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 Adrienne Adams
Wednesday’s Headlines: Speaker Adams’s Ongoing Assault on Congestion Pricing Edition
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Council Speaker Adrienne Adams can't stop trashing congestion pricing as bad for her constituents ... when it in fact, it will be good for them. Plus other news.
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."
The Streetsie Awards: Our Final End-of-Year Honors as We Say ‘Good Riddance’ to 2022
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What better way to put a twist on the boring ol' "year-in-review" filler that other websites churn out in the limbo between Christmas and New Year's Day?
EXCLUSIVE: Fair Fares to Roll Out on OMNY Next Year But Enrollment Still Lags
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The city's Fair Fares program providing half-priced MetroCards to low-income New Yorkers will transition to the MTA's OMNY payment system next year, Streetsblog has learned.