Restaurant owner Gianfranco Sorrentino is expressing the fear gripping dining establishments all across New York City as the industry braces for the possibility of another shutdown of indoor dining.

Rising Cove in 19 infections have already prompted local officials to shut down schools and switched to remote learning.

Restaurants fear they could be next.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said recently that he expects the state to shut down indoor dining in this city within quote ah, week or two.

Given the current rate of infections, the blow could be particulary hard for restaurants as they head into what is typically peak season when families gather at restaurants to celebrate the holidays, which already was likely to be fewer than normal given the health crisis.

I do understand that that is, um, a problem with the safety off the people.

We should shut down at least the indoor, but on Lee with the outdoor especially now that is a cold is getting through the winter and with delivery in pickup, especially here in midtown, that is not a residential hard area is gonna be very difficult.

Restaurants have barely gotten back on their feet after being closed for indoor dining for six months on Lee allowed to reopen dining rooms in September with severely reduced capacity.

Some patrons, while understanding the need to protect the public and limit virus spread, don't see why restaurants have to shut down after complying with all the new safety measures put in place.

I believe there's a way to do it safely on board.

We shouldn't just shut them down.

I think if you take the measure like measuring the temperature on social distancing, we should be saved.

I think the staff off each restaurant can take proper care to sit people properly or check them at the entrance like three airports wherever, so it needs to be very considered.

I think any shutdown we'll have another negative effect on the local economy.

Mawr Joblessness at 13.2% in October New York City's unemployment rate is nearly double the national average without any new federal stimulus in the pipeline To help soften the blow like it did back in the spring, there's a real fear among New Yorkers.