“There’s no reason to do business in New York,” Michael Weinstein, chief executive of Ark Restaurants – the parent company for Bryant Park Grill & Café – told The Times. “I can do the same volume in Florida in the same square feet as I would have in New York, with my expenses being much less.”
As a result of such aggressive reductions, national chains — including J.C. Penney, Kate Spade, Subway and Le Pain Quotidien — have permanently shut down branches. High-profile locations have shuttered while continuing business in other states, largely due to the rent requirements in the city.”
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