One-Third of New York's Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever
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Source: New York Times
More than 2,800 businesses in New York City have permanently closed since March 1, according to data from Yelp, the business listing and review site, a higher number than in any other large American city.
About half the closings have been in Manhattan, where office buildings have been hollowed out, its wealthier residents have left for second homes and tourists have stayed away.
When the pandemic eventually subsides, roughly one-third of the city’s 240,000 small businesses may never reopen, according to a report by the Partnership for New York City, an influential business group. So far, those businesses have shed 520,000 jobs.
While New York is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters than any city in the country, small businesses are the city’s backbone. They represent roughly 98 percent of the employers in the city and provide jobs to more than 3 million people, which is about half of its work force, according to the city.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/nyregion/nyc-small-businesses-closing-coronavirus.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
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And the restaurant that closed was a great place that I used to frequent too. It's right next to the store where I get a lot of my booze / beer from and it makes me sad every time I drive by it. This pandemic really sucks. 
