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Bushwick’s Community Board Takes a Stand Against Permanent Open Restaurants Program

Many community boards, including CB4, have pushed back against making New York's restaurant sidewalk seating permanent. But the city will likely move forward with the program anyway.

By Natalia Sánchez Loayza

Nov. 10, 2021 · 4 min read

Bushwick’s Community Board Takes a Stand Against Permanent Open Restaurants Program
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Bushwick’s Community Board Takes a Stand Against Permanent Open Restaurants Program

Many community boards, including CB4, have pushed back against making New York's restaurant sidewalk seating permanent. But the city will likely move forward with the program anyway.

· 4 min read
Bushwick’s Community Board Takes a Stand Against Permanent Open Restaurants Program

Earlier this month, representatives from the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of City Planning (DCP) presented a new report to the City Planning Commission regarding the Permanent Open Restaurants Program. The report included unfavorable numbers about one of the legal actions necessary for the first stage of the program’s implementation. Twenty-nine of 51 community boards voted against an amendment that would remove geographic restrictions of where sidewalk cafes could be located within NYC. 

Regarding the results, Carolyn Grossman Meagher, DCP director of regional planning, speculated that, on the one hand, there was confusion amongst members of some boards who weren’t clear that they…

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