Nearly 90% of NYC Eateries, Bars Couldn’t Pay Last Month’s Rent in Full Amid COVID Regulations

A table stands empty at a permanently closed restaurant in Manhattan in New York City on Aug. 31, 2020. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Nearly 90% of restaurants and bars throughout New York City failed to pay their rent in full during August as a result of lost business due to strict coronavirus regulations, a Monday study found.