New York restaurant owners Don Swartz and Ralph Galluzzi slam the state’s governor for allowing Buffalo Bills fans into the stadium amid coronavirus restrictions on restaurants.
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Will
Jason, despite months of
lockdowns New York, Governor
Andrew Cuomo, gives his blessing
to let Nearli thousand fans
into an NFL stadium?
This is more than seventy restaurants
and bar owners in upstate New
York are suing Cuomo in an
effort to reopen
our next guests are part of that
lawsuit,
Don Schwartz, the owner of the
gourmet pizza in Rochester New
York
and will the owner of raffaeles
in Hamberg New York
Don. I want to get your reaction
first,
the governor says you can go to
a ballgame and go sit by your
buddy and watch the game, but
cant go to your restaurant
first of all its western
New York.
We all want to go to the game.
Maybe the governor can throw us
some tickets and we will all go.
Will I want? I want to have the s
opportunity to have people come
in the restaurant, its a
personal choice
if people feel comfortable with
going to the bills game in a
safe manner, and we are following
the CDC guidelines. The Rochester
City, County and Monroe also set
up guidelines for us to follow.
I want people to be able to make
the same choice to come in to
support us, just as they are
going to go root on the Buffalo
bills.
Are
Jason Ralph? How do you react
to this and what has this done
to your business
im down? Sixty five to seventy percent
im down to three days a week
im down from one be employee
from ten
im, six manipulates from the
stadium,
so anybody that wanted to you
know stop before or after I
lose that
I feel everything going on right
now in the restaurant industry
is totally unfair.
People do not go out to dinner
when they are sick,
they stay home,
but it will go to Walmart or
the drugstore to get their
medication when they need it
when they are sick.
So are they spreading this
virus at restaurants, or are they
spreading it at Walmart
Jason? I think thats. What so
unfair
big box retailors can do the
same thing as small businesses
like yourself,
but they dont allow them to do
that
now we reached out to Governor
Cuomos Office, but we have not
heard back
gentlemen. I wish you nothing,
but the best
I want to come eat at your
places.
I have he seen the pictures.
It looked good,
it sounds good
recall and I wish you nothing,
but the best going into the new
year.
Transcript generated on 2021-01-01.