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NYC is making outdoor dining permanent, with a few significant tweaks

Headline from NBC New York

Taking a bite al fresco in the Big Apple doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill, by a 34-11 vote, to make outdoor dining a permanent part of the city. The major change for restaurant owners: outdoor dining won’t be allowed year-round.

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  1. CBS News

    New York City Council expected to vote on outdoor dining bill on Thursday (opens CBS News)

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    The measure would create regulations for the program.

  2. New York Post

    NYC’s new permanent outdoor dining program is out to lunch (opens New York Post)

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    Outdoor dining is now in the hands of the Department Of Transport so expect chaos on the menu — and New York could even lose its best-looking sheds.

  3. CNN

    NYC passes bill to make pandemic-era outdoor dining program permanent, with more specific guidelines (opens CNN)

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    The New York City Council approved a bill Thursday to make the pandemic-era outdoor dining program a permanent part of the city, with some restrictions, according to the Office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    NYC Council voting on whether to make outdoor dining permanent - but with some changes (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Outdoor dining has been a controversial issue in recent years, with critics complaining about sanitation issues, noise, and fewer parking spaces.

  5. CBS News

    New York City Council passes bill making some outdoor dining permanent year-round (opens CBS News)

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    Sidewalk dining will be allowed, with a permit, year-round.

  6. New York Times

    New York City Is Poised to Make Outdoor Dining Permanent, With Caveats (opens New York Times)

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    New rules set to be passed by the City Council on Thursday would organize the haphazard but popular outdoor dining structures, but would force their removal in the winter.

  7. NBC New York

    NYC is making outdoor dining permanent, with a few significant tweaks (opens NBC New York)

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    Taking a bite al fresco in the Big Apple doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. The New York City Council on Thursday passed a bill, by a 34-11 vote, to make outdoor dining a permanent part of the city. The major change for restaurant owners: outdoor dining won’t be allowed year-round.

  8. FOX Business

    NYC outdoor dining permanent, but restaurants will be forced to remove structures in winter (opens FOX Business)

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    New York City is making outdoor dining, which became popular during the coronavirus pandemic, a permanent feature of the city but with new rules.

  9. FOX 5 New York

    NYC Council votes to make outdoor dining permanent, with new rules (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Outdoor dining will become a permanent part of New York City, but new rules mean significant changes, like forcing the removal of dining sheds in the winter.

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