Experts say that indoor dining at 25% won't be enough to ensure New York City's restaurants survive the pandemic.New York is allowing indoor dining to reopen at 25% capacity, but experts say it won't be enough to save restaurants.
Meanwhile, many independent restaurant owners say they need financial aid from the government in order to survive. However, experts say that indoor dining at 25% won't be enough to ensure New York City's restaurants survive the pandemic. The vast majority of restaurants operate on razor-thin margins, meaning that most do not turn a profit unless the dining room is full or almost full.
"Getting 25% indoor occupancy with a blueprint to get to 50% is important, but it's not going to save restaurants," Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, told Business Insider. "Even with 100% occupancy before the pandemic, it was already very difficult to survive as a restaurant in New York City."
, which would provide restaurants with $120 billion in recovery funds. Rigie is also a supporter of the RESTAURANTS Act, and argues that restaurants ultimately need financial intervention from the government in order to stay afloat.
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