre Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio and ...

NYC Health Inspectors are officially back to perform a “modified” version of restaurant and bar inspections. Inspectors will mainly check for ...

NYC’s Open Restaurant Program was designed to help establishments expand outdoor seating options and help generate revenue. With almost 9,000 ...

Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order announcing new food requirements accompanying the sale of alcohol, caused lots of confusion. Mainly, the ...

It’s Official, NYC  will enter Phase 2 on Monday June 22nd, which means outdoor dining is officially here. Restaurants and food service ...

New York Released Phase 3 Indoor/Outdoor Dining and Re-opening Requirements for Restaurants and Food Service Employers and Employees Here are some ...

The following guidance applies to all restaurants and food service establishments, including food trucks, and other food concessions. Purpose This ...

A set of new bills proposed by NY City Council on Wednesday addressed passing legislation that would help NYC residents and businesses facing ...

On March 16th local governments ordered a shutdown of all in-room dining at restaurants and bars to stop the spread of COVID-19, the silver lining: ...

To say the U.S. restaurant industry will be drastically affected by the outbreak of coronavirus is an understatement. In the wake of the local and ...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or ACT) was enacted into law to assist employees impacted by Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19).    � ...

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Announcement – NYC Bar and Restaurant Mandatory Shutdown • Originally scheduled for 9am Tuesday, timeline for ...

Mayor Bill DeBlasio plans to sign an executive order limiting all NYC restaurants and bars, to take out and delivery ONLY, effective 9:00 am, ...

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in humans and many different species of animals. First detected in Wuhan, China, the ...