An open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, all local politicians and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, cc’d to S.L.A. Chairperson Vincent Bradley,…
Posts tagged as “outdoor dining”
BY STUART WALDMAN | “Remake New York” is the new buzzword for pundits and politicians. It envisions the post-pandemic city as a blank slate on…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The way Mayor de Blasio and the City Council unilaterally decreed the Open Restaurants program permanent has left a sour taste…
No, these dining structures are not outside Cowgirl, the western-themed restaurant at 10th and Hudson Sts. And don’t call them teepees. They, in fact, belong…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Don’t expect any exceptions from Community Board 2 for bold-face names when it comes to nightlife — even when it involves…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Stop! As in, stop the process of making the Open Restaurants program permanent. Stop it right now! That was the…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The mayor and City Council making the Open Restaurants program permanent without any community review has left a bad taste…
BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | Back in mid-June, with New York City still in lockdown, and with crowds of demonstrators marching down 14th St. and smashing…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | By a near-unanimous vote, the City Council on Thursday approved the extension of the city’s new Open Restaurants program for one…
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | An outrageous “land grab” for the real estate industry. A blatant privatization of public space for the hospitality industry. A quality-of-life —…