| On Monday, June 22nd, we co-sponsored a webinar to help answer some questions about the City’s Open Restaurants plan to permit the use of sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining. Under the plan, food and beverage establishments are able to serve customers in outdoor areas without going through a cumbersome application and approval process. The webinar was informative and well attended by politicians, the media, restaurants, and other BIDs and businesses. Watch a replay of the webinar here Special thanks to Downtown Brooklyn Partnership for organizing this webinar, and our other co-sponsors Atlantic Avenue BID, DUMBO Improvement District, FAB Fulton BID, Fifth Avenue Park Slope BID, Myrtle Avenue BID, North Flatbush BID, and the Red Hook Business Alliance. ——- ORIGINAL POST With the City’s Open Restaurants plan to permit the use of sidewalks and parking spaces for outdoor dining, food and beverage establishments will soon be able to serve customers in outdoor areas without enduring a cumbersome application and approval process. As Phase 2 of reopening NYC on June 22nd quickly approaches, there remain many unanswered questions about how the Open Restaurants plan will work – the permitting process, rules and regulations, and how to physically implement service in open spaces. Please join us for an informative free webinar Monday, June 22nd from 3-4pm Open Restaurants Plan plan and efforts to adapt NYC’s public space to support the hospitality industry, organized by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. featuring NYCDOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg New York City Council Member Stephen T. Levin (District 33) Executive Director, New York City Hospitality Alliance, Andrew Rigie Submit your questions in advance here. |
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