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Covid 19

  1. street vendor project
    The Street Vendors Who Are Fighting Against HungerA new program is spearheaded by the same people it aims to help.
    By Chris Crowley
  2. coronavirus
    I Work in a Restaurant. When Will I Get Vaccinated?Am I “essential,” or not?
    By Jaime Wilson
  3. strikes
    What’s Happening at the Hunts Point Produce Market?Workers are on strike, and some experts warn it could affect the city’s produce supplies.
    By Rachel Sugar
  4. shutdowns
    With Democrats in Control of Congress, Hope Rises for Restaurant Relief“We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
    By Rachel Sugar
  5. closings
    La Newyorkina, Fany Gerson’s Passion Project, Will Close This Weekend“We were doing numbers that we do in the dead of winter some days during the summer, which is crazy.”
    By Chris Crowley
  6. meet-ups
    The Random Restaurant Conversations We Can’t Have Right Now“It’s kind of an invisible thread in the fabric of a New Yorker’s daily existence.”
    By Julia Gomez Kramer
  7. vaccinations
    Washington, D.C., Targets February 1 to Vaccinate Restaurant WorkersThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, food-industry workers have been among those who have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
    By Chris Crowley
  8. closings
    Good-bye to Sammy’s Roumanian and Its Glorious SchmaltzNew York’s favorite “Jewish disco” has closed its doors for good.
    By Jason Diamond
  9. public health
    When Can New York’s Grocery Store Workers Get Vaccinated?According to current projections, the state’s grocery workers will be eligible by the end of the month.
    By Rachel Sugar
  10. delivery
    The Case for Double DinnerWe could all use some soup dumplings with a side of cheese fries right now.
    By Andrea Capodilupo
  11. the great outdoors
    A Full Taxonomy of New York’s Winter StreeteriesBundle up and dig in.
    By Rachel Sugar
  12. investigations
    The Very Real, Totally Bizarre Bucatini Shortage of 2020What the hole is going on?
    By Rachel Handler
  13. come on in
    2020 Is the Year of Sidewalk FatigueWhen will we be able to take the indoors for granted again?
    By Rachel Sugar
  14. cooking
    I Can’t Travel for Christmas. So I’m Making My Mom’s Pasteles.Can we still connect to our loved ones while cooking over Zoom?
    By Emillio Mesa
  15. encounter
    Guy Fieri Is America’s Most Misunderstood ChefA trip to the ranch with the morale-boosting Mayor of Flavortown.
    By Adam Platt
  16. bye for now
    A Final Ciao for Morandi’s World-Class Maître d’Roberto made Morandi feel like home, until COVID made it impossible to stay in New York.
    By Anthony Rotunno
  17. field notes
    The Best Meals I Ate in 2020Our critic finds some comforts in a heartbreaking year.
    By Adam Platt
  18. bundle up!
    How Does Outdoor Dining Work in the Snow?New York City’s Department of Sanitation has issued some important new guidelines.
    By Rachel Sugar
  19. coronavirus
    Indoor Dining Is Done in New York City (Again)The governor also called for federal assistance for restaurants and bars.
    By Chris Crowley
  20. coronavirus
    NYC Restaurant Workers Are Grappling With the Crushing Mental Toll of COVID“All of this is kind of killing me right now.”
    By Chris Crowley
  21. closings
    Have New York’s Restaurants Passed the Point of No Return?It was already difficult to stay in business. It’s beginning to look impossible.
    By Alan Sytsma
  22. crime scenes
    Staten Island Bar Manager Who Flouted COVID Rules Hits Sheriff’s Deputy With CarDaniel Presti reportedly attempted to flee arrest after once again opening Mac’s Public House and ignoring COVID restrictions.
    By Chris Crowley
  23. coronavirus
    What You Need to Know About the Mac’s Public House ControversyHow a Staten Island tavern became an epicenter for pandemic fatigue.
    By Chris Crowley
  24. closings
    Another Perfect Night at Max FishThe storied LES bar is closed. This time, it may be for good.
    By Lissa Townsend Rodgers
  25. closings
    Good-bye to the Strange Tropical Splendor of Donna’s BrancoladaThe Williamsburg bar Donna, which closed this weekend, took the piña colada on a winter vacation.
    By Chris Crowley
  26. essays
    I Miss My Restaurant Family, UnfortunatelyWe were something of an un-chosen family — until the coronavirus forced us apart.
