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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
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
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
BREAKING: There’s a New Lawsuit to End Outdoor Dining
The pandemic is over, so should outdoor dining end, too?
July 6, 2023
Workers, City Coffers Will Lose Out if Council Ditches Year-Round Street Dining, Experts Say
Yet the Council has not analyzed the economic harm that its bill could cause to one of New York's signature industries.
March 1, 2023
Council ‘Almost There’ on Permanent Open Restaurants: Speaker Adams
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.
February 7, 2023
WHAT DO THEY WANT? Most Council Members Silent on Permanent Outdoor Dining Details
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."
February 6, 2023
Pandemic Dining Program Added Outdoor Cafés to 17 Neighborhoods that Never Had Them
And the "open restaurants" initiative was also a boon to especially blue collar districts of color outside of Manhattan, according to a new report.
January 19, 2023
