Last week, Polly Trottenberg, commissioner of New York’s Department of Transportation (DOT), announced that an inter-agency group was looking at how the city could expedite the permitting process to enable outdoor dining for restaurants, giving them additional space for socially distanced dining.
David Rockwell’s new plans could save eateries in a post-pandemic world
The sprawling sidewalk café lifestyle is prevalent in cities around the world, from Rome to Miami. New York, not so much. But the Big Apple’s cityscape may be changing in response to the ruinous effects of the coronavirus on the restaurant industry.
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