. The brick-oven pizzeria is stocking new freezers at its Coney Island shop and plans to start churning out frozen pizzas for nationwide delivery in late September or early October, operator Antoinette Balzano tells the outlet. The pizzeria hasn’t reopened for on-site dining since the onset of the pandemic, and while those plans are still up in the air, Balzano is adamant that the shop will remain in business.
Veteran NYC wine shop Astor Wines & Spirits has been sold to its employees, chief operating officer Rob Fisher confirms with Eater. According to a press release, the company, which employs about 75 staffers, now operates under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan , where shares are allocated to employees and are redeemable at retirement.