RED TAPE: Council’s Outdoor Dining Bill Could Undo Gains of Pandemic Program
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“The cost for us, it’s probably gonna mean the end of outdoor dining as we know it.”
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Outdoor Dining
Council Moves Final Outdoor Dining Bill as Seasonal Program
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The City Council will finally move forward with plans for a permanent outdoor dining program that would restrict "streeteries" in the roadway to eight months out of the year while, according to new legislation released on Thursday.
Workers, City Coffers Will Lose Out if Council Ditches Year-Round Street Dining, Experts Say
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Yet the Council has not analyzed the economic harm that its bill could cause to one of New York's signature industries.
Restaurateurs, Advocates Beg Council To Keep All-Year Outdoor Dining
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"If we have to take it down in the winter there’s no putting that stuff back up," said Donna Drakes, owner of the Caribbean restaurant Brooklyn Beso in Bedford-Stuyvesant. "I think that’s just a way for them to get rid of it."
EXCLU: Council Will Move Ahead with Seasonal Outdoor Dining Plan
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The Council plans to make the city's outdoor dining program permanent, but the roadside "streeteries" will become just seasonal, as part of revised legislation expected to come before lawmakers next month, Council sources told Streetsblog.
WHAT DO THEY WANT? Most Council Members Silent on Permanent Outdoor Dining Details
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Advocates called on Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to rally the legislature as the delay has left restaurateurs in limbo and unsure whether to keep spending money on the roadside "streeteries."