Even ghost kitchens in a ghost town need supplies.

New York City’s restaurant supply chain continues to chug along, even with drastic cuts in business and restrictions amid a stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Deemed by the state as having “essential” workers, many industries — hospitals, law enforcement, and restaurants — are exempt from shutting down, and operators are retaining skeleton crews to do delivery and takeout. The entire infrastructure is run by workers who