    By Sam Stone
  27. streeteries
    What Happens If Outdoor Dining Pauses in New York?People need spaces to gather. Do we want to see what happens when those go away?
    By Rachel Sugar
  28. closings
    Good-bye to MeMe’s Diner, a Restaurant That Instantly Felt Like Home“When you experience hospitality from your chosen family, it can be revelatory.”
    By Marian Bull
  29. field notes
    Winter Comes for New York’s StreeteriesOur restaurant critic bundles up for the season ahead.
    By Adam Platt
  30. outdoor dining
    How Many New Ways Will Restaurant Owners Get Squeezed?Both restaurant workers and owners alike have had to deal with a steady drip of small, incremental changes.
    By Chris Crowley
  31. turkey day
    The Case for Spending Thanksgiving AloneThis year, and every year.
    By Megan Paetzhold
  32. cooking
    Can Meal Kits Keep Us Connected to Restaurants, and Each Other?Once-shunned, meal kits have taken on new importance in the age of coronavirus.
    By Allison Smith
  33. closings
    Say Good-bye to Two More Vital New York RestaurantsThe Beatrice Inn and MeMe’s Diner will both close their doors soon.
    By Rachel Sugar
  34. coronavirus
    New York Will Impose a 10 p.m. Curfew on Bars and RestaurantsCurbside takeout, without alcohol, can continue later.
    By Chris Crowley
  35. keeper
    The Great 2020 Bakery BoomHouse-milled sourdough, Vietnamese butter cookies, baguettes on demand: There’s a hunger for comfort and a flood of scrappy start-ups to satisfy it.
    By Robin Raisfeld and Rob Patronite
  36. closings
    Two Chinatown Closings Are Signs of a Bigger ProblemMany businesses need to hike prices to survive. What happens in a neighborhood where the expectations are for cheap food?
    By Chris Crowley
  37. odes
    Bemelmans in ReposeThe storied bar remains dark at a time when New York needs its warm embrace more than ever.
    By Foster Kamer
  38. coffee wire
    What Went Wrong at Brooklyn Roasting Company?The local coffee chain has filed for bankruptcy protection and closed its biggest shops. Can it chart a new path forward?
    By Rachel Sugar
  39. coronavirus
    Is New York Actually Ready to Expand Indoor Dining?A November 1 deadline is looming.
    By Alan Sytsma
  40. play it again
    The Sound of Live Music Returns to New York’s Bars and Restaurants“Music is an energy exchange. That is so necessary, especially now.”
    By Caitlin Wolper
  41. cooking
    It’s Time for FunfettiThis is not birthday cake or celebration cake. It’s cake because things are grim and it is a Wednesday.
    By Rachel Sugar
  42. au revoir
    Is This the End of the Road for Michelin in America?Even the storied guide realizes restaurants need support, not stars.
    By Alan Sytsma
  43. closings
    Mourning the Restaurants I’ll Never Get to VisitEveryone has the list of places they’ll get to eventually. What happens when they all close?
    By Rachel Sugar
  44. reopening
    As Coronavirus Persists, K-Town AdaptsKoreatown’s amazing vertical density and reliance on all-night parties put the neighborhood’s restaurants in a uniquely precarious position.
    By Michelle Lee
  45. tips
    Please Don’t Do ThisA tip line is not the place to take an anti-mask stance.
    By Rachel Sugar
  46. shutdown diaries
    We Bought the Diner From Twin Peaks. Then COVID Hit.“We could do so much cool stuff.”
    By Chris Crowley
  47. field notes
    A Restaurant Critic Considers the Soothing Luxury of the Ham SandwichThere is a necessary and soothing familiarity to ham and cheese on squishy white bread.
    By Adam Platt
  48. reopening
    Cuomo Blocks de Blasio’s Plan to Roll Back Indoor Dining in ‘Hot Spot’ Zip CodesAfter Mayor Bill de Blasio said restaurants will be shut down in certain neighborhoods, the governor said no.
    By Chris Crowley
  49. reopening
    Indoor Dining at the Times Square Olive Garden“Social Distancing Is Temporary, But Family Is Forever.”
    By Allie Conti
  50. explainers
    What Is the RESTAURANTS Act — and Can It Really Save the Hospitality Industry?The House has already passed the $120 billion relief bill.
    By Chris Crowley
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