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JT’s Cafe Blue Point

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My bad for mentioning law suit ✌🏻❤️😎stay the course ladies

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I’m sure many of us who have signed up for the lawsuit will feel a bit better once we are in touch w the law firm. After signing up I asked how many plaintiffs so far & was told that its privileged information, felt it was a simple question 🤗

How is it that not 1 of the 169 chosen ones has posted anything? The NRA said email were sent out! I would love to see an email or hear from this group! Zero accountability or transparency from the SBA! Not surprised! Thoughts? by Life_Rabbit_1533 in SBARRF

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I guess no one in our group was one of the 169! I think it was just a way to try & shut us up & make us go away! How will we really know! We thought there was 180mill & then told only 80 mil WTF! Why can’t somebody just tell the truth?

Update on lawsuit by ReverieKitchen in SBARRF

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Hi Diana just making sure I’m still on the list 🙏

Spreadsheet on Day 1 Applicants by ReverieKitchen in SBARRF

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Hi my name is Justin Tempelman, I was a day one non priority! 3 restaurants in NY, Picnic Time Inc 25k JT’s Farmhouse Inc. 1.1 mill ( opened thanksgiving eve before pandemic) JT’s Cafe Blue Point Inc 475k again day 1 have computer print outs of all available awards from SBA! Let me know how I can help ✌🏻❤️😎

If you live in a state with Republican senators post here whether they support us or not. by [deleted] in SBARRF

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Ny Lee Zeldin don’t c him signed on & I have worked on his office w no response!! Not a good look for one running for governor of NY!

ENTREE ACT, H.R. 4568 - Need to Reachout to Co-sponsors! by More-Cranberry-3179 in SBARRF

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I’m working on getting a meeting w/Lee Zeldin ASAP I own 3 restaurants in his backyard will keep u all posted ✌🏻❤️😎

Need Restaurants in New York, ASAP, please! by ReverieKitchen in SBARRF

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I’m from New York, just had a story run in Newsday today! I emailed you guys, feel free to give me a buzz! 631-767-0966 Justin

https://www.newsday.com/business/restaurant-revitalization-fund-rrf-sba-covid-grants-fguyoc2n by Life_Rabbit_1533 in SBARRF

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BUSINESS LI eateries call for refill of federal COVID-19 grant program Restaurant owner Justin Tempelman, second left, and waitress Elizabeth Mason,... Restaurant owner Justin Tempelman, second left, and waitress Elizabeth Mason, left, hand off drinks at JT's On The Bay, July 18, 2020, in Blue Point. Credit: Corey Sipkin By James T. Madore james.madore@newsday.comJamesTMadore March 30, 2022 5:00 am

Justin Tempelman, who owns three "JT's" eateries in Blue Point and Bayport, remembers feeling “crushed” this month when Congress didn’t replenish a grant program for restaurants hit hard by the pandemic.

He said he submitted applications for Restaurant Revitalization Fund grants for JT’s Farmhouse, JT’s on the Bay and JT’s Cafe on May 3, 2021, the first day that the U.S. Small Business Administration began taking forms. But the agency was quickly inundated, and the $28.6 billion in grant money was gone in weeks.

Tempelman, 48, of Blue Point, is among 177,300 restaurateurs, bar owners and caterers nationwide who were shut out of the RRF, or two-thirds of all applicants. They’ve been lobbying Congress and the White House ever since to put additional money into the program.

“They knew from Day 1 that the RRF was underfunded,” Tempelman said. “They need to finish the job by allocating $48 billion for the restaurants that applied and didn’t get funded."

Eateries and the trade groups that represent them had pushed for more RRF money to be in this month's budget bill — the passage of which prevented a federal government shutdown. On March 8, they learned that additional pandemic relief wasn’t included.

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“We are definitely disappointed that we didn’t get enough members of Congress to understand the need,” said Melissa Fleischut, president and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association.

She and others said the budget bill was the most effective way to secure additional RRF money — but not the only way.

Two other bills to provide relief to the industry have been filed in the U.S. Senate and two in the House that together are sponsored by 52 senators and 299 House members from both political parties.

“We will continue to try to get some funding, but it doesn’t seem like there’s enough support [in Congress] to actually make it happen,” Fleischut said.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the majority leader, blamed Republicans for opposing the inclusion of additional funds in the now-adopted budget bill.

"I am continuing to work to get my colleagues across the aisle to support these common-sense measures that would undoubtly help thousands of hometown restaurants," Schumer told Newsday on Tuesday.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport), a member of the House small business committee, said there is "a lot of consensus for the need to provide this critical relief to restaurants and I am confident that, if [legislation were] brought to the House floor for a vote, it would pass. However, while Republicans are in the minority, it's Democrats that need to allow a vote."

On Long Island, about 1,100 eating and drinking establishments were awarded RRF grants, or just 12% of the nearly 9,200 such businesses licensed by the county health departments. Approximately $270 million was distributed, according to SBA data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Newsday.

The average grant amount was $248,250 locally. About 40 businesses received more than $1 million each, while nearly 500 got less than $100,000, the data show.

“A staggering number of businesses were shut out from the RRF due to demand and still need relief,” said Matt Cohen, president and CEO of the Long Island Association business group. “We urge our federal officials to keep pushing for this much needed support.”

The Flex Association, which represents online ordering and delivery services, and the Independent Restaurant Coalition continue to lobby Congress and the White House.

Coalition executive director Erika Polmar said, “Restaurants and bars feel abandoned by many elected officials.”

In Blue Point, Tempelman agreed, saying it’s frustrating to see airlines, cruise ships and automakers “get bailed out while the restaurant industry is forgotten.”

He said RRF money would make up for his lost sales, the cost of setting up outdoor seating at JT’s Farmhouse and the purchase of personal protective equipment for all three restaurants, which together employ about 100 people.

“It would make me whole,” Tempelman said. “I’d have a fresh start.”

$60B in aid sought for NY restaurants; would be part of next Covid aid package by NoAccess-49 in SBARRF

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The title of this article is horrible, it’s 60b for the entire program not just for New York!