Posted Jul 04, 2020
Wolff’s Biergarten, a popular Upstate New York bar chain known for showing soccer matches, has temporarily closed because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the owner wrote today on Facebook.
“The reason for closing temporarily is that bars do not feel safe right now,” owner Matt Baumgartner wrote. Wolff’s has locations in Syracuse, Albany, Troy and Schenectady.
“We, along with other local restaurants, are seeing a rise of Covid cases within our own teams, and it just doesn’t feel safe for our employees, and our guests. The model put in place for bars and restaurants just doesn’t work right now. Within the last few weeks of being open, it is clear that many people just don’t follow the rules. We’ve tried asking nicely and even firmly, but when people get excited and have been drinking, they either forget to follow the rules or they don’t care. And given the capacity limitations places upon bars/restaurants, we simply can not afford to add extra staffing to police everyone."
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