These 15 significant restaurant closures hit Staten Island in 2023

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The death of a restaurant certainly is a somber occurance. With 1,026 licensed food service establishments open at the moment on Staten Island, a single shutdown might seem like small potatoes. But the impact of a darkened storefront is real from the livelihoods affected to the traffic patterns of a neighborhood.

Luckily, some of the closures are only short-term. Temporarily shuttered from fires — yet promising a return — are the proprietors of Miyabi II of Port Richmond and Bario’s in New Springville.