Small Bites

I’m a little peckish. Just as I was about to order lunch, I remembered — the traffic jam. Last night’s storms left many places without power, including Westchester Avenue, the street the Journal News lives off. (Since when is the neighborhood called “Platinum Mile?�

Anyway, no power, no traffic lights. That doesn’t fare well for my lunch delivery.I got curious about what other people were doing for lunch. So I called Eric Rosenbaum, the owner of Tayste — that sleek new hot dog place on Mamaroneck Ave. Even though the restaurant never lost power — “we are a powerful place,� he said — It sounded quiet. He said it was. “Definitely below average,� he said.

And, he said, not as many people as usual were walking around Mamaroneck Ave.

Janice Pestrak, the owner of Good to Go on Mamaroneck Ave. said business was a bit slower, too.

The conversation went something like this:

Me: “So you guys do have power, then?�
Janice: “Yes.�
Me: “But you’re not getting as many requests for deliveries.�
Janice: “Very few.�
Me: “Probably the traffic is too much?�
Janice starts laughing.
Me: “So maybe you wouldn’t go anyway.�
Janice is still laughing.
Janice: “Yeah. So either way.�

I’m headed to the corporate cafeteria.