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 in a statement
Monday.
“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,
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
Time Out Market in pre-pandemic times. Nicole Fara Silver
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.
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Dumbo’s Time Out Market to
temporarily close due to COVID
In response to this summer’s
Black Lives Matter protests and
demonstrations, Schneps Media,
under Co-Publisher Victoria Schneps
launched a campaign to put a voice
to uncover systemic racism which
exists for the Black and brown
population in New York City.
Schneps Media’s “Your Voice, Your
Viewpoint” campaign invited students
ranging from eighth grade through
college to submit essays, poems,
videos and TikToks on the topic.
Peter Klein, president of the Claire
Friedlander Foundation, awarded a
$15,000 grant to Queensborough
Community College to help encourage
students to submit their stories.
Klein, who is also the Chief Investment
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career, I understand the impact,
influence, and importance of the
written word,” Klein said.
For many years, Klein served as an
investment advisor for the late Claire
Friedlander, a Holocaust survivor who
immigrated to New York and became
blessed with wealth. She established
the foundation and asked Klein to
advocate for her beliefs.
“Civil rights, human rights,
eliminating intolerance, prejudice,
racism, bias, and stereotyping were
important issues to Claire,” Klein
said. “She inspired people, especially
students, to stand up, speak out,
engaging in freedom of expression –
rights taken away from many during
the Holocaust.”
Klein said he believes that the
Claire Friedlander Foundation’s
partnership with Schneps Media and
Queensborough Community College
for the “Your Voice, Your Viewpoint”
campaign can “energize citizens to
become drivers of positive social
change in their communities.”
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a vital college campus which can
attract students and a prominent
media platform which can spread
communication and dialogue on
these issues,” Klein added.
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The winning entries were selected
by a panel of Queensborough
Community College students, with
a $500 prize given to each winner.
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