Roughly 680 restaurants applied for both roadway and sidewalk outdoor dining permits, according to the DOT. And 1,638 and 748 establishments applied for sidewalk- and roadway-only permits ...

Kemberly Richardson has more on the program and application process. NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City restaurants can begin applying Tuesday to join the city's updated outdoor dining program.

In NYC, restaurants have reopened for outdoor dining. Three weeks in, owners and workers say weather and other factors make it a struggle.

Sonia Rincón has the latest. NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The New York City Council will make outdoor dining permanent in the city after approving a bill on Thursday, but some changes will come with it.

News NYC begins tearing down outdoor dining setups that are causing ‘blight and disorder’ Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 1:58 p.m.

Late last month, Mayor de Blasio issued a triumphalist news release which announced — with no public input — that the city’s Open Restaurants programs will be “permanent.&#8… ...

NYC’s outdoor dining scene is out of control — and only one group can fix it By Steve Cuozzo Published July 3, 2021, 10:15 a.m. ET ...

There's a backlog of more than 3,600 applications for outdoor dining sheds in the Big Apple -- thanks to the city's “cumbersome,” convoluted new approval process, The Post has learned.