GREEN CURBS: Open Restaurant Supporters Want Some ‘Parking’ Spots for Parklets
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A permanent outdoor dining program should come with a side of parks, a group of experts argues in a new report outlining the future of the program.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Outdoor Dining
Opinion: We Deserve a Bold Outdoor Dining Program — After a Fair Hearing
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The City Council has not advanced the legislation to make the city's temporary, Covid-era outdoor dining program permanent. In this exclusive op-ed, Council Member Carlina Rivera is demanding a better process.
Job Opening of the Day: Director of Open Restaurants at DOT (Wait, at DOT?!)
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Well, at least one agency thinks it's going to be running the Open Restaurant program.
Mayor Adams: Keep DOT in Charge of Open Restaurants
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Mayor Adams is pushing the City Council to keep the Department of Transportation in charge of outdoor dining, rather than move it to the much smaller Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, a move that advocates fear would sabotage the popular al-fresco "streeteries."
Thursday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining is Fun Edition
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What if outdoor dining had been a thing in Edward Hopper's day? Our graphics team imagined the possibilities!
Open Restaurants Program Survives Legal Hurdle … For Now
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A panel of state judges has stalled a community lawsuit against the city's open restaurant program — but not because the suit lacks merit, but simply because it's too early to claim damages from an initiative that is in the middle of a legislative process to become a permanent fixture of New York City life.