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BUTOWNERS ARE HAVINGA HARD TIME GETTINGSERVERS BACK IN THEMIXCASA-DI-PIZZA ON E.MOWHAWK STREET ISALMOST OPERATINGLIKE IT DID THREEMONTHS AGO.THE REGULARS AREBACK AT THE BAR ANDCUSTOMERS HAVETHE OPTION TO DINEIN OR DINE OUT.THAT'S BECAUSEGOVERNOR ANDREWCUOMO GAVE NEWYORK STATERESTAURANTS THEGREEN LIGHT TOOPERATE AT FULLCAPACITY OUTDOORS.AND AT 50%CAPACITY INDOORS."WE WERE SOEXCITED AND THECUSTOMERS WERETOO."NOT SO EXCITEDMICAH LAMARTI,OWNER OF CASA-DI-PIZZA SAYS..

SOME OFHIS STAFFERS."YOU KNOW WITH THEUNEMPLOYMENTPEOPLE ARE SITTINGAT HOME AND GETTINGTHAT EXTRA MONEYAND YOU KNOW..

THEYDON'T WANNA GETBACK TO WORK."LAMARTI SAYS RIGHTNOW, CASA-DI-PIZZAHAS ABOUT 15VETERAN WORKERS"OTHER THAN THAT,YOU KNOW, THE TURNOVER RATES BEENPRETTY HIGH."JOSH KETRY,MANAGER AT PEARLSTREET DINER SAYSHE'S SEEN THE SAMETHING."WE HAVE A LOT OFSEASONAL WORKERSAND WORKERS FROMOUT OF TOWN THATJUST DIDN'T COMEBACK YOU KNOW."LAMARTI: "I MEAN IDON'T BLAME THEM ATALL.

EVERYBODY THATI'VE TALKED TO IN THISINDUSTRY, I HAVE ALOT OF FRIENDS INTHIS BUSINESS..GETTING EMPLOYEESTO COME IN AND GIVEUP THAT $600.WECAN'T COMPETE WITHTHAT."SO BOTH BUSINESSESARE DOING ALL THEYCAN DO .

HIRING."WE'RE HIRING FORPOSITIONS FOR ALLFRONT OF THE HOUSERIGHT NOW SO IT'LLBE HOSTS, FOODRUNNERS, SERVERS.""YES WE ARE HIRINGSERVERS,BARTENDERS ANDCOOKS IN THEKITCHEN."PEARL STREET ISEVEN HOLDING OPENINTERVIEWS ONWEDNESDAY FROM12-3 AT THEIRRESTAURANT"WE'RE TRYNA STAFFUP FOR THE REST OFTHE SUMMER."LAMARTI OF CASA-DI-PIZZA BELIEVESFINDING EMPLOYEESWILL BE A STRUGGLEFOR RESTAURANT INTHE UPCOMINGMONTHS."I KNOW I'VE BEENBATTLING IT SINCEWE'VE BEEN BACKOPEN SO I DON'T SEEIT ENDING ANY TIMESOON."BUT, HE EXPECTS HISRESTAURANTS ANDOTHERS IN THE AREATO WEATHER THESTORM."WE'RE KNOWN FORTHAT.

THAT'SBUFFALO.

IT'S WHO WEARE AND WHAT WEDO."IN BUFF JJ7EWN.