A New York lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require restaurants inside rest areas on the Thruway and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be open seven days a week. The latest legislation specifically targets nine Chick-Fil-A restaurants, all of which operate in New York City travel centers.
Chick-Fil-A, the largest fast-food chain specializing in chicken sandwiches, is known to be closed on Sundays “to allow operators and their team members a day of rest, to be with their families and loved ones, and to worship at their convenience.” ”, according to company policy. Chick-Fil-A has had this policy since it opened its first restaurant in 1946.
A representative for Rep. Tony Simone, who proposed the bill, said lawmakers believe “Chick-Fil-A could easily serve their customers better if their restaurants were open seven days a week.”
“The bill addresses the need for every restaurant that serves travelers to be open seven days a week,” the representative told Business Insider in an email. “When it comes to travel areas such as rest areas, bus stops and airports, people are often out and about on Sundays and so it makes no sense for one of the few restaurants in these locations to be closed on one of these busiest travel days of the week.”