Restaurants a Prerequisite to a NYC Recovery

In his masterful story of the 1918 flu pandemic, "The Great Influenza," presciently released in 2005, the popular historian John M. Barry tells a story eerily familiar to us as we live through the current pandemic. A century ago, churches, theaters and schools were closed. Gauze masks became widely used, though in some cities more than others. Corpses piled up beyond the means to dispose of them. Medical research science, not nearly as primitive as one might expect, desperately sought a vaccine and came close, charting the way for future breakthroughs. Read Full Article »