5 Newfangled Strategies NYC Restaurants Are Testing to Ease Into Dining

More NYC restaurants are reopening for takeout and delivery on a weekly basis — and some are adopting more creative, relatively untested strategies in the hopes of easing diners’ fears about returning to their favorite establishments.

A return to dining-in during the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis is at least a month away, if not more, and that too could be at a limited capacity. There is also not yet a surefire cure for the novel coronavirus, and there’s no set timeline for a vaccine, either. But that hasn’t stopped restaurant owners from betting on new technology like a 21st century version of automats or UV lights that supposedly kill viruses, to prepare for both more takeout customers and an eventual return to dining-in...