SoHo oyster bar Aqua Grill (1996-2020) announced their closing in June. Some of them gave it a shot, and could not continue in the current business environment: The bars listed below have announced that they will NOT be re-opening when the NY-Pause and other covid-related restrictions are lifted. New York City will get through this, and rise again, but unfortunately, without these venues.
In fact, sometimes I am literally ill after posting another story of economic carnage caused by the pandemic shutdown.Įvery announced bar closing represents a dream that has ended: Countless jobs and opportunities lost, from the front of the house (bartenders, wait staff, managers, security, and bar backs) to the back of the house (kitchen, janitorial, clerical) Potential financial ruin for the ownership Loss of clients for all the vendors that supply each venue Plus the loss of community and family that each bar provides for their clientele and their neighborhoods. It gives us great pain every time we update this page.
