Upstate NY restaurants sue to reopen indoor dining: 'It’s all about equality'

NEW YORK -- Stevie Wonder, whose advocacy helped make the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday, is urging the incoming Biden administration to form a national commission on equality.Wonder released a video message Monday in the form of an open letter to King, who was assassinated in 1968 and whose birthday was made a federal holiday late in 1983.

A full-length trailer for Queen Latifah’s new series “The Equalizer” has landed online.

Queen Latifah is getting in on the action in The Equalizer!

A milestone worth celebrating! Tayshia Adams and Zac Clark rang in his 37th birthday with a road trip to upstate New York.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said live entertainment venues, including movie theatres and concert halls, could reopen some time this fall, according to The New York Times.

Jimmy Fallon is giving back to the hospitality industry amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Today show star Al Roker and his son Nick have the sweetest relationship and fans adored seeing a glimpse inside their day out together on Monday.The popular weatherman took to Instagram to share a selfie with his only son while sitting inside a local café in New York.

Kilmarnock restaurant could reopen under plans submitted to council bosses.

The founders of Me Sous have devised a way to solve the dilemma facing New York eateries that need customers but can't allow any inside due to COVID-19 restrictions: Bring the restaurant experience to people's homes.

An upstate New York restaurant owner is joining others in a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, saying it has "been tough to watch" his customers go to restaurants in a nearby county instead of his because of less restrictive coronavirus measures.

"Magnum, P.I." actor Tom Selleck left a $2,020 tip at a New York restaurant ahead of 2021. Actor Donnie Wahlberg, who plays Selleck's son on the TV series "Blue Bloods," shared the news in a Tuesday tweet.

Tom Selleck is feeling extra generous this holiday season.Donnie Wahlberg, who starred in with the 75-year-old actor, revealed via Twitter this week that Selleck recently left a $2,020 tip on a $204.68 bill at Elio's restaurant in New York City.«I found out that my TV Dad #TomSelleck has generously accepted the #2020TipChallenge at Elios Upper East Side!» Wahlberg, 51, tweeted. «Love ya dad.

A former upstate New York politician who fled before his 1997 jail sentencing was found by police limping on the side of an Ohio road this week, a report said. Fugitive William Jones, once the supervisor for the town of Mentz in Cayuga County, had been living in the Buckeye State under a fake name when he was caught, authorities told Syracuse.com.

New York City restaurants owners are considering banning Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio from eating at their establishments -- a move to hit back against the latest restrictions banning indoor dining during the frigid winter months as well as constantly shifting rules during the coronavirus pandemic that have forced business owners to pay out of pocket with little government assistance.

New York City bar and restaurant owners have put together a new web series aimed solely at bringing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s attention to their plight during the pandemic.

A group of Pennsylvania bars and restaurants is taking legal action against Gov.Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine over new coronavirus rules that will prohibit indoor dining during the holiday season.

A Minnesota restaurant is being sued by the state for flouting coronavirus restrictions and refusing to halt in-person dining operations.  State Attorney General Keith Ellison announced a motion for a temporary restraining order against the Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville on Thursday to force it to close. Under Gov.Tim Walz's initial executive order issued in November, restaurants and bars were forced to close indoor service through Friday amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Big city restaurant owners in New York and California are frustrated after lawmakers banned indoor dining and flip-flopped on bathroom restrictions, driving away even more of their customers amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.  In New York, local lawmakers implemented a new rule Thursday barring outdoor diners from using indoor restrooms at restaurants, only to backtrack shortly after an outcry from business owners and patrons alike.  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that a