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City Council approves permanent, scaled-down outdoor dining program

By Ben Brachfeld & Dean Moses Posted on August 3, 2023
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The City Council passed its long-awaited outdoor dining bill on Thursday, making the pandemic-era program permanent but with significant curtailments to how New Yorkers have eaten al-fresco the past few years.

The bill was approved in the Council Thursday afternoon by a vote of 34 in favor to 11 against. It will now go to the desk of Mayor Eric Adams, who has touted the bill and is expected to sign it.

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City Council approves permanent, scaled-down outdoor dining program

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