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Almost 1,000 Outdoor Dining Permits Stuck in Bureaucratic Backlog
Comptroller Mark Levine called on Mayor Mamdani to unclog the backlog — but didn't say how.
May 14, 2026
‘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
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
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
Fare Fares: Here’s How Much Outdoor Dining Costs Restaurants
Restaurant owners have to shell out big to serve outdoors.
April 4, 2025
Bottoms Up! State Liquor Bigs OK Booze for Outdoor Dining After All
The state swooped in to save the day for outdoor drinking.
April 2, 2025
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
‘Disaster’: Outdoor Dining Snafu Could Ban Alfresco Booze For Months
It's shaping up to be a sober outdoor dining spring.
March 20, 2025
