This map shows you which NYC restaurants are owned by private equity

For many consumers, “private equity” has become a four-letter word. Private equity firms have acquired the unpopular reputation of purchasing food establishments that then notoriously decline in quality, as new owners cut costs in search of new avenues to profit. They’ve also been criticized for displacing mom-and-pop shops in the process. But beyond stereotypical signs of private equity-backing—sudden spikes in new franchise locations and sleek, minimalist branding, to name a few—consu...