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Glitzy Plaza Hotel
​In NYC Shuts
With Layoffs
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​​​​by Julius Lim | Mar 28 2020
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Prestige, glamour and Central Park views proved no match for the microscopic coronavirus as the Plaza Hotel stopped taking guests Friday and announced 251 layoffs.

“We fully support our local authorities as they work to halt the spread of COVID-19. For this reason, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend service at The Plaza effective on Friday,” said George Cozonis, its managing director, in a statement on the hotel’s website.

Peter Ward, president of the Hotel and Motel Trades Council, told the New York Times last week that roughly half of his New York union’s 40,000 members had been laid off. That percentage is likely continuing to rise as travel to the city has been brought to a virtual halt by the coronavirus pandemic. It was not immediately clear how the Plaza’s permanent residents would be affected by the suspension of service Friday. The notice filed with the state gave the date of the layoffs as March 22.

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