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All the while, a few blocks away, Wall Street has recovered quickly since markets plummeted in mid-March. On Aug. 12, the S&P 500 surpassed its previous record from February, going from trough to peak in just 175 days. The nation’s biggest investment banks and tech giants have all reported strong quarterly results in recent weeks.

Elsewhere it’s less upbeat. A report from Partnership for New York City estimated the city had lost as many as 900,000 jobs by late June. Several large retailers, like J.C. Penney and Lord & Taylor, have filed for bankruptcy, and New York-based Macy’s Inc. is cutting thousands of corporate jobs. Neiman Marcus said it will close its three-story store in Hudson Yards, just 16 months after it opened. Foot traffic on Fifth Avenue is a fraction of its normal level.

Many restaurants, including posh Eleven Madison Park, have shut their doors. Others are hanging on by turning sidewalks and streets into European-style dining areas as part of the city’s popular outdoor dining program.

But even that has brought headaches for already hard-pressed owners, like John Clement of Clem’s, a bar in Williamsburg. This summer, videos of crowds congregated in the streets outside restaurants went viral, prompting Cuomo to threaten to shut down venues and fine patrons. The result, according to Clement, is an ever-changing and ever-expanding list of rules, and heavy-handed enforcement.

This month, Clem’s was written up for allegedly pouring drinks without also serving food — a no-no that Clement denies. He said the inspector simply showed up after the patrons had already finished eating. Now he’s expecting a fine in the thousands of dollars. Clement is also worried about the winter, since the program is set to end on Halloween and won’t restart until June.

“The food and beverage industry is one of the only economic engines left moving forward,” he said, sipping a Kolsch. “I just don’t understand why they are picking on us so hard.”

Joel Lee Kulp, who runs The Richardson, just east of McCarren Park, said Clement’s experience made him question how his own food options jibe with the governor’s mandates, which say potato chips don’t count as food, but an ice cream sundae does.

Many Richardson patrons order a few small tapas, like olives, canned sardines and potted chicken-liver mousse. Kulp worries whether it will pass muster. “It’s a meal in Spain,” he said, “but is it a meal in Albany?”

Back in Manhattan, Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, is grappling with an equally uncomfortable reality. Five months ago, the Theatre District shuttered after an actor got the virus. In all, 23 of the show’s 27-person cast ended up getting sick, she said, although they’ve all recovered. The shutdown, which lasts through year-end, has put almost 100,000 jobs in danger.