The Gray Lady is bemoaning NYC restaurant closures — even though it called for them

New York Times “Hungry City” columnist Ligaya Mishan this week filed a soulful, sweet-and-sad ode to the lost experience of restaurant-going. Too bad her own paper has been a cheerleader for the irrational, unscientific policies that brought about the monumental loss. Headlined “Before They Closed, Restaurants Opened Doors for Us,” Mishan’s piece eloquently evokes her…