Ellie Plass is a food reporter for Bklyner. You can contact her, or send her tips at ellen@bklyner.com.
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The patio at Sky Ice. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.The City Council passed a COVID-19 Recovery Charge on September 16th that will allow restaurants to tack on a 10% fee to customer’s bills. The charge is not a service charge, and goes to the restaurant directly rather than the server.
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Courtesy of House of Yes.House of Yes has been a part of Brooklyn’s nightlife for over ten years. The spot, known for its vibrant queer-friendly dance parties and shows, occupies a large building in Bushwick just off of the Jefferson Street L Train. Since the pandemic hit, dance
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Governor Cuomo announced today that indoor dining would return at 25% in New York City on September 30th. Cuomo gave two reasons for the delay in the City as compared to the states other municipalities, all of which are currently operating at 50% indoor capacity. “Compliance was lacking in New
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This week we welcome a whole host of new spots, including several rooftops and places perfectly designed for outdoor dining. Try something new, like a tlayuda [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwieuP37-dnrAhVjlnIEHWx_C1IQFjAAegQIARAB&
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Last years Brooklyn Book Festival. Photo by James Hyde.The Covid-19 pandemic has a slew of canceled events in its wake. Graduations, concerts, birthday parties— all have fallen victim over the last few months. The Brooklyn Book Festival [https://brooklynbookfestival.org/] (BBF) was determined to be different. Was there ever
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The Bagel Store on 5th Avenue. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.This week’s openings and closings bring you, miraculously, far more openings than it does closings. In a true testament to the resilience of our neighborhoods, restaurants and bars continue to pop up in almost every neighborhood. Go out and enjoy
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Dine In Park Slope [https://parkslopefifthavenuebid.com/event/dine-in-park-slope-2/], now in its third year running, holds a slightly heavier weight than usual. With restaurants, especially small, locally run restaurants, struggling to weather a pandemic, businesses need every bit of help they can get. Mark Caserta, the Executive Director of the
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“We need smart public investment and outside-the-box thinking to meet this moment. It’s time for a comprehensive strategy to infuse local economies with aid, provide tax relief to small businesses, cut red tape, and modernize our infrastructure to support New Yorkers working and raising families in our new normal,
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Outdoor dining on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Ellie Plass, Bklyner.Open Streets have popped up all around the city, designed to help restaurants and other businesses (as well as residents) weather this pandemic with a little more outdoor space. The program, which was introduced by Mayor Bill de Blasio,
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Restaurant owners operating in Brooklyn, and even all across America, haven’t had many reasons to be optimistic lately. Government pandemic assistance has largely fallen flat, predictions about closings are bleak, and regular customers are lower than ever on extra spending money. It’s understandable that many in the industry
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Governor Andrew Cuomo. Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Governor Cuomo has cracked down recently on the state’s bars and restaurants. All who are found to be non-compliant with the recently reinforced law that bars must serve alcohol only with food, as well as the Executive
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Shelves are full at Vin de Table. Courtesy of Freddy Saint-Aignan.Around the country, alcohol sales are going up. The New York Post [https://nypost.com/2020/03/31/americans-drinking-crazy-amount-of-alcohol-during-coronavirus-lockdown/] reported a 55% increase at the end of March, citing increases in both liquor and wine and beer sales. Despite