NEW YORK: \u00a0New York City Mayor Eric Adams has opened applications for restaurants to apply for and participate in Dining Out NYC \u2014 the city\u2019s permanent outdoor dining program.<\/p>\n
The online application portal will serve as an easy access point for restaurants to apply to participate in the program, understand the guidelines that the program establishes, and download sample blueprints from the dining out NYC set-up menu for how an outdoor setup will need to look.<\/p>\n
Dining out NYC represents one of the most significant efforts of the last decade to reimagine the city’s streetscape by creating vibrant public spaces that improve the quality of life for New Yorkers while simultaneously continuing to accelerate the city’s economic recovery by supporting workers and small restaurant owners.<\/p>\n
The new program draws on lessons learned from the temporary outdoor dining program created during the COVID-19 pandemic, which saved 100,000 jobs across the city but led to quality-of-life issues as a subset of restaurant owners were unable to maintain loosely regulated outdoor dining setups.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re getting outdoor dining right, getting sheds down, getting trash off our streets, and fundamentally changing what it feels like to be outside in New York City,\u201d said Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe portal we\u2019re opening today will make it easy for restaurants to participate in dining out NYC, build setups that work for diners, owners, neighbors, and our city, and continue to hire workers and serve satisfied customers. We\u2019ve locked in the best parts of the pandemic program and done away with the worst, and I can\u2019t wait to dine out this summer,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cNew Yorkers vote with their feet \u2014 outdoor dining has been a runaway success,\u201d said deputy mayor for Operations Meera Joshi.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, it\u2019s time to formalize the program and do away with the negatives.\u202fThe nation’s largest permanent outdoor dining program will have all the fun but with more consistency, cleanliness, and clear sight lines for all who use our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch of the dining out NYC Portal and set-up menu marks a significant milestone, bringing us one step closer to full implementation of the nation\u2019s largest permanent outdoor dining program on city streets by the summer of 2024,\u201d said New York\u2019s city department of transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am looking forward to seeing businesses across our city apply for the program and adhere to the new rules and regulations. This will enhance access to outdoor dining that is safe, clean, and rat-free in all five boroughs,\u201d Rodrigues added.<\/p>\n
“The old dining program had no requirement to clean around the structures, which made the areas around them DIS-GUS-TING,\u201d said New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that these rules correct that absurdity is a win for all New Yorkers in and of itself.”<\/p>\n
\u201cEnsuring that our city streets remain clean is critical to diners\u2019 enjoyment of new outdoor spaces in every community,\u201d said\u202fMayor’s Office of food policy executive director Kate MacKenzie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe new Dining Out NYC Portal represents an exciting step forward in our ability to\u202fserve\u202fthe businesses we rely on to provide expanded choice to New Yorkers so they may access the healthy, culturally relevant food they want wherever they may want it.\u201d<\/p>\n
“Sign up, sign up, wherever you are,” said chief public realm officer Ya-Ting Liu.<\/p>\n
“New Yorkers love outdoor dining. With our new set-up menu, clear rules, and a landing page for restaurants, we’ve done everything we can to make signing up for the nation’s largest permanent outdoor dining program a piece of cake.\u202fWe are here to help you build a safe, clean, and beautiful setup for your restaurant as we deliver an al fresco landscape to rival any European city.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
“Dining out NYC not only revitalizes New York City’s streetscape but also fosters economic growth while supporting restaurants and their workers,\u201d said \u201cnew\u201d New York executive director B.J. Jones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Adams administration is facilitating this exciting program with a user-friendly online portal and helpful guidance to make the largest outdoor dining program in the country a reality.”<\/p>\n
“We\u2019re taking another concrete step in making our city streets better for New Yorkers and worse for rats,” said Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation Kathy Corradi.<\/p>\n
“The dining out NYC program incorporates both the design and management elements that support a rat-free outdoor dining program, and we are thrilled to see it come to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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