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Councilmember: Open Restaurants has no negative environmental impacts
In March 2022, on a tour of Greenwich Village's "Shed City," then-Community Board 2 Chairperson Jeannine Kiely showed Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez a viral video of rats cavorting in Tacombi tacos' enclosed bubble shed at Cornelia and Bleecker Streets. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Councilmember: Open Restaurants has no negative environmental impacts

August 2, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The city is sticking to its position that Open Restaurants has no adverse environmental impacts, and that an adequate environmental review…

‘Shedding’ any illusions on outdoor dining, Marte and Bottcher give Velazquez a tour of Village streets
Councilmember Christopher Marte points out to Marjorie Velazquez some unsavory-looking "sludge" that has collected between roadway dining sheds on Thompson Street. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Shedding’ any illusions on outdoor dining, Marte and Bottcher give Velazquez a tour of Village streets

March 1, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Welcome to their world. Councilmembers Christopher Marte and Erik Bottcher led their colleague Marjorie Velazquez on a tour of “Shed City”…

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program
A large, walkway-narrowing, on-sidewalk, temporary dining shed at Local 92, at 92 Second Ave., illustrates the city's current free-for-all, in terms of sidewalk cafes and roadway dining sheds. Though the COVID-inspired Open Restaurants program was meant to provide well-ventilated spaces, this shed appears to be completely enclosed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program

February 18, 2022

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
At the Feb. 8 City Council hearing on making Open Restaurants permanent, Councilmember Erik Bottcher said a "one size fits all" approach is not working. The hearing also concerned the city's plan to lift all existing geographic restrictions on where sidewalk cafes can be located.

Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year

February 9, 2022

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…

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