Al fresco eating exploded in New York during Covid, creating a landscape of makeshift shacks and a new set of problems which city regulators are only now getting under control. But not everyone’s ...

New York City’s outdoor dining scene has been on a wild ride By Cindy Augustine, CNN 8 minute read ... Outdoor dining sheds have become a hallmark of al fresco dining in NYC.

Outdoor dining sheds have become a hallmark of al fresco dining in NYC. Nina Westervelt/Bloomberg/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Outdoor dining proliferated during the Covid pandemic.

By Cindy Augustine, CNN (CNN) — It was never meant to last: When the pandemic hit, New York City’s political leaders rushed to save restaurants, granting an outdoor-dining lifeline via an ...

New Yorkers watched as restaurants, previously contained indoors, spilled onto city sidewalks and streets (read: parking spaces). With few restrictions, restaurant owners erected dining sheds for ...

The executive order, called Open Restaurants, was extended in 2022 and 2023.By this point, after consecutive years of makeshift dining sheds — of varying sizes, shapes, and stature — many of ...

With few restrictions, restaurant owners erected dining sheds for their patrons — adding everything from heat lamps to air conditioners to garlands of flowers, twinkling lights, and roofing ...

Outdoor dining sheds have become a hallmark of al fresco dining in NYC. - Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images “In one specific instance, the outdoor dining structure at a restaurant blocked the stop ...

The executive order, called Open Restaurants, was extended in 2022 and 2023.By this point, after consecutive years of makeshift dining sheds — of varying sizes, shapes, and stature — many of ...

It was never meant to last: When the pandemic hit, New York City’s political leaders rushed to save restaurants, granting an outdoor-dining lifeline via an executive order. New Yorkers watched ...