Retail in NYC gets option of outdoor shopping

ByRetail stores will be allowed to peddle their wares outdoors, in a program announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Wednesday to help small businesses weather the coronavirus crisis.The new Open Storefronts program — modeled on the city's popular outdoor dining initiative — will allow 40,000 businesses to set up open air operations, in hopes of drawing in shoppers who wary of browsing indoors and creating more space for merchandise while complying with social distancing requirements.

“We’ve seen so many small businesses struggling to survive,” de Blasio said at a press briefing. “It’s hard to do if you have a small space, and the restrictions in place. Let’s liberate the outdoor space for them as well, and help these small businesses to continue.” Businesses can use five feet of space on the sidewalk in front of their stores, and must leave eight feet clear for pedestrians to pass.

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They’re only doing this now? Fk where I live in France we started doing this the moment we went out of lockdown.... mind you we aren’t doing so great anyways!

Yes, let sit outside raining or with 100 degrees or when freezing

Ridiculous open up the place. Covid has a 99.8% recovery rate

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