New York and when you have a niche market like vegan, it just makes it 10 times harder,” said famed restaurateur and ...

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One measure of the pernicious dominance of cars on urban streets – even on Manhattan streets – is how often you don’t even notice them. Because I write frequently about urban transportation and ...

As of March 31, 2025, there were just over 2,400 permitted outdoor dining setups, according to NYC’s Department of Transportation, about 1,800 sidewalk seats and 600 roadway seats.

By this point, after consecutive years of makeshift dining sheds — of varying sizes, ... As of March 31, 2025, there were just over 2,400 permitted outdoor dining setups, according to NYC’s Department ...

Outdoor dining sheds have become a hallmark of al fresco dining in NYC. - Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images Outdoor dining proliferated during the Covid pandemic.

Al fresco eating exploded in New York during Covid, creating a landscape of makeshift shacks and a new set of problems which city regulators are only now getting under control. But not everyone’s ...

Outdoor dining sheds have become a hallmark of al fresco dining in NYC. - Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images “In one specific instance, the outdoor dining structure at a restaurant blocked the stop ...