NYC Restaurants Got $2.8 Billion From Stimulus: See Where It Went

NEW YORK CITY — Thousands of New York City restaurants, caterers and other food spots received grants from the federal government as part of the stimulus package passed in January, amounting to $2.8 billion in funding coming to the city, according to newly released data.

Ranging between $1,400 and the maximum $10 million, the grants came from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a key component of the American Rescue Act. The recipients were revealed Friday by the Small Business Administration in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.

All told, 5,789 businesses in the five boroughs got money. Most applicants were not so lucky: the government's $28.6 billion fund closed at the end of June after granting less than a third of the more than 370,000 requests made nationwide.

Across the city, the average grant was about $490,000. Winners of the maximum $10 million, available only to small chains, included the theater catering company Sweet Hospitality and a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee based on the Upper East Side.

The full list includes dozens of recognizable names for New York City restaurant-goers, including Katz's Delicatessen ($5 million), Le Bernardin ($5 million), Sylvia's in Harlem ($1.7 million) and Jacob's Pickles on the Upper West Side ($869,000).

Below, scroll through the full list of New York City restaurants that received federal grants. (Note that many are listed under business aliases, but searching the name or address on the state's liquor license database can reveal each one's identity.)

The city's recipients are among more than 27,000 in New York state that got Restaurant Revitalization grants, totaling more than $9.6 billion statewide.

The fund was initially supposed to prioritize restaurants owned by women, veterans and members of other marginalized groups, but that aspect was halted after white business owners sued, alleging that the government was discriminating against them.