The first workweek of congestion pricing in New York City is wrapping up, with both drivers and pedestrians adjusting to the new $9 toll and its effects.
this week from Dive Bars owner Lee Seinfeld, referring to the new $9 congestion-pricing zone below 60th Street in Manhattan.Dive Bar owner Lee Seinfeld took the opportunity to encourage patrons to stay uptown and avoid the Congestion Relief Zone.Seinfeld, who owns the Upper West Side spot as well as Broadway Dive, Dive 75 and Dive 106th, said he and other bar owners are hoping customers who live or work outside the 60th Street toll zone stay close to home.
“Now is the toughest time of the year for us in the bar and restaurant business,” Seinfeld said, citing Dry January, the frigid weather and students being home for winter break.Seinfeld owns Broadway Dive on 101st Street and Broadway, Dive Bar on 96th Street and Amsterdam, Dive 106 on 106th Street and Amsterdam, and Dive 75 on West 75th Street and Columbus Avenue.January is the worst month for bars and restaurants, owners told The Post, thanks to Dry January and other factors.
Dive Bar owner Lee Seinfeld took the opportunity to encourage patrons to stay uptown and avoid the Congestion Relief Zone.Seinfeld owns Broadway Dive on 101st Street and Broadway, Dive Bar on 96th Street and Amsterdam, Dive 106 on 106th Street and Amsterdam, and Dive 75 on West 75th Street and Columbus Avenue.January is the worst month for bars and restaurants, owners told The Post, thanks to Dry January and other factors.
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