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State Lawmaker Wants To Override City’s ‘Stupid’ Winter Curbside Dining Ban
New legislation would force the city to allow curbside outdoor dining year-round after the city's arbitrary winter ban decimated the popular program.
April 1, 2025
Outdoor Dining Shrinks Back To Wealthier Neighborhoods as Mayor, Council Point Fingers
Mayor Adams and Speaker Adams blame each other, as New Yorkers suffer the consequences.
March 31, 2025
‘Disaster’: Outdoor Dining Snafu Could Ban Alfresco Booze For Months
It's shaping up to be a sober outdoor dining spring.
March 20, 2025
It’s Official: Mayoral Candidate Adrienne Adams Decimated Outdoor Dining
The city has authorized just 600 restaurants and bars to set up curbside when roadway outdoor dining resumes April 1.
March 18, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: Guerrilla Streetery Edition
New rules prohibit roadway outdoor dining during the winter, so one East Village cafe set-up "guerrilla" al fresco on Friday. Plus more news.
March 10, 2025
Community Boards, Lawmakers Flex Regained Powers to Stall Outdoor Dining
It's a long and winding road just to set up some tables and chairs.
March 6, 2025
Thursday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining On Ice Edition
Hundreds of roadway outdoor dining applications are stuck in "bureaucratic limbo," according to a report. Plus more news.
February 13, 2025
Pizzeria Deploys School Bus to Serve Customers During Winter Curbside Dining Ban
So let's get this straight: You can eat a slice of pizza in a car ... as long as the car doesn't belong to the pizzeria?
December 11, 2024
Parking? Lots! Outdoor Dining Structures Are Coming Down Across the City
Another wave of New York City's beloved roadside dining structures is making way for parked cars after a key city deadline passed on Friday.
November 4, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Whatever Happened to the Swagger Edition
"A gutless city government has undermined outdoor dining," the Times opines. Plus other news.
September 25, 2024