'I think the city is resilient, and I think it's going to come back…how long it's going to take to get back to where we were, I don't have a crystal ball,' says restaurateur Dean Poll. 'I am just hoping for the best, for myself and everyone else.' More:
by Central Park landscape architect Calvert Vaux in 1872. It was replaced by a different wooden boathouse in 1924. It was then remodeled and renamed the Loeb Boathouse in the 1950s in honor of investment banker and philanthropist Carl M. Loeb, who donated around $300,000 to help rebuild it.
The restaurant operates under a concession license agreement administered by the Parks Department. It has also become a favorite location to film movies such asAfter shuttering in March 2020 and temporarily furloughing all its employees, the Boathouse officially cited “unforeseeable business circumstances prompted by COVID-19” as the reason for closure in October 2020. However, it reopened in March 2021 with new COVID-19 safety precautions in place.
Poll — who is also the founder of the Poll Group, which owns Gallagher's Steakhouse — told Gothamist at the time that while he was excited to reopen, he had a lot of anxiety about the future because of the complexities of operating a restaurant during the pandemic. He noted that the Boathouse only had about 50% of the bookings that it normally would have in a regular year.
"Any responsible person would be concerned about the future, as I am," Poll said. "If you're not concerned, you're putting your head in the sand. I think the city is resilient, and I think it's going to come back ... how long it's going to take to get back to where we were, I don't have a crystal ball. I'm hearing some people in the industry say 2024, but I am just hoping for the best, for myself and everyone else."NYC news never sleeps.
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