Outdoor dining season officially starts in the Big Apple on Tuesday with brand new regulations in place, but one Manhattan lawmaker thinks the season itself should last all year long.
Manhattan Assembly Member Tony Simone said Monday that he wants to change the newly regulated outdoor dining program, which pares down the calendar for when the al fresco setups can operate in the street and combats the use of inferior, unkempt, hastily assembled dining sheds that evolve into eyesores.