New York Backwards: Nearly 30 Food and Beverage Businesses at Walden Galleria Penalized Unfairly as Part of the Phase Three Re-Opening of New York State
— Despite being fully prepared to follow Phase Three guidance from New York State, nearly 30 food and dining businesses at Walden Galleria continue to be treated unfairly unlike other restaurants allowed to re-open Tuesday —
Buffalo, NY – Nearly 30 food and beverage businesses at Walden Galleria, representing more than 500 employees at the center, are demanding fairness and quick action from New York State in allowing them to re-open immediately alongside all restaurants as part of the Phase Three re-opening tomorrow.
Despite carefully following the phased approach outlined by the State on May 4th and investing significantly in new safety and social distancing protocols, in addition to meeting all local and national health and safety metrics, these businesses and their employees are in serious jeopardy at a critical juncture in our State’s recovery.
“We stand with the several food and beverage business that are unable to open in Phase Three whose livelihoods are at stake,” said World of Beer manager, Chris Bolyard. “We’re all ready to get back to work to support our families, who are depending on us at this critical time.”
The following Walden Galleria food and beverage businesses stand ready to re-open following State guidance:
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- Arby’s
- Auntie Anne’s
- Boba Stop
- Burger King
- Charley’s Philly Steaks
- Cheesecake Factory
- Dave & Buster’s
- Dough Life
- Easy Wok
- Five Guys
- Jack Astor’s
- Melting Pot
- Shawarma
- Smoothie
- Field’s
- Oyishi Japan
- Parkside Candy
- F. Chang’s
- Roll-Ups
- Sbarro
- Souvlaki Brothers
- Starbucks
- Subway
- Sushi Q
- Texas de Brazil
- Tim Horton’s
- World of Beer
- Yogen Fruz
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About Walden Galleria
Walden Galleria is the Buffalo-Niagara region’s premier shopping, dining, and entertainment destination. With over 200 retailers, 8 sit-down restaurants, an international food court, and Regal Cinemas Stadium 16 with RPX theatres and full reclining seats, Walden Galleria truly dominates the retail market. Walden Galleria attracts over 23 million visitors a year by offering an impressive and unique selection of retail, restaurants, and entertainment that cannot be found anywhere else in the market including Anthropologie, lululemon athletica, Free People, Urban Outfitters, Apple Computer, Microsoft Store, ZARA, World of Beer, Texas de Brazil, The Cheesecake Factory, Dave & Buster’s, 5 Wits and many more! For more information, visit www.waldengalleria.com.
About Pyramid Management Group, LLC
Pyramid Management Group is one of the largest, most innovative, privately-held real estate developers in the northeast. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, Pyramid’s portfolio of dynamic shopping, dining and entertainment destinations and expanding hospitality presence dominate the northeast with 14 properties located throughout New York and Massachusetts. For 50 years, Pyramid has built its reputation on being first, fast, ahead of the curve and always what’s next, leading the industry in combining the best elements of traditional retail with world-class dining and entertainment, all under one roof. For more information, visit www.pyramidmg.com.