NYC moves closer to permanent outdoor dining

Tuesday November 16, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [NYC Takes Major Step Toward Making Outdoor Dining Permanent]( [Outdoor dining in Chinatown.]( [This week, the City Planning Commission voted unanimously for a zoning text amendment which will create a clean slate for the city to develop and regulate a permanent outdoor dining program.]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [New York CIty - pedestrians crossing the street, some inmasks]( [NYC Has Regained Three-Quarters Of Residents Who Fled During COVID, Data Suggests]( [“It's a straw in the wind that things are starting to go back to normal.”]( [Empty Times Square is set up for the New Year's festivities, with barriers and no crowds]( [New Year’s Eve In Times Square Will Return, But You’ll Need To Be Vaccinated]( [Times Square's annual New Year's Eve celebration was crowd-free last year due to the pandemic.]( [Jumaane Williams in a knit cap and coat looking at a house while on a sidewalk]( [Jumaane Williams Talks About Tourette Syndrome In Video Launching Gubernatorial Bid]( [The newly re-elected public advocate describes how moving through life with the chronic condition prepared him to lead.]( [A child gets a fist pump from Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter after getting vaccinated]( [New York City Schools To Offer Second Vaccine Doses for Ages 5-11]( [The city will also bring back first dose vaccine sites to schools that had high demand.]( [Councilmember Justin Brannan holds up a handkerchief as he's flanked by women at a prom for senior citizens in 2018.]( [Brannan Declares Victory In Tight Council Re-Election Bid After Mail-In Ballot Count]( [The Brooklyn council member’s win keeps alive his hope to become the first council speaker from the borough.]( [A photo of a Dame ad on the subway]( [Sex Toy Company Dame Can Display Ads On Subway After Settling Lawsuit With MTA]( [Dame says this is a "huge milestone... not just because it marks the end of the lawsuit, but because of what it means for the perception of pleasure, specifically women’s sexual pleasure, as part of the wellness conversation."]( [The exterior of the Manhattan Mini Storage, which has windows and shows storage units]( [Manhattan Mini Storage Sold To Missouri-Based Storage Company For Reported $3 Billion]( [Storage- Mart acquired the brand, which has 18 storage facilities in Manhattan, from Edison Properties.]( [Cuomo's book in a bookstore]( [Cuomo’s Million-Dollar Book Payout In Jeopardy As State Ethics Committee Revokes Approval]( [Crown Publishing paid him $5.1 million for the memoir.]( [Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within endosomes of a heavily infected nasal olfactory epithelial cell.]( [Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York]( [These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and the tri-state area.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.