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.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Outdoor dining
Council ‘Almost There’ on Permanent Open Restaurants: Speaker Adams
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The head of the restive Council said lawmakers are struggling to account for the needs of restaurant owners as well as the differing needs of the many diverse neighborhoods of the city, Adams said at a Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
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."
Pandemic Dining Program Added Outdoor Cafés to 17 Neighborhoods that Never Had Them
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And the "open restaurants" initiative was also a boon to especially blue collar districts of color outside of Manhattan, according to a new report.
Opinion: New York Needs Covered Outdoor Dining Year-Round!
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Let's open the door to innovative ideas and solutions to re-social and redefine how we share public space safely (and save the restaurant industry).
Massive Show of Support from Restaurant and Design Pros for a DOT-Led Open Restaurant Program
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The list of supporters is like a Who's Who of the overlapping worlds of architecture, urban planning, public space management, design and livable streets advocacy.