Red Lobster Abruptly Closes Locations Including Local Restaurants

We all knew that the popular seafood chain Red Lobster was having financial problems and announced it filed chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year.

We all knew that changes were coming soon but employees at over 50 restaurants were blindsided by the abrupt closure in locations nationwide.

Among the shutdown locations are Lakewood, NY; Buffalo, NY; Amherst, NY; Williamsville, NY; Rochester, NY; Poughkeepsie, NY; Stony Brook, NY, Kingston; NY; Scarsdale, NY; Nanuet, NY; Ledgewood, NJ; Lawrenceville, NJ; East Brunswick, NJ; Bridgewater, NJ.

Red Lobster abruptly closes at least 50 restaurants — including 14 in NY, NJ (nypost.com)