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Article: Broadway strike's collateral damage; Revenue loss was final blow for theater district eatery.(News)
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- Crain's New York Business
- Article date:
- February 25, 2008
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Byline: Lisa Fickenscher
Nearly three months after Broadway stagehands ended their 19-day strike, the collateral damage is still being tallied.
Rene Pujol, a 38-year-old French bistro in the theater district, closed Feb. 10 and will file for bankruptcy protection. A major factor in its demise was a roughly $70,000 drop in revenue during the strike.
"We ended up in January with very few resources after we paid our bills in December,'' says executive chef and co-owner Vincent Purdy.
Rene Pujol was distinguished not only by its longevity in a competitive area but by the fact that four years ago it became the city's first cooperatively owned restaurant.
Mr. ...
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