Garden State lawmakers have unanimously passed two bills now allowing restaurants to keep their outdoor operations running so long as their indoor dining rooms are restricted.
The factory fire was salt in the wound of this struggling iconic New York business.
A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures.
The evidence is limited and mixed, but data from New York, Minnesota, and California suggest that restaurants there account for a small share of infections.
The decision says the government failed to present any evidence of virus transmission in restaurants that follow COVID-19 precautions.
New York quickly reversed its ludicrous bathroom ban following backlash from the hospitality industry and anyone with a little common sense.
The new law layers more bureaucratic requirements on a hospitality industry trying to bounce back from its worst year on record.
The order is killing businesses and isn't rooted in science.
The ban is "not a comment on the relative safety of outdoor dining," Mark Ghaly says, but part of the effort to keep people from leaving home.
Using police to forcefully shut down Mac's Public House is a violation of liberty and a waste of resources.
Job losses and business closures loom as more cities and states once again shut down their hospitality industries.
Who could have predicted that intolerable rules won’t be tolerated?
Restaurants in five counties are threatening legal action.
Limiting the hours during which food can be served is arbitrary, unscientific, and could cause overcrowding, the plaintiffs argue.
New York City restaurants have been excluded from the reopening of dining rooms in the rest of the state.
Public officials are routinely undermining the legitimacy of coronavirus countermeasures by ignoring their own (often arbitrary) rules.
Drinking outside would be OK if the government considered you an adult.
In the face of the greatest challenge in generations, America's chefs, bartenders, and restaurant owners are reinventing their food, their businesses, and themselves.
The New York governor requires bars to sell "substantive" offerings if they'd like to stay open.
Data from Yelp shows that the long-term economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic is only starting to be realized. And federal unemployment data shows layoffs are climbing again.
Phase 4 of city's reopening means loose rules for zoos but strict requirements for bars.
Cheese shop owner Jill Erber on why she's keeping her store open to take care of her customers and her community
The Portland City Council has approved an emergency ordinance capping the fees delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats can charge restaurants.
Allowing cocktails-to-go and outdoor drinking can help bartenders and restaurant staff survive the COVID-19 shutdowns.
Falling demand and strict social distancing requirements are leaving many restaurants with no path to profitability.
It's full of ill-conceived and contradictory guidance.
If there's a silver lining for the bars and restaurants that have been hit by the COVID-19 lockdowns, it's the widespread loosening of liquor laws.
Regulations are making it harder for restaurants in NYC to adapt to COVID-19.
Cities are imposing "emergency" regulations capping the fees that delivery services like Uber Eats may charge. That's a mistake.
Making businesses close early will not stop the spread of COVID-19.
"You can't exactly eat with a mask on, and I have a small space where people would be in close proximity to each other."
But testing remains a key issue in some of those states.
The company says it will return the money after it was announced that the Paycheck Protection Program ran out of funding.
The FDA has relaxed some labeling laws in order to allow restaurants to sell groceries, but it could do more.
The city said that food-packaging regulations stand in the way. That's not true.
First, they didn't have grocery permits. Now they are not allowed to take any walk-ins.
"You cannot just decide you want to sell groceries," said Barbara Ferrer, the director of L.A. County Public Health.
San Francisco gives its Planning Commission nearly unlimited discretion to deny or condition permits, making life hell for business owners.
Local regulators want to put a cap on Grubhub's commissions.
The restaurant industry would likely suffer under the legislation.
The mandated pay increases disproportionately impact the restaurant industry.
Running a restaurant is hard enough without government micromanagers trying to stir the pot.
The Democratic congresswoman said that people cannot live off tips. People who live off tips beg to differ.
The city's Board of Supervisors said that no-cash policies discriminate against the poor.
The proposal comes as restaurants struggle with the city's new $15 minimum wage.
Good intentions do not always lead to good outcomes.
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