This is what Melissa Fleischut, president of the New York State Restaurant Association, told a reporter last month.
One estimate proclaimed that 40 percent of restaurants in New York are unlikely to reopen after the pandemic is over.
Over 660,000 people employed in restaurants in New York state alone have been furloughed.
Though Georgia Governor Brian Kemp re-opened much of the state last week, over 120 restaurants in Atlanta are refusing to open their dining rooms until they believe it’s safe.
Many elected officials and civil rights groups are focused on Black owned businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
