New York City's curfew does not apply to restaurant and delivery workers. But many restaurant operators don’t feel that they can — or should — keep their usual hours during the curfew. rtsugar reports
Protesters as the sun was setting over New York on June 1. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images When Mayor de Blasio announced yesterday that New York City would be under an 8 p.m. curfew until Sunday, June 7, it was made explicitly clear that “essential workers” would be exempt from the rule. But it was not clear how that would work in practice.
The curfew does not apply to restaurant and delivery workers, who are essential employees, as the New York Hospitality Alliance clarifies. But a lot of restaurant operators don’t feel that they can — or should — keep their usual hours during the curfew.
“What I think the curfew is reflecting is that kind of anger on the street, especially after dark,” says Yong Zhao, CEO at the Manhattan Chinese mini-chain Junzi Kitchen. “We have to keep our team safe.” “Seventy or 75 percent of the staff is African-American,” Zhao explains. “They’re scared.
But for restaurant workers who are paid hourly, and delivery workers who are members of the gig economy, not working means not getting paid. In theory, nonessential workers out after curfew will be asked to go home, and given summonses if they don’t comply. “If people are going about their business or people are on their way home, we understand that,” the mayor said. “The curfew is there to allow police to address any situation where a person is trying to do violence to a person or property.
Already, there have been calls to avoid delivery altogether until the curfews lift, but maybe the more responsible approach — which can still help struggling workers and businesses — is to simply plan ahead. If you insist on getting food delivered , order early, stock up, and — as always — tip as much as you possibly can.
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