BY LINCOLN ANDERSON| Open Restaurants dining sheds have been getting a pass, according to Councilmember Erik Bottcher. Not a dining pass — but a free…
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Twigging out at White Horse Tavern: Sidewalk cafe foliage catches fire
BY JEFFERSON SIEGEL | On Monday afternoon, firefighters rushed to the historic White Horse Tavern on Hudson Street in the West Village. They were not…
Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | So what exactly is on the menu now for Open Restaurants — and, for that matter, for stressed-out Downtowners driven to…
Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Feb. 10, 12:45 p.m.: One of local residents’ biggest issues with the Open Restaurants program — the much-maligned roadway sheds…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | New York City’s outdoor dining sheds are a deadly accident waiting to happen, according to the the city’s firefighters union.…
Who killed the little shops of Bedford Street?
BY STUART WALDMAN | I moved to Bedford Street in Greenwich Village in 1989. It was a classic mixed-use city street with single-family homes, multifamily…
Dining sheds are driving them crazy — but they don’t drive
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It’s not about being for or against “breaking car culture” — but about residents being pushed to the breaking point. Downtown residents…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | City Hall and the restaurant and bar industry have hailed the Open Restaurants program as a critical lifesaver and a way…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Will the shed hit the fan again? The Open Restaurants public-review tour is rolling on, and if this past Tuesday’s hearing…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated July 14, 2:30 p.m.: Enough is enough already! That was the message sent loud and clear by East Village and…