It’s been more than two years since the City Council first voted to make some version of the streeteries program permanent. Now it seems that might finally be happening
dining won’t face seasonal restrictions, but lawmakers are putting forward a proposal that calls for more standardized designs for outdoor-dining structures . The plan is to move on “from the year-round structures that often sit empty during the winter months.”
It’s true that, as fears of COVID infection have dropped among the public, very few diners are willing to shiver through dinner when they could instead simply sit inside a heated dining room. The outdoor sheds can often feel quite literally like Siberia: spillover seating for a full dining room that also happens to be cold. Even the sheds’ fans will admit that they are mostly useful when it is nice outside.sidewalk cafés to 17 new neighborhoods around the city.
Officially, the City Council says that nothing is yet final and that it “is continuing to work on a bill that creates a permanent outdoor dining program for the City that strikes the right balance for our restaurants, neighborhoods, and all New Yorkers.” It’s been more than two years since the councilvoted to make some version of this program permanent. Now it seems that might finally be a bit closer to happening.Sign up for the Grub Street newsletter.
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