![]() The bar was named for Elizabeth Hamilton, who co-founded the city’s first private orphanage and lived next door with her husband Alexander Hamilton.Įast Village: After a brief outdoor dining run, Ravagh Persian Grill on First Avenue has permanently closed after close to six years on the block. A tipster noticed a “for rent” sign in the window and both the restaurant’s website and phone number are down.Įast Village: Neighborhood bar and restaurant Eliza’s Local has permanently closed after a little less than two years on Saint Marks Place. ![]() A “retail for lease” sign now hangs in the window.Ĭhelsea: Sandwich spot BEC has permanently closed. The Chelsea location opened in 2015.Ĭhelsea: Bahn mi spot Cô Ba has permanently closed. Despite its name, the neighborhood diner owned by Spero Katehis was located in Boerum Hill and now joins a growing list of diners that have closed in recent years.Ĭhelsea, Upper West Side: Both locations of Le Pif Wine Bar have permanently closed, according to neighborhood blog I Love the Upper West Side. ![]() “They weren’t able to make a go of it, with the virus and everything, they shut down,” Herbert Wiener said in an interview with the publication. “We can’t have them risk commuting to work.” In August, a sign appeared on the restaurant’s doorstep announcing the closure, which the owners attributed to the coronavirus pandemic.īoerum Hill: Longstanding neighborhood restaurant Carroll Gardens Classic Diner is no more, the building’s landlord confirmed to the Brooklyn Paper. “We haven’t been able to open due to the risks our elderly cooks,” the restaurant shared in an Instagram post in April. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, send us a photograph a few lines letting us know how you learned about the closure at This post will be updated weekly.īed-Stuy: Fifteen years after Colador Cafe opened its doors, the American restaurant will now close them. Due to the difficulty of tracking restaurant and bar closings right now, experts say that number could be even higher, and will likely only continue to grow.īelow, Eater is documenting the city’s permanent restaurant closures so far. According to a September survey from the New York State Restaurant Association, as many as two-thirds of state’s restaurants could permanently close by the end of the year if they don’t receive additional government aid. In all likelihood, though, this is only the beginning of permanent closures in New York, as loans from the Paycheck Protection Program run dry, rent payments continue to mount, and plans for a return to indoor dining remain unclear. Among them are neighborhood favorites like Uncle Boons and Maison Premiere, along with sites of teenage debauchery like FiDi’s China Chalet and the glitzy McDonald’s flagship store off Times Square. ![]() Between March 1 and September 1, Eater documented close to 150 restaurant and bar closures - a mere fraction of the pandemic’s toll so far, which the New York Times estimates has already claimed at least 1,000 eating and drinking establishments. ![]() More than six months into the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants across the city continue to close en masse. ![]()
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