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When Loeb Boathouse, Central Park's picturesque lakeside restaurant, announced its closing in October, we lost an iconic piece of New York City's identity.
The restaurant, which had made appearances in films like When Harry Met Sally and 27 Dresses, had blamed "unforeseeable business circumstances prompted by COVID-19," and according to The City, the restaurant relied on "thousands" of customers to keep its doors open each year—and that just wasn't happening in 2020. The waterside locale had not reopened for outdoor or indoor dining since the pandemic began, so all 163 employees of the café who were furloughed were laid off.
On March 8 the Boathouse announced that it would reopen and on Monday, it finally opened its doors.
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Loeb Boathouse will be open for lunch Mondays to Fridays, from noon to 4pm, and for brunch on the weekends, from 9:30am-4pm. Reservations can be made at its website, thecentralparkboathouse.com. The gondolas you rent to go out on the lake will likely be available in May.
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