Red tape blocks NYC restaurants from offering outdoor dining — leading to steep drop in options: ‘It’s a disaster’ | Collector
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Red tape blocks NYC restaurants from offering outdoor dining — leading to steep drop in options: ‘It’s a disaster’
Six weeks into the 2026 outdoor dining season, only 2,100 Big Apple eateries have permits — down from roughly 2,500 last year and about 13,000 during COVID times, Side Dish has learned.
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