"The Painted Lady Saloon on the Upper East Side opened in March 2019 and was doing better than most new restaurants — it was slated to break even by mid-April. Now that it’s lost the bump in business it would’ve gotten from St. Patrick’s Day and its anniversary party, the timeline is more focused on survival. 'I’m concerned if we don’t open by the middle of May,' says owner Jennifer Dowds, who lives in New Jersey and boarded up as a precautionary measure since she can’t visit the restaurant regularly." - Gary He