NYC Diners - Reservation Hacks & Wild Stories

Thoughts on NYC reservation scene right now? I’m a writer working on a story for theNew York Postabout how getting certain NYC restaurant reservations has turned into a whole mess, and I’d love some real insight from actual New Yorkers and diners. What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen or done to get a reservation? Paying someone for theirs, using a concierge, setting alerts, obsessively refreshing Resy, anything like that. Also curious which restaurants feel the hardest to book right now, and whether they were actually worth it once you got in?