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Ten Queens restaurants have liquor
licenses suspended after COVID-19 sweep
BY JACOB KAYE
jkaye@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Ten Queens eateries had
their liquor licenses suspended
by the New York State Liquor
Authority for violating COVID-
19 guidelines this week. Among
the shamed restaurants was New
York City’s oldest beer garden,
Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
in Astoria.
In addition to the 10 restaurants
and bars in Queens, 28
establishments throughout the
state had their liquor licenses
suspended for similar violations,
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
announced on Tuesday, Aug. 12.
Over 130 restaurants and bars
have had their licenses suspended
since the beginning of the
pandemic in March, including
46 in Queens, the county with
the most restaurants found to
be in violation of the governor’s
executive order in the state.
Th e latest sweep by the SLA,
which has conducted over
6,880 compliance checks, found
Queens establishments committing
a series of violations, including
serving alcohol without serving
food, allowing patrons to
gather in large groups outside
and inside, and allowing kitchen
staff to work without wearing
masks.
The restaurants and bars
with recently suspended liquor
licenses in Queens include El
Trono De Mexico Sports Bar
(38-19 69th St, Woodside), El
Marquez (88-11 Roosevelt Ave.,
Jackson Heights), Mangu Patio
(122-07 15th Ave., College
Point), Bohemian Hall & Beer
Garden (29-01-19 24th Ave.,
Astoria), Café Expresso ( 25-51
Steinway St., Astoria), Pyramids
Hookah and Bar (40-19 Bell
Blvd., Bayside), Aliada (29-19
Broadway, Astoria), Dominie’s
(34-07 30th Ave., Astoria), Th e
Village Green (14-17 150th St.,
Whitestone) and Th e End Zone
(149-44 14th Ave., Whitestone).
Businesses found in violation
of COVID-19 regulations face
a series of punishments, from
the immediate suspension of a
liquor license to a $10,000 fi ne.
“Th anks to New Yorkers’ hard
work, we have achieved — and
maintained — one of the lowest
infection rates in the country,
but now is not the time to let our
guard down. We will not allow
a handful of bad actors or reckless
businesses to halt or reverse
New York’s progress,” Cuomo
said. “Th is is about enforcement,
and while state investigators are
working tirelessly to enforce
compliance, local governments
must step up and do their jobs.”
File photo courtesy of Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
Parker at Your Door Clinical Operations Manager
Honored by United Hospital Fund
New Hyde Park, New York, August
6, 2020 – Parker Jewish Institute is
pleased to announce that Parker
at Your Door Clinical Operations
Manager, Bonita Waites, a licensed
practical nurse, was recently presented
with a United Hospital Fund’s Tribute
to Excellence Award.
The awards program, which this
year was held virtually, recognized
extraordinary personal leadership
to improve quality of care, patient
safety and patient experience. United
Hospital Fund selected honorees
by their hospital or long-term care
organization for their vision and
accomplishment.
As the Clinical Operations
Manager, Ms. Waites was honored
for spearheading a chronic care
management program serving frail,
elderly and chronically ill patients.
Ms. Waites proved instrumental
in providing team-based, aroundthe
clock care management
services, helping to prevent
frequent emergency room visits and
hospitalizations.
The United Hospital
Fund recognition comes
at a time when Parker at
Your Door, which provides
quality and convenient
at-home medical care for
older adults, is expanding
to Brooklyn. The program
already serves patients who
live in Nassau, Suffolk and
Queens counties.
In her role as Clinical
Operations Manager, Ms.
Waites helped Parker at
Your Door boost the
health of older adults
through a p at i e n t -
centered care plan that
is tailored to the patient’s
specific needs, choices
and values. Under Ms.
Waites’ leadership, this program
improved overall outcomes for
patients, including an increase in
patient and family satisfaction,
and a decrease in costly and
stressful emergency room visits
and hospitalizations.
Parker at Your Door Clinical Operations Manager, Bonita Waites
“It’s these kinds of initiatives that
allow New York’s growing older
population to maintain their health
and prevent a medical crisis,” said
Michael N. Rosenblut, Parker’s
president and CEO. “This program
is helping community members age
in place – safely and comfortably.”
About Parker
Jewish Institute
for Health Care and
Rehabilitation
Parker Jewish Institute
for Health Care and
Rehabilitation, which
has earned the Center
for Medicare & Medicaid
5 Star Quality rating, is
headquartered in New
Hyde Park, New York. The
facility is a leading provider
of Short Term Rehabilitation
and Long Term Care. At the
forefront of innovation in
patient-centered health care
and technology, the Institute
is a leader in teaching and
geriatric research. Parker
Jewish Institute features
its own medical department, and
is nationally renowned as a skilled
nursing facility, as well as a provider
of community-based health care,
encompassing Social Adult Day Care,
Home Health Care, Medical House
Calls, Palliative Care and Hospice.
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