Come Together, Right Now, Over Meat

[allison joyce/getty images]The New York City restaurant community is coming together over the recent havoc wrought by Hurricane Sandy. #DineoutNYC was launched on Halloween and aims to get local restaurants affected by the storm back on their feet by encouraging people to go out to eat. The #DineoutNYC Facebook page reads, "#DineoutNYC is a movement to motivate people to dine out in restaurants throughout NYC in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This movement helps restaurant operators and their employees get back to work and helps diners learn about where to dine out in New York City. Getting involved is easy. Using #dineoutNYC allows diners to be part of a movement to support restaurants throughout the boroughs."

Dine Out Williamsburg gives participating restaurants and bars the chance to donate a percentage of their sales to the Red Cross. Their website notes that, "As members of the Williamsburg community, most of us came out unscathed by last week’s Hurricane Sandy.  If anything, businesses saw a boom from this disaster, and many of us would like to pay it forward." Dine Out Williamsburg takes place this Thursday, November 8th. Some of the participants so far include: Diner, Marlow & Sons, Reynard, Gwynnett St, Mason Premiere, Nitehawk Cinemas, Parish Hall, and the Brooklyn Star.