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SPLAT: Adams Administration’s Squeeze on Roadside Dining is Complete

In the end, outdoor dining sheds will occupy just 0.087 percent of the city's parking spaces.

August 5, 2024

About 1,300 Restaurants Apply For Outdoor Dining — 90% Drop From Pandemic’s Height

The decimation of the popular program comes thanks to the City Council and Mayor Adams.

July 30, 2024

Roadway Dining May See Dramatic Decline Under Eric Adams As Deadline Looms

Only a few hundred restaurants are in the pipeline for roadside seating, down from thousands.

July 12, 2024

… And the Biggest Failures and Disappointments of 2023

Let's be real, 2023 was not a good year for livable streets.

December 28, 2023

Friday’s Headlines: Outdoor Dining Funeral Train Edition

Outdoor dining dies a slow death in New York City. Plus more news.

November 17, 2023

Proposed Outdoor Dining Rules Leave Diners Out in the Rain

Shed a tear for the sheds. Unless you like rain, that is.

October 20, 2023

Analysis: DOT’s Curb Management ‘Action’ Couldn’t Come Soon Enough

DOT and Mayor Adams on Tuesday released a 10-point curb management "action plan" full of plans to make plans to reorient curb space away from private car storage.

September 15, 2023

Outdoor Dining: What Will the April-to-December Program Look Like?

The race for outdoor dining designs — and warehousing them in the winter — is on.

September 8, 2023

Op-Ed: Seasonal-Only Outdoor Dining Law Doesn’t Work for the Industry

A bar owner tells Mayor Adams that outdoor dining must be a year-round affair.

August 16, 2023