Williamsburg Restaurant Pomp & Circumstance’s Future Is Up in the Air Due to MTA Project | Eater NY

"I'm worried that a new MTA project to make the Lorimer Street–Metropolitan Avenue L and G stop ADA accessible threatens Pomp & Circumstance, a Williamsburg Mediterranean restaurant located near the corner of Lorimer Street and Metropolitan Avenue; owner Melissa Morales supports the accessibility improvements but is asking that construction be delayed until later in the year so the restaurant doesn't completely lose its outdoor seating. Construction is reported to be set to get underway May 1 and to take about two years from start to finish, and Morales says losing outdoor seating would be a crushing blow for a place that largely survived the pandemic on outdoor dining — she hopes a delay would allow the restaurant to recover significant summertime revenue. Morales opened the restaurant in June 2019 with her husband and chef James Ahearn, who previously ran the kitchen at Verde Wine Bar and Ristorante." - Tanay Warerkar