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From Spanish flu to COVID-19, how NYC’s oldest restaurants are surviving 2nd pandemic

They survived Hurricane Sandy, 9/11 and even the 1918 Spanish flu. Now New York’s oldest and most storied restaurants, bars and cafes are struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Naysayers feared that the city was on the cusp of losing its most beloved eateries when COVID-19 shuttered restaurants. After all, 87 percent of NYC bars… Read More: From Spanish flu to COVID-19, how NYC’s oldest restaurants are… »

Thousands drenched in downpour at NYC’s annual Dîner en Blanc

This coulda turned into New York City’s biggest wet T-shirt contest. The 2019 Dîner en Blanc got drenched Wednesday night when more than 5,500 guests — all clad completely in white attire — got caught up in a torrential downpour. The ninth edition of the annual al fresco feast got gate-crashed by a thunderstorm sweeping… Read More: Thousands drenched in downpour at NYC’s annual Dîner en Blanc »