The bartenders at Forgtmenot used to make drinks. These days, they’re stocking toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
It took less than 24 hours for the Lower East Side bar Forgtmenot to go from slinging drinks to stocking shelves with toilet paper.went into effect on March 16, owner Paul Sierros decided his bar was going to become essential. The tables bolted to the floor were uprooted and replaced with boxes of fresh oranges, cleaning supplies, and face masks. Now, shoppers can sip a Bloody Mary, margarita, or gin and tonic—all canned versions—while stocking up on household necessities.
“Oh, the neighborhood grocer,” Paul said in a sing-song voice on a recent day while greeting a couple sitting at the one and only table. Paul, a Queens native born to Greek parents, keeps the shop running with a skeleton crew. In the wake of COVID-19, he’s had to lay off 74 employees across his five businesses. Now, he’s down to five employees total, including himself and Abby. There’s also Derek Tighe, Sierros’ right-hand man, Kiki Karamintzas, right-hand woman, and back-of-house one-man show Armando Cabrera.
Paul and Tighe don’t pay themselves anymore, and neither plans to take a day off for the next three months. Paul said he tries to pay $100-$150 a week to his former employees who aren’t able to collect unemployment benefits. Google Maps describes Forgtmenot as a “quirky American-Mediterranean taverna.” The vibe according to Paul? “It’s family. That’s it.”
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