The NYC Hospitality Alliance, representing thousands of restaurants, bars and nightclubs across the five boroughs, submits this testimony.
Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani have both backed legislation to restore year-round roadway dining and lower fees.
“We will finally fix the City’s outdoor dining program to make it year-round and reduce the regulatory burdens for restaurants,” Menin said.
ROADWAY CAFES IN NEW YORK CITY must be dismantled by Friday, Nov. 29 when the roadway dining season ends, says the DOT.
Riccardo Massetti of Cremini’s Kitchen & Bar on Court Street says it best, “With the arrival of winter and the removal of outdoor patios.
Saturday became the deadline for eateries to apply to make their outdoor seating structures legal under a new system — or demolish them.
Outdoor dining was a part of the pandemic that many people actually liked — made possible by streetside dining sheds that popped up around New York City
While the problem of abandoned outdoor dining sheds has given rise to community complaints, it seems to be mainly a Manhattan problem, and on the whole, Brooklyn restaurants and their
The City Planning Commission on Monday voted unanimously in favor of a text amendment that clears the way for outdoor dining to become a permanent part of the city’s life,
It looks like all those outdoor dining sheds that can be seen outside restaurants from one end of the borough to another will be there for another year — at
Renewing restrictions on indoor dining in New York City amid surging coronavirus infections could deal a crippling financial blow to restaurants and their workers and should come with financial support,
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Just days after New York City reopened all its school
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered schools in several Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods closed starting Tuesday in response to increasing tallies of coronavirus cases in those areas. The
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that he has asked the state for permission to close schools and reinstate restrictions on nonessential businesses in nine Brooklyn and
New York City’s restaurants are employing only slightly more than half the number of people they were before the coronavirus wreaked havoc in the industry, according to a report released
U.S. restaurants are moving warily into fall, hoping their slow recovery persists despite the new challenge of chilly weather and a pandemic that’s expected to claim even more lives. New
Kind of a drag, say Gounardes, Brannan State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst-Bath Beach-Gravesend) and City Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bath Beach) have partnered on legislation to combat
Opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s refusal to let New York City reopen its restaurants for indoor dining is growing, and elected officials from the political left, center and right are
Myrie slams Postal Service refusal to testify State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brownsville-Crown Heights-East Flatbush-Gowanus-Park Slope) recently commented on the U.S. Postal Service’s refusal to testify at a joint public hearing
New York broke a COVID-19 testing record on Friday by conducting 82,737 tests, the highest number ever conducted in a single day in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on
New York City was cleared Friday to take the next step in its reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews to film, zoos to welcome reduced crowds, and professional
New York City won’t open malls and museums Monday even if the city is allowed to move into the next phase of reopening, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises more crackdowns
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been the story for many a starry-eyed creative type looking for a big break in the Big Apple — wait tables to pay the bills
Eviction trials to resume July 27 In-person eviction trials will resume in Brooklyn on July 27, according to Hon. Anthony Cannataro, administrative judge of the New York City Civil Court.
As coronavirus rages out of control in other parts of the U.S., New York is offering an example after taming the nation’s deadliest outbreak this spring — while also trying
Summer in the City, kids’ performance program, goes virtual Summer in the City, a series of virtual performing arts and culture programs for New York City public school students, is
Nail salons and dog runs were back in business on Monday as New York City entered a new phase in the easing of coronavirus restrictions, but indoor restaurant dining will
Cranberry’s closes in Brooklyn Heights Well-known Brooklyn Heights take-out bakery and coffee shop Cranberry’s has closed after 42 years in the North Heights. Owner Jim Montemarano, who also owned the
Like mint growing through the cracks in urban sidewalks, many restaurants that have endured through the pandemic are showing signs of life as Phase Two kicks in and outdoor table
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday that he was delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear
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Capone’s former home up for sale Gangster Al Capone may have become famous in Chicago, but he grew up in Brooklyn, where he was a member of several street gangs
When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn’t let it put a fork in her restaurant. Al di La, the Brooklyn trattoria she runs with her husband,
Charges of poor conditions in federal jail continue Six months after a power outage forced inmates of the in Sunset Park to bear below-freezing temperatures, sources still claim that inmates
Restaurants will be allowed to open with outdoor seating on Monday as New York City enters the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday. De
At his press briefing on Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that New York City was “on track” to enter Phase Two of reopening. Brooklyn residents and officials are looking forward