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No dining inside for Syracuse, some suburbs: ‘I don’t even have tears to cry anymore’
Restaurants and bars across a big piece of Central New York will head into the holidays with a return to a reality they thought they’d escaped from in the summer.
Dining rooms in parts of Syracuse, DeWitt, Solvay and Lyncourt must shut down this week, to comply with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to place them in a coronavirus “orange zone.” They can offer takeout and keep outdoor seating open (with no more than four to a table).
“I don’t even have tears to cry anymore,” Lauren Monforte, owner of the Beer Belly Deli & Pub on Westcott Street, posted on Facebook shortly after Cuomo’s announcement.
Cuomo ordered the new restrictions in response to rising coronavirus infection rates. There is no timetable for when the restrictions will end.
Today’s announcement also puts more of Onondaga County — including much of the northern and eastern suburbs — in the “yellow” zone. Restaurants and bars there can keep their dining rooms open, but with no more than four to a table and 50% capacity.
Under a different Cuomo order, issued two weeks ago, all bars and restaurants statewide have had to close by 10 p.m.
It all comes just ahead of Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving Eve, typically one of the busiest bar nights of the year. It puts holiday parties and gatherings in jeopardy.
“There goes the season,” said Dan Klamm, owner of Prime Steakhouse in downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square. “Nobody’s booking now. It’s unfortunate.”
Klamm’s restaurant will likely go back to takeout only, as it did in the early months of the pandemic, from March to June. “I’ll do that for my kitchen staff, to keep them on,” he said.
The new restrictions — and the anxiety they produced among customers — have caused a significant drop in dining room customers over the past two weeks, restaurant owners said.
They’ve also caused some restaurants and bars to shut down already. In Syracuse’s Armory Square, the late night spot Benjamin’s on Franklin closed down two weeks ago, and its sister, bar, Mully’s on Fayette Street, closed last weekend. They hope to reopen in the future.
A map shows the new coronavirus orange and yellow zones in Onondaga County. Nov. 23, 2020Image courtesy of Onondaga County
Syracuse, N.Y. – The City of Syracuse and a few suburbs will be in a restrictive “orange zone” because of high coronavirus rates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. In addition, state officials have expanded the boundaries of the “yellow zone’' they established in Onondaga County earlier this month.
The orange zone includes parts of Syracuse, Solvay, DeWitt and Lyncourt, Cuomo said during a press conference in New York City.
According to the new zones map, large suburban areas around Syracuse have been added to the yellow zone. Among them: Much of the town of Manlius, including the villages of Fayetteville and Manlius; a large swath of DeWitt including Jamesville, plus portions of Pompey and LaFayette; much of the towns of Geddes, Camillus and Onondaga; most or all of the town of Cicero.
www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/11/see-map-of-the-new-orange-zone-and-expanded-yellow-zone-in-onondaga-county.html
www.syracuse.com/restaurants/2020/11/no-dining-inside-for-syracuse-some-suburbs-i-dont-even-have-tears-to-cry-anymore.html
Many people decided not to follow recommendations so now they must reap the harvest. All of the 13501 Zip Code in Utica is being tested the next 4 days at the train station I think. Apparently this could become a orange zone. Thank God.
Restaurants and bars across a big piece of Central New York will head into the holidays with a return to a reality they thought they’d escaped from in the summer.
Dining rooms in parts of Syracuse, DeWitt, Solvay and Lyncourt must shut down this week, to comply with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to place them in a coronavirus “orange zone.” They can offer takeout and keep outdoor seating open (with no more than four to a table).
“I don’t even have tears to cry anymore,” Lauren Monforte, owner of the Beer Belly Deli & Pub on Westcott Street, posted on Facebook shortly after Cuomo’s announcement.
Cuomo ordered the new restrictions in response to rising coronavirus infection rates. There is no timetable for when the restrictions will end.
Today’s announcement also puts more of Onondaga County — including much of the northern and eastern suburbs — in the “yellow” zone. Restaurants and bars there can keep their dining rooms open, but with no more than four to a table and 50% capacity.
Under a different Cuomo order, issued two weeks ago, all bars and restaurants statewide have had to close by 10 p.m.
It all comes just ahead of Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving Eve, typically one of the busiest bar nights of the year. It puts holiday parties and gatherings in jeopardy.
“There goes the season,” said Dan Klamm, owner of Prime Steakhouse in downtown Syracuse’s Hanover Square. “Nobody’s booking now. It’s unfortunate.”
Klamm’s restaurant will likely go back to takeout only, as it did in the early months of the pandemic, from March to June. “I’ll do that for my kitchen staff, to keep them on,” he said.
The new restrictions — and the anxiety they produced among customers — have caused a significant drop in dining room customers over the past two weeks, restaurant owners said.
They’ve also caused some restaurants and bars to shut down already. In Syracuse’s Armory Square, the late night spot Benjamin’s on Franklin closed down two weeks ago, and its sister, bar, Mully’s on Fayette Street, closed last weekend. They hope to reopen in the future.
A map shows the new coronavirus orange and yellow zones in Onondaga County. Nov. 23, 2020Image courtesy of Onondaga County
Syracuse, N.Y. – The City of Syracuse and a few suburbs will be in a restrictive “orange zone” because of high coronavirus rates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. In addition, state officials have expanded the boundaries of the “yellow zone’' they established in Onondaga County earlier this month.
The orange zone includes parts of Syracuse, Solvay, DeWitt and Lyncourt, Cuomo said during a press conference in New York City.
According to the new zones map, large suburban areas around Syracuse have been added to the yellow zone. Among them: Much of the town of Manlius, including the villages of Fayetteville and Manlius; a large swath of DeWitt including Jamesville, plus portions of Pompey and LaFayette; much of the towns of Geddes, Camillus and Onondaga; most or all of the town of Cicero.
www.syracuse.com/coronavirus/2020/11/see-map-of-the-new-orange-zone-and-expanded-yellow-zone-in-onondaga-county.html
www.syracuse.com/restaurants/2020/11/no-dining-inside-for-syracuse-some-suburbs-i-dont-even-have-tears-to-cry-anymore.html
Many people decided not to follow recommendations so now they must reap the harvest. All of the 13501 Zip Code in Utica is being tested the next 4 days at the train station I think. Apparently this could become a orange zone. Thank God.