South Jersey Business, Restaurant Owners React To New Mandate To Close Nonessential Businesses

Cleve Bryan reports.

FROM TRENTON LESLIE VAN ARSDALFOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS"."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN SPOKE WITHRESTAURANT OWNERS ANDEMPLOYEES AFFECT BY THE NEWMANDATE AND HE IS LIVE INBLACKWOOD TONIGHT WITH MORE,CLEVE.REPORTER: SO MANYBUSINESSES GOING TO BE AFFECTBUT WE WILL JUST FOCUS THISEVENING ON ALL OF THERESTAURANTS BECAUSE MANYEMPLOYEES ARE GETTING LAID OFFAS OF 8:00 O'CLOCK TONIGHT.IT IS HARD.I HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS.REPORTER: PROVIDING FORPERFECT FAMILY IS HARDER FORJENNIFER POLANCO THINKS HERLAST SHIFT AT THE COLLINSWOODDINE ARE.I TOLD THEM, YOU KNOW, ITIS TOUGH.WE WILL HAVE TO LIKE STRETCHWHAT WE HAVE AT HOME.I RECENTLY WENT FOOD SHOPPINGTHANK GOD.REPORTER: STATE OFFICIALSWANT TO REDUCE SPREAD OF THECOVID 19 BY ELIMINATING DINEIN SERVICES AT BARS ANDRESTAURANTS AT 8:00 P.M.MONDAY.CARRY OUT MAY CONTINUE BUT NOTALL BUSINESSES CAN FLIP ON ADIME.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 33 YEARSTHE COLLINSWOOD DINER WILLCLOSE.NO, IT DOESN'T WORK FOR MEBECAUSE AIM NOT SET UP FORTAKE OUT.SO, YEAH, I GOT TO CLOSE DOWN.REPORTER: NO MORE SALES,FOOD MUST BE THROWN OUT AND 25EMPLOYEES OUT OF WORK.IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOWMANY FOOD SERVICE WORKERSNATIONWIDE WILL BEUNEMPLOYMENT AND FOR HOW LONG.IMPACT ON FAMILIES COULD BEDEVASTATING.I'M JUST HOPING, PRAYINGTHAT THIS THING PASSESQUICKLY.REPORTER: SUMMER STANLEYSAID HER BYOB RESTAURANT HOLYTOMATO PIE IN BLACKWOOD NEWJERSEY IS REWORKING THEIRBUSINESS MODEL TO STAY OPENED.THEY WILL DO CURB SIDE CARRYOUT AND DELIVER TOY KEEP ASMANY EMPLOYEES WORKING ASPOSSIBLE.THAT IS THE BIGGEST CONCERNFOR US, YOU KNOW, IT WILL CUTTHEIR HOURS.THEY WILL IN THE GET TIPS ANYLONGER.THAT IS THE MOST GUT WRENCHINGTHING ABOUT THIS ENTIRE THING.BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HOPINGTHAT THEIR CUSTOMERS WILLCONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEMDURING THIS CHANGE.THEY ARE ALSO HOPING STATELAWMAKERS WILL BE SUCCESSFULAND EXTENDING SOME HELP TOBUSINESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, NOINTEREST BUSINESS LOANS.