The COVID pandemic’s long shadow threatens the future of Fireman Hospitality Group, which runs some of Manhattan’s most iconic and venerable Italian restaurants.

In a stunning move this month, Fireman filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing cash-flow problems that started before the 2020 lockdowns and turned critical when the group’s large restaurants lost much of their business.

It’s the largest Big Apple restaurant-empire crisis since 2020. The company’s high-profile eateries have more than 2,000 seats combined — Trattoria Dell’Arte, Cafe Fiorello, Bond 45, Paris Bar in Le Méridien, Cafe Paradiso, Le Jardin Rooftop and two Brooklyn Diner…

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