BY KEVIN DUGGAN
Dumbo’s Time Out Market
plans to temporarily cease all
operations starting Dec. 20
due to a drop in guests amid
COVID-19, the Water Street
food hall’s general manager
announced on Dec. 7.
“We have experienced signifi
cant reduction in guests
with concerns of escalating
covid rates and local government
pleas to limit gatherings.
In such conditions, our takeout
and pick-up business are
unable to compensate for the
gap,” said Scott Ubert on Dec.
7. “As a result — unless government
restrictions enforce
new restrictions prior — we
have made the tough decision
to temporarily hit “snooze” on
all services starting December
20th, 2020 at Time Out Market
New York including outdoor
dining, takeout and delivery.”
The renowned drinking
and dining emporium will
reopen once pandemic restrictions
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are fully lifted and
customers can safely return,
Ubert continued.
“Rest assured, Time Out
Market New York will return
with mouth-watering cuisine,
craft cocktails and amazing
cultural activations when going
out and partying like 2-0-
1-9 is possible without fear,” he
said. “This will set the conditions
for all of our businesses to
succeed and our guests to have
fun without worry again.”
It is currently unclear
whether workers at the food
hall will be furloughed or laid
off. A spokeswoman declined
to disclose that information,
Time Out Market will close temporarily due to COVID-19. Nicole Fara Silver
saying only that the organization
is working to reopen once
it’s fi nancially viable to do so.
“It is an extremely diffi -
cult time for all in the hospitality
industry,” a spokeswoman
said in a statement.
“The health and safety of our
team, guests, concessionaires
and their teams are always
at the forefront of all our decisions.
We can’t wait to open
our doors and safely welcome
back everyone again soon.”
The market by namesake
British magazine Time Out
opened in May 2019, hosting 21
of the publication’s top-rated
bars and eateries inside an old
industrial building between
Dock and Main streets.
In the summer, it reopened
its stable of restaurants in
phases starting with a fi rst
batch of seven restaurants
and two bars at the beginning
of August.
The market also capitalized
on its 10,150-square-feet of
outdoor space, which includes
its scenic rooftop terrace and
riverside seating for almost
250 people, according to its
website.
Time Out’s announcement
follows a warning by Gov. Andrew
Cuomo on Monday that
the state may order indoor
dining to close entirely in the
city if high hospitalization
rates continue across the Empire
State.
Taking a
‘Time Out!’
Dumbo market to temporarily
close due to COVID revenue drop
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