As of May 2013, the food-preparation and service industry paid an average hourly wage of $9.08. In a separate BLS category, we find over half a million fast-food cooks who earn, on average, $9.07 an hour.But that varies by industry and state. Cooks in gasoline stations earn, on average, $8.68 per hour, while cooks in grocery stores get $10.02.The San Francisco area has the highest average wages for fast-food workers in the country, but at $12.17 per hour, that falls well short of the $15 demanded by the protesting McDonaldâs employees.s of May 2013, the food-preparation and service industry paid an average hourly wage of $9.08. In a separate BLS category, we find over half a million fast-food cooks who earn, on average, $9.07 an hour.
Foley Square. Foley Square is a green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of lower Manhattan, New York City and â by extension â the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is border by Worth Street, Centre Street and Lafayette Street.
Following this renovation, Thomas Paine Park was officially integrated into Foley Square and rededicated. In 2013, George Edwin Bissellâs sculpture of Abraham De Peyster (1657-1728), former New York City mayor (1691-1694), was reinstalled in the park.