Jon Yearwood’s Great Burger Business pandemic pivot

Left to right) Community Board 3 District Manager Henry Butler; New York State Sen. Jabari Brisport; NY Assembly Member Stefani Zinerman; The Burger House owner Jon Yearwood; Bed-Stuy Gateway BID board member & Community Board 3 Chair Richard Flateau; Community Activist Tahirah Moore; Age Friendly Bed-Stuy member Sylvia Cheeks.

By Keith L. Forests

Everyone is talking about having a COVID pandemic pivot/side hustle. Jon Yearwood took it to a whole other level with the creation and launch of his The Burger House He was inspired to start the business from constantly being hungry while in quarantine. Living in Flatbush, Brooklyn, all the places in his neighborhood were either fast food places or served West Indian food, and he was craving for a wider food selection. So, right in the middle of this coronavirus pandemic, Yearwood created this family-friendly restaurant located in the heart of Bedford Stuyvesant.