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Restaurant owner worried about business amidst covid-19, rioters

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Restaurant owner worried about business amidst covid-19, rioters
Restaurant owner worried about business amidst covid-19, rioters

A small business owner said she's facing a number of challenges because of COVID-19, like cutting staff hours and hours of operation, and difficulty getting products and produce.

CONTINUE TO TAKEALL PRECAUTIONS.THE GOVERNOR ALSOSHARING NUMBERSTHAT SHOW THECONTINUED DECLINEIN HOSPITALIZATIONSAND COVID-RELATEDDEATHS.AND IT IS THOSENUMBERS THAT..STARTINGTOMORROW..

WILLALLOW RESTAURANTSTO SEAT AND SERVEGUESTS IN OUTDOORSPACES INCLUDINGPATIOS..THE GOVERNOR'SOFFICE ANNOUNCEDTHIS AFTERNOONTHAT OUTDOORDINING CAN RESUMEIN ALL "PHASE TWO"REGIONS INCLUDINGWESTERN NEW YORK.TABLES MUST BESPACED SIX FEETAPART, ALL STAFFMUST WEAR FACECOVERINGS, AND ALLCUSTOMERS MUSTWEAR FACECOVERINGS WHENTHEY'RE NOT SITTINGDOWN.THE 8PM CURFWILL STILL APPLY TORESTAURANTS IN THECITY OF BUFFALO..7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALAERREBHI SPOKE WITHONE RESTAURANTOWNER ABOUT THECHANGES.TRT =CUTLINE:RESTAURANT OWNERWORRIED ABOUTBUSINESS AMIDSTCOVID-19, RIOTERSOUCTUE: 7 EWN.PKG:COMING THISNOVEMBER, RINSUPHANKOMUT'SBISTRO WILL BE THREEYEARS OLD.THE SMALL BUSINESSOWNER SAYS SHE'SFACING A NUMBER OFCHALLENGESBECAUSE OF COVID-19, LIKE CUTTINGSTAFF HOURS, HOURSOF OPERATION, ANDDIFFICULTY GETTINGPRODUCTS ANDPRODUCE." IT WAS A CHALLENGE.THE BUSINESS HASDECREASED ABOUT 35,40 PERCENT LASTMONTH ALONE.

SO I'MNOT SURE WHAT'SGOING TO HAPPENNEXT."SHE'S ALSO HAD TOCUT HER HOURSSHORTER DUE TO THECOUNTY-WIDECURFEW.BUT NOW SHE SAYSSHE'S WORRIEDABOUT LOOTERS ANDVANDALS HARMINGHER BUSINESS.

JUSTLIKE WHAT HAPPENEDTO OTHERBUSINESSES FURTHERDOWN ELMWOODAVENUE."WE GOT LUCKY ONTHAT BUT LET'S HOPETHAT EVERYTHING ISNOW BETTER, ANDPEOPLE ARE JUSTGOING BACK TO THESAME ROUTINE."SUPHANKOMUTALREADY HAD PLANSTO EXPAND HEROUTDOOR PATIO TODINING AREA TOPRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING, ADD 6 TO8 TABLES ANDHOPEFULLY GET MORECUSTOMERS."OUR RESTAURANT ISREALLY, REALLYSMALL.

THE WHOLESQUARE FOOTAGE ISABOUT 750 SQUAREFOOT AND THE WHOLERESTAURANT ITSELF -HALF OF IT IS THEKITCHEN,"AND GOV.

CUOMOANNOUNCEDWEDNESDAY THATRESTAURANTS IN THESEVEN REGIONS OFTHE STATE THAT HAVEALREADY ENTEREDPHASE TWO CANREOPEN FOROUTDOOR DININGSTARTING THURSDAY.BUT SHE SAYS SHE'SDOESN'T WHAT WILLHA

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