Al fresco eating exploded in New York during Covid, creating a landscape of makeshift shacks and a new set of problems which ...

“New York City’s restaurant scene survived and flourished because of outdoor dining — and yet City Hall’s kitchen is backed up with permits, leaving lots of restaurants out in the cold ...

The pandemic-era outdoor dining cabin saved Donohue ... said during Dining Out NYC’s announcement in February. The so-called quality of life issues ranged from rampant rats, noisy late-night ...

The outdoor dining program began as a lifeline ... a statement issued in March that the status quo in New York had "led to quality-of-life issues as a subset of restaurant owners were unable ...

New York City Department of Transportation ... dining while addressing important quality of life issues that will make outdoor dining more accessible, safe, and inviting," reads an official ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City restaurants can begin applying Tuesday to join the city's updated outdoor dining program ... jobs but led to quality-of-life issues and complaints.