Open Restaurants to return next summer, but the wait for indoor dining goes on
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Open Restaurants program, which allows restaurants to serve customers on sidewalks and curb lanes, will return next summer.
Outdoor dining will return to the city by June 1, 2021 and run through Oct. 31. The city will also bring back a popular initiative that combines Open Restaurants with Open Streets.
According to the mayor, more than 9,000 restaurants have signed up for the program, helping to save nearly 80,000 New York City jobs since June.