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"As co-owner Melissa Morales explains, Pomp and Circumstance, a Mediterranean restaurant in Williamsburg, is participating in the city’s Restaurant Revitalization Program and has committed to paying every employee at least $15 an hour within the next five years; Morales says the backing of that program is the major driving force enabling the restaurant to commit to phasing out the tipped minimum wage as part of a trial effort." - Erika Adams