New York city phase 2 of the reopening allowed restaurants to move onto outdoor dining, many have relied on sidewalk space to accommodate customers and keep them at a safe distance. Customer accommodation and usage of space by a restaurant will be the focus of the photo essay, several of my neighborhood restaurants are using creative methods to attract customers such as placing outdoor decorations. Some of the visuals I anticipate are how workers are behaving around customers and if customers are following the social distancing rules as they socialize.
The ongoing pandemic has caused many local businesses to permanently close down so a story on a restaurant trying to stay in business is not only relevant but interesting as they improvise.