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New York City restaurants are being crushed by the current labor shortage and may take months to get enough staff, Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer said

Restaurateur Danny Meyer

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New York City restaurants are being crushed by the US’ current labor shortage — and it could take months for them to reach proper staffing levels, restaurateur Danny Meyer told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Wednesday.

“Nobody can hire back all of their workers even if they wanted to because many of our workers have left the city,” Meyer said. He founded Shake Shack and is the CEO Union Square Hospitality Group, the parent company of New York City hotspots Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern.

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