Sebastian Pineda is not only a bartender at Bayou, which serves Cajun food. He also rings up tabs and buses tables.

But with Governor Cuomo issuing a warning Sunday that parts of Staten Island could be designated a red zone in the near future, Pineda fears he and some coworkers could be out of a job, if the Island’s coronavirus numbers do not drop soon.

“I’m honestly a little bit terrified of this,” Pineda explained.

The governor has not indicated which neighborhoods on Staten Island are at greatest risk for red zone restrictions.

That dreaded designation would force indoor and outdoor dining to be banned at Bayou.

“The staff is quite small here,” Pineda said. “We usually consist of four or five waiters and a bartender or two, maybe a hostess or two. That’s about all. It’s very possible if we do takeout or delivery. There’s going to be a couple of people we have to send off. They might have no job at all.”

Pineda lives with his family in St. George. He told NY1 Bayou laid him off back in March during the city’s initial shutdown due to COVID-19.

While Pineda was grateful to be rehired in August, when outdoor dining came back, he does not want to be back on unemployment.

“It’s not the same,” he said. “You’re not earning the money that you’re making. The money that you make, you feel like you deserved it.”

Bayou customers like Dyna Ramirez of Stapleton do not want to see the end of indoor dining anytime soon.

Yet she fears it will happen.

“I think the governor is just doing what he need to do to try to make everyone stay safe,” Ramirez said. “I do feel bad for businesses. That’s why I’m out. I want to support as far as I can.”

Ramirez has great empathy for restaurant workers, explaining she lost her job as a group fitness instructor due to the city’s tough COVID-19 restrictions.

“You can’t have classes in New York City,” said Ramirez. “The state has allowed classes. It’s just the five boroughs. I don’t know how that decision came upon. So yeah, I’ve been out of work.”

If take out and pick up are the only ways to support her favorite restaurants, Ramirez said she would do it, to help ensure workers would eventually have a restaurant to return to, once the heavy restriction are lifted.