Levin celebrates brunch bill with iced coffee at cafe
Councilman Stephen Levin and his colleague, Councilman Dan Garodnick, found a fitting way to celebrate the passage of their bill that allows restaurants to open sidewalk cafes earlier for weekend brunch. The two lawmakers enjoyed a morning cup of iced coffee on Wednesday at a sidewalk café near City Hall.
Later that day, the council approved the bill, clearing the way for restaurant owners to open before noon on Sundays. Sidewalk cafes will now be able to open at 10 a.m. on Sundays.
Levin (D-Williamsburg-Greenpoint) and Garodnick (D-Upper East Side) said they were sipping their iced coffees at Edward’s Café to pay homage to the sacred New York City pastime of outdoor brunching.