New York City to Bring Back Year-Round Outdoor Dining. The Previous Mayor Worried About Losing Parking Spots.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/02/04/city-council-to-bring-back-year-round-outdoor-dining-after-adams-era-decimation
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Beacon@fedia.io · 53 pts · 190d
Woohoo!! As an nyc resident i can't even describe how much nicer it is having outdoor dining sheds instead of parked cars. Like it really makes the whole city feel so much more exciting and alive! Last year when the sheds got replaced by parked cars it made the city so much more drab and dull
Legonatic@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 190d
It cannot be overstated how much more lively and inviting the streetscape is due to outdoor dining.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 18 pts · 190d
Good. Outdoor dining is great. Fuck all those cars wasting space
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 190d
If this gets entrenched, maybe TO would copy. The temp patio installations during the pandemic were amazing.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io · 6 pts · 190d
Why is this lady trying to sell me some property here?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 190d
Legend. Mamdami batting a thousand.
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 190d
Do they have those outdoor flame tower heater things in NYC yet? I wouldn’t eat outside in the winter without one, but the last time I was in NYC (near a decade ago, so before most of the recent walkability efforts) I didn’t see any. It was a real surprise to move to southern California and see them for the first time in a much warmer climate (even if the nights do get pretty chilly).
Beacon@fedia.io · 9 pts · 190d
They don't use those because there are better options for nyc since space is so tight. The sheds usually have roofs, so in the cold weather they just put plastic over the windows and use space heaters attached to the rafters
Etterra@discuss.online · -1 pts · 190d
I'd be more worried about losing all my body heat. Even with a tent you still need heaters.