Wonderful news for New York! A measure to keep shops along the Thruway open seven days a week is being proposed by lawmakers!
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According to the bill, closing on Sundays is a “disservice and unnecessary inconvenience to travelers.”
“While there is nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing on a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to travelers is an inappropriate location for such a restaurant,” the bill states, in part. “Publicly owned service areas should use their space to maximally benefit the public. Allowing for retail space to go unused one seventh of the week or more is a disservice and unnecessary inconvenience to travelers who rely on these service areas.”
There is just one exemption for religion, and that is “temporary concessions such as farmers markets or local vendors.”
Assemblyman Tony Simone, one of the bill’s authors, told ABC News Albany station WTEN, “You know, we get hungry when we’re traveling. We may not like our brother-in-law or sister-in-law’s cooking and wanna get a snack on Christmas Eve.”
“To find one of the restaurants closed on the thruway is just not in the public good,” Simone continued.
Chick-fil-A signs a 33-year exclusive contract with the Thruway.
Simone added that “the Thruways are meant to serve New York travelers first,” and that it’s “ridiculous” that a food provider would be “able to close on Sunday – one of the busiest travel days of the week.”
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Chick-fil-A has not commented on the measure.
The founder of this contentious restaurant company is known for his religious beliefs and connections to conservative organizations.
