Erie Co. leaders stress social distancing: people urged to cancel events of 250 people or more

Erie Co.

Leaders stress social distancing: people urged to cancel events of 250 people or more

BUT SOME GROUPSARE GETTING AHEADOF THE BAN.SHEA'S CANCELEDTONIGHT'SSCHEDULEDPERFORMANCE OFHELLO, DOLLY!.RESTAURANT OWNERSMIGHT ALSO HAVE TOMAKE SOMEADJUSTMENTS UNTILTHE THREAT IS OVER.GILAT MELAMEDCONTINUES OUR TEAMCOVERAGE IN THETHEATER DISTRICT.FROM THE SABRES TOSHEA'S...BUFFALO'S BIGGESTAFFAIRS ARESUSPENDED."WE HAD A TON OFCANCELLATIONSTONIGHTUNFORTUNATELY."RESTAURANTS IN THETHEATER DISTRICTARE ALREADY FEELINGTHE EFFECTS."WE'LL LOSE A LOT OFMONEY LIKE A LOT OFRESTUARANTS WILL."THE NEW YORK STATERESTAURANTASSOCIATION WROTEA LETTER TO GOVERNCUOMO TODAY ASKINGFOR FINANCIAL HELP.IT'S HELP THAT WOULDBE WELCOMED BYBIJOU GRILLE WHICHNOW BRACES FOR AWEEKEND WITHOUTHELLO DOLLY--FOLLOWING THESTATE WIDE BAN ONGATHERINGS WITHMORE THAN 500PEOPLE."WE LOSE THREESHOWS YOU'TALKING CLOSE TO 20-25,000 DOLLARS."BEATRICE MILITELLOHAS OWNED BIJOUGRILLE FOR NEARLY 30YEARS.AND SAYS THIS ISONLY THE SECONDTIME SHEA'S HASCANCELLED A SHOW--THE OTHER WAS FORA BLIZZARD"I'M NERVOUS FOR MYSTAFF BECAUSE THEYDONT MAKE ANYMONEY WHEN WE DONTMAKE ANY MONPEOPLE NEED TO PAYTHE BILLS AND THATSTHE PROBLEM WITHTHIS TYPE OF THING."MANY DINERS HADTICKETS FORTHURSDAY NIGHT'SPERFORMANCE.A FEW DOORS DOWN...HEARTH AND PRESS ISALSO USED TO APACKED HOUSE ONSHOW NIGHT."WE'RE SUPERDISCOURAGED WELOVE TO BE A PART OFPEOPLES NIGHT OUT ATSHEA'S OR ANY OF THETHEATER DISTRICTSHOWS."AND AROUND THECORNER ONCHIPPEWA.BARS PREPARE FOR AWEEKEND WITHOUTSPORTS... ANDWITHOUT A ST.PARTICKS DAYPARADE."EVERYONE STILL HASA RENT, EVERYONESTILL HAS A CARPAYMENT, AND IT GOESJUST BEYOND THE BAROWNERS AND MAKINGMONEY BEHIND THEBAR IT'S THEIR TIPTHEIR WAGES,EVERYTHING."THE ICE INSIDE THEKEY BANK CENTERMAY BE UP EMPTYUNTIL FURTHERNOTICE.BUT BARS ANDRESTAURANTSSTRESS THEY ARESTILL OPEN FORBUSINESS."WE'RE GOINGBUSINESS AS USUALWITH OUR ST.PATRICK'S DAYCELEBRATION ONSUND