New York City is preparing to ease some of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
would be a major component, but rather, how the new policies would be implemented. Yesterday, New Yorkers got a first glimpse at the answer.
“We have a new initiative—‘Open Restaurants’—that will focus on what it takes to make outdoor seating work,” de Blasio said during yesterday’s press conference. “We will provide a massive expansion of curbside seating, a big expansion of Open Streets. We’ll do what it takes to help this key part of life in New York City […] to come back.”
NYC’s Open Streets initiative temporarily closes streets to traffic during daytime hours and opens them up for pedestrian and cyclists to use while maintaining social distancing. Initially, 40 miles of streets in the city were designated as Open Streets with a plan to expand that number to 100 miles.
Speaking at a City Council hearing, Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg elaborated on what the mayor’s office is thinking,, proposing that the sidewalk café permit process be streamlined by not requiring restaurant to get approval from community boards.
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