While Chick-Fil-A is only in 10 of the 27 new plazas, their inclusion has generated frustration over the Sunday policy and the company ownership’s support of anti-LGBTQ+ organizations.
The bill is aimed at Chick-Fil-A, the fast food eatery, which is in renovated rest stops on the Thruway, which is closed by company policy on Sundays.Ĭhick-Fil-A, as a matter of company policy, is closed on Sundays “to allow Operators and their team members to enjoy a day of rest, be with their families and loved ones, and worship if they choose.” The policy has been with the company since it opened its first restaurant in 1946.Īs part of the remodel of the Thruway’s 27 rest stops, new vendors came into the travel plazas, including the chicken eatery. This week, state lawmakers proposed legislation that would require restaurants in rest stops on the Thruway and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be open seven days a week.