outdoor dining

On a wet and wintry February day Tuesday, thousands of outdoor dining sheds sat empty. That underlines the new push to remove the structures, at least until better weather, as there have been complaints that the dining areas are too empty, too often in the cold-weather months.

Andrew Siff reporting on the push to remove outdoor dining spaces that aren’t being used in the winter.

Three children were among 20 people hurt when an Uber crashed into an outdoor dining area in Manhattan Monday night after being hit by an Audi that fled the scene, officials say. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Three children were among 20 people hurt when an Uber crashed into an outdoor dining area in Manhattan Monday night after being hit by an Audi that fled the scene, officials say. Fire officials responded to the scene at 204th Street and Broadway after getting a call about the crash around 9 p.m. None of the injuries to the victims…

Three children were among 20 people hurt when an SUV crashed into an outdoor dining area in Inwood, Manhattan, Monday night.

New York City is reigning in outdoor dining sheds that are no longer in use. Andrew Siff reports.

Abandoned outdoor dining sheds are coming down. Tracie Strahan reports.

New York City’s mayor made an announcement on one of the more polarizing pandemic-era initiatives — outdoor dining — as expected on Thursday, though the details may fall flat for critics of the continued program. Eric Adams’ update specifically addresses the sheds — cumbersome parking-spot-blocking rodent attractors to some, lifelines of employment and sociality to others — seen stretching across…

Tracie Strahan reports on what New Yorkers think about outdoor dining sheds in NYC streets and what the mayor is expected to say Thursday.

The woman was in the heart of Times Square Sunday morning when police allege this man charged her and attacked her with a box cutter.

A group of New Yorkers is suing to stop outdoor dining structures from going up in their neighborhoods. Anjali Hemphill reports.

There’s a new effort to curb New York City’s outdoor dining program designed to help struggling restaurants and provide diners a safer environment to eat during the pandemic. A lawsuit filed with the state Supreme Court seeks to dissolve the emergency orders that have continued to allow restaurants to serve diners outdoors. The petitioners argue that efforts by the...

Residents living along Billionaires Row, a stretch of 57th Street in midtown lined with ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers, are taking issue with the seating setup outside of at least two pandemic-ravaged restaurants.

A pandemic-ravaged restaurant is fighting for outdoor seating in one of Manhattan’s most affluent neighborhoods. Ida Siegal reports.