NY allows indoor dining again in hot spots following lawsuit
Restaurants in some COVID-19 hot spots in New York can once again offer limited indoor dining, the governor's office said Thursday.
Yelp will indicate how well restaurants enforce masks, social distancing
In a blog post published Tuesday, Yelp announced it will prompt users to say whether or not they observed restaurant staff wearing masks and observing social distancing.
Laid-off chef starts nonprofit kitchen on Long Island
The folks at Carroll's Kitchen, a nonprofit, cook and deliver well-balanced, nutritional meals across Long Island. People who can pay can order from the website.
Artists turning restaurants' outdoor dining spaces into works of art
The pandemic has limited the way artists can display their works, but one program is pairing them with local restaurants, allowing them to transform outdoor dining spaces into works of art.
NYC restaurants start selling frozen dinners
Now many New York City restaurants are not only offering hot meals but also frozen dinners.
Pandemic and now cold weather batter NYC restaurants
Last New Year's Eve, Bella Luna on the Upper West Side seated more than 200 people. This year, it hopes to seat 20.
Steph and Ayesha Curry give Bay Area restaurant $25K New Year's surprise
Monster Pho made 24,000 meals for people in need
Lawyer for bar in 'autonomous zone' says criminal summonses dropped
A lawyer for the Mac's Public House on Staten Island says criminal summonses against the bar's owners have been dropped.
In-N-Out Burgers linked to 80 Colorado coronavirus cases
At least 80 In-N-Out Burger employees have tested positive for coronavirus, according to data published by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
Actor Tom Selleck leaves $2,020 tip at Upper East Side restaurant
The 'Blue Bloods' actor said he was inspired by co-star Donnie Walhberg's 'tip challenge'
Broadway stars come together to save landmark West Bank Cafe
A legendary Hell's Kitchen landmark, the West Bank Cafe is hoping that a star-studded telethon will help it stay open until the curtains raise on Broadway once again.
LI lawmakers consider limits for third-party food delivery app charges
New legislation would limit the fees that apps can charge restaurants through 2022 to allow them time to recover from the pandemic.
Christmas Day: Here are the restaurants, stores open
While more retailers and restaurants than usual may be shutting their doors this Christmas, shoppers and would-be diners aren't completely out of luck.
Some NYC restaurants may ban Cuomo, de Blasio over indoor dining shutdown
New York City restaurants owners are considering banning Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio from eating at their establishments -- a move to hit back against the latest restrictions banning indoor dining during the frigid winter months as well as constantly shifting rules during the coronavirus pandemic that have forced business owners to pay out of pocket with little government assistance.
New rule could require servers to share their tips with co-workers, US Department of Labor says
Servers may have to share tips with co-workers who have traditionally not received tips in the past, according to a new rule announced by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Couple creates private dining room in their van to support local restaurants
Doug and Kim White of Illinois recently turned their van into a private dining room on wheels, complete with a checkered cloth-covered table and soft lighting.
NYC restaurants frustrated by constant outdoor dining rule-changes
Restaurants in New York City say they can't keep up with the always-changing guidelines for outdoor dining.
Food delivery workers still on the streets despite snowstorm
The nor'easter slamming our area this evening doesn't mean food delivery workers have stopped
From restaurants to retailers, virus transformed economies
The coronavirus pandemic has upended economies in the United States and across the world.
New York City street dining shuts down in storm; sidewalk seating allowed
Restaurants had to shut down street dining areas due to the snowstorm.