The Park District has nine nature play spaces, with five more in the works. Like playgrounds, they are technically closed due to the coronavirus. But some parents have been meeting up at parks for early childhood nature play groups — lifesavers for parents after months inside and the closest to […]
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New York City to make outdoor restaurant dining permanent
New York City restaurants will be allowed to keep their outdoor dining spaces indefinitely, and even expand seating in some cases, mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday. Speaking on the Brian Lehrer show on local National Public Radio station WNYC, de Blasio said restaurants can “really take this model and […]
In New York City, pandemic-inspired outdoor dining to become permanent
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York is committed to making outdoor dining a permanent option for the thousands of restaurants that have embraced the concept since the coronavirus pandemic struck in the spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday. The city, an early U.S. COVID-19 epicenter, […]
Calls to Make Outdoor Dining in NYC a Permanent Fixture Are Gaining Momentum
© Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images More politicians voice their support of extending the city’s Open Streets program City Comptroller Scott Stringer and State Senator Jessica Ramos in Queens wrote an open letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday expressing “disappointment” that the city’s Open Streets program — which […]
Outdoor dining now permanent and year-round in New York City
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City The city’s Open Restaurants Initiative, which allows for restaurants to serve customers on sidewalk and curb space, will be made permanent. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the extension of outdoor dining during […]
NYC will make Open Restaurants initiative permanent year-round
The permanent expansion of outdoor dining will be done in conjunction with the Open Streets initiative, the mayor said, noting that 87 streets are participating. To date, more than 10,000 eateries are part of the Open Restaurants initiative, the mayor said. Restaurants will have the opportunity to expand seating outside adjacent […]
Outdoor Dining Is Now a Permanent NYC Fixture, Mayor Announces
After months of back and forth, New York City finally has an outdoor dining plan. During WNYC’s the Brian Lehrer Show on Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city’s outdoor dining program will extend through the winter months and be made permanent in NYC. The program was previously […]