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NYC Announces 15 More Open Restaurant Locations For Outdoor Dining
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Ben Yakas
Published Jul 31, 2020
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Mayor Bill de Blasio's press conference this morning was understandably dominated by questions about NYC's plan to reopen schools in the fall. One piece of news that he wasn't able to get to is that the city will open 15 more locations for outdoor dining, plus a few more Open Restaurants initiatives, starting this weekend. This brings the citywide total to 62 participating streets.
“New Yorkers deserve more public space in our ongoing fight against COVID-19, and we’re proud to offer more places to get a safe outdoor meal on the weekends,” de Blasio said in a statement. “With two extra months of outdoor dining now approved, restaurants will have more chances than ever to get back on their feet. We’re excited to build on our popular Open Streets and Open Restaurants programs, and we look forward to expanding this idea even further.”
All of the 15 new locations, which you can see listed out below, will be open from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday nights, and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. This list includes one of the largest Open Restaurant streets yet, 13 blocks on Amsterdam Avenue between 97th Street and 110th Street.
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Open Restaurant Streets
The Bronx
Johnson Avenue: From W 235th Street to W 236th Street (Organizer: Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortlandt Development Corporation)
Brooklyn
Montague Street: From Clinton Street to Pierrepont Place (Organizer: Montague Street BID)
Vanderbilt Avenue: From Pacific Street to Park Place (Organizer: Prospect Heights NDC)
5th Avenue: From 45th Street to 47th Street (Organizer: Sunset Park BID)
Manhattan
Spring Street: From Thompson Street to W Broadway (Organizer: Bistro Les Amis)
W 32nd Street: From 5th Avenue to Broadway (Organizer: New York Koreatown Association)
E 18th Street: From Park Avenue S to Irving Place (Organizer: Gramercy Neighborhood Associates)
Cornelia Street: From Bleecker Street to W 4th Street (Organizer: Zouk LTD DBA Palma)
Broome Street: From Forsyth Street to Eldridge Street (Organizer: 303 Canary LLC)
Pell Street: From Bowery to Mott Street (Organizer: Chinatown BID/CCBA)
W 46th Street: From 6th Avenue to 7th Avenue (Organizer: Times Square Alliance)
W 11th Street: From 5th Avenue to 6th Avenue (Organizer: La Contenta)
Bond Street: From Lafayette Street to Bowery (Organizer: il Buco)
Avenue B: From E 3rd Street to E 4th Street (Organizer: KC Gourmet Empanadas)
Amsterdam Avenue: From W 97th Street to W 110th Street (Organizer: Columbus Amsterdam BID)
In addition to those 15 locations, Pell Street in Chinatown will add seating to an existing outdoor dining space on Doyers Street, while Mott Street will become a shared street for outdoor dining space.
The city also announced new seating opening this weekend in four outer-borough pedestrian plazas, including Fowler Square and Old Fulton Plaza in Brooklyn, along with Myrtle-Cooper and Douglaston in Queens.
So far, NYC has opened up over 67 miles of open streets in the last two months, the most in the country. One of the most recent expansion of the Open Streets program came in late June, when Mayor de Blasio announced that the city would restrict motorists from 23 more miles of open streets, including nine miles of temporary protected bike lanes.
Two weeks ago, the city announced 40 more Open Restaurants streets, and confirmed that the initiative will be extended through October 31st.
More than 9.500 restaurants have applied for permits to use sidewalk and curbside space for dining during the pandemic since the city announced that they could use outdoor space to reopen.
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Ben Yakas
Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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