MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES SEVEN MORE WEEKEND OUTDOOR DINING LOCATIONS

 

Open Streets: Restaurants initiative is now on 87 streets citywide each weekend, joining more than 10,000 participating Open Restaurants

  Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced seven new locations for car-free weekend outdoor dining as part of a City initiative that combines the Open Streets and Open Restaurants programs. The “Open Streets: Restaurants” program expands socially distant seating options onto car-free streets along select corridors throughout the weekends. Today's additions bring the citywide total to 87 participating streets, along with nine pedestrian plazas.

 

“As we prepare for the return of indoor dining on September 30th, we’re proud to continue supporting businesses by expanding car-free outdoor dining in neighborhoods across the city,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Open Restaurants has been a popular program from the beginning, and Open Streets: Restaurants has expanded options even further while changing the way we think about our streets. We look forward to continuing to expand it.”

 

“In just over three months, our Open Restaurants initiative has saved more than 90,000 jobs, with more than 10,000 businesses now participating across the five boroughs, and this weekend new car-free locations are coming to more neighborhoods – including New Dorp on Staten Island, Williamsburg and the Lower East Side,” said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. “Mayor de Blasio’s vision and the dedication of our agency and community partners have transformed the cityscape, allowing us to use street space and pedestrian plazas to strengthen our local economy and quality of life during the COVID-19 crisis.” 

 

Most of the new locations will begin weekend closures the evening Friday, September 11^th. Earlier this month, Mayor de Blasio announced that the partner organizations managing these streets can also apply for hours of weekday street closures. As of last week, the Open Restaurants initiative, which began in June, now has over 10,000 participating businesses.

 

New Open Streets: Restaurants Locations:

    

Organization            On street       From Street    To Street         Borough        

  

Gerlie                       Grand St.       Marcy Ave.     Roebling St.        BK

Restaurant LLC

KioRestaurant        Duane St.       Hudson St.      West Bway.         MN

LLC(dba Khe-Yo)

Restaurant              Reade St.       West Bway.     Greenwich St.     MN

Marc Forgione

Ray's Bar           Rivington St.      Chrystie St.     Bowery               MN

St. Marks           St. Marks Pl.       1st. Ave.           Ave. A                MN

Business Center

Times Square        W.47th St.        Broadway        8th Ave.             MN

Alliance

New Dorp BID       9th St.           New Dorp Ln.   Rose Ave            SI

 

The hours of operation for Open Streets: Restaurants corridors are generally from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday nights, and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Some hours will vary by location.