America's oldest restaurant Delmonico's is among eateries and bars across the country raising money on GoFundMe for their employees who have been laid off during the coronavirus lockdown. New York City's 182-year-old restaurant, Delmonico's, shared news of their efforts to raise $200,000 for their employees over the weekend. As America's oldest restaurant, this is an extraordinary moment for us,' the Delmonico's team wrote on their GoFundMe page. Delmonico's temporarily shut their doors and 'suspended all operations' as part of the lockdown on March 18. Death & Co's owners are trying to raise $50,000 for their employees and have more than $32,000 toward that goal on GoFundMe.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2020 14:06 UTC