Unexpected consequences of quarantine cancellation: restaurateurs complain about unmanaged New Yorkers

New York restaurants have had serious problems since resuming operations. Visitors do not behave in the most appropriate way: they drink a lot, for a long time they refuse to empty tables and even steal dishes. It seems that the quarantine lasted too long and now many are catching up. The publication shared the details Fox News.

For several months, restaurants in New York remained closed to visitors. Only home delivery or pickup was available. At the end of June, the situation changed: establishments began to receive customers on the airfields. However, this led to unexpected consequences.

According to workers and owners of some restaurants, New Yorkers, after months at home, now behave in a bad way. They move from one bar to another, drink large quantities of alcohol and do not practice social distance. Some institutions even complain that visitors steal glasses of wine and for a long time refuse to free tables, the number of which is limited.

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Victor Jung, COO of Petaluma, said: “Over the weekend, the Upper East Side looked like Mardi Gras (Carnival - Ed.), People go from bar to bar. By the time some of them sit down at the table, they are already rather overwhelmed and do not practice social distancing. We saw people throw masks on the ground. But mostly, they take them off without leaving us a tip. I've heard this from other restaurants in the quarter as well.

Another chef, who asked not to be named, also spoke about problems with visitors. According to him, the institution in which he works, faced with theft - there, visitors take away glasses for wine. But the main problem is that many do not want to empty the tables, often within a few hours. This is really a problem, because the number of tables available in institutions is limited today. This not only complicates the work of restaurants, not allowing them to receive new customers, but also reduces the overall income of the institutions.

As previously wrote ForumDaily New York:

• July 6th city New York officially entered the third phase of quarantine cancellation. However, perhaps the biggest and most anticipated change - the resumption of work inside restaurants - was postponed indefinitely. The reason for this was the recent outbreak of a pandemic in some states immediately after the opening of bars and restaurants.
• From 22 June New York entered the second phase of quarantine cancellation. This gave the green light for the work of summer areas of cafes and restaurants.
• Read how New York restaurants will work after the pandemic. Read in this material.