"The Brooklyn Democrat's legislation introduced on Thursday would restore year-round outdoor dining, allow smaller businesses to expand their outdoor set-ups in front of adjacent business (with those business' approval), permit roadway dining areas closer to the corner and let grocery and speciality food stores that sell coffee and sandwiches to participate."
""The restrictions of the current program have severely limited restaurants' ability to run roadway cafés given the demands of taking down and storing structures every year," Restler said in a statement."
""Restoring year-round open dining will significantly boost participation and allow New Yorkers to continue to enjoy outdoor dining at many of their favorite restaurants again.""
New York City restaurants and bars must dismantle curbside outdoor dining setups by Nov. 30 under current regulations banning roadway eating during winter months. Council Member Lincoln Restler introduced legislation to restore year-round outdoor dining and to allow smaller businesses to expand outdoor setups in front of adjacent businesses with approval. The bill would permit roadway dining areas closer to corners and allow grocery and specialty food stores that sell coffee and sandwiches to participate. A City Council-written seasonal program launched last year imposed tighter limits than the pandemic-era program, causing many restaurants to drop out. About 12,000 restaurants set up outdoor dining since 2020, but only 1,400 applied for roadway dining permits this year. Likely next mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to restore year-round outdoor dining and ease bureaucratic red tape.
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