The Department of City Planning’s Open Restaurants zoning text amendment entered public review on June 21, 2021. The text amendment will remove geographic restrictions on where sidewalk cafes can be located within NYC, as...more
On March 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a series of proposed citywide zoning text amendments intended to incentivize the creation of local grocery stores, boost transit station accessibility, and ease administrative...more
3/12/2021
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The New York City Open Storefronts Program will allow existing ground-floor storefront businesses to conduct business activity on sidewalks and on roadways that are part of the Open Streets: Restaurants program. ...more
11/2/2020
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