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‘Broadway Vision’: City Will Revamp Six More Blocks By 2031
The facelift will cost more than $150 million.
February 27, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: Bureaucratic Morass Edition
Restaurants hoping to set up in the city's open streets hit a bureaucratic snag — but DOT said a solution is coming. Plus more news.
February 9, 2026
Thursday’s Headlines: Menin to the Rescue Edition
Al fresco is back on the menu, Council Speaker Julie Menin said on Wednesday. Plus more news.
February 5, 2026
City Council to Bring Back Year-Round Outdoor Dining After Adams-Era Decimation
New Council Speaker Julie Menin wants to scrap Adams-era rules that shrunk the program to just 400 approved locations from a pandemic era high of 8,000.
February 4, 2026
Monday’s Headlines: Dining Dash Edition
A report from Hell's Kitchen shows the scale of the collapse of the city's outdoor dining program. Plus more news.
December 15, 2025
Outdoor Dining Has Faded Out — And Not Just Because It’s Winter
From thousands of pandemic-era eateries to perhaps just a few hundred, thanks to a seasonal, not year-round, program.
November 25, 2025
Chinatown Plaza Redesign A Good First Step, But City Must Go Bigger
Almost everyone walks through Kimlau Square – even though most of the space is for cars.
October 22, 2025
Friday’s Headlines: Refining Outdoor Dining Edition
Brooklyn Council Member Lincoln Restler has a bill to bring back year-round outdoor dining. Plus more news.
October 10, 2025
Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go
“People like to sit outside and not be bothered by the cars,” said one restaurant manager.
July 24, 2025
Car Harms Monday: So Dominant That You Don’t Even Notice You’re Being Inconvenienced for Them
Our cities were not made for this onslaught.
June 16, 2025
