The compromise rolled out Thursday allows restaurants to apply for licenses to set up cafe-style seating outdoors that could operate year-round.
Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council were able to “break bread” in a deal that will dramatically expand the number of New York City eateries allowed to offer cafe-style seating outdoors but result in many of the pandemic-era curbside dining sheds coming down.
Outdoor seating arrangements covered by these permits could only operate between the hours of 10am and midnight. A spokeswoman for Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said, in a statement, that the compromise “strikes the right balance for restaurants, neighborhoods, and all New Yorkers.”, arguing they took away street parking spots for cars and added to the city’s trash and rat woes.
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