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    Mayor Directs DOT to Administer Open Restaurants Plan Ahead of Phase 2 Reopening

    Mayor  •  COVID-19  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    Today marks NYC’s official Phase 2 reopening. On June 22, 2020, New York City officially entered Phase 2 of the State’s COVID-19 reopening plan. In preparation for the reopening, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order directing the Department of Transportation, with aid from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Small Business Services, to administer the “Open Restaurants” plan. The Open Restaurants plan will generally permit restaurants and bars to expand their outdoor seating onto sidewalks, curb lanes, backyard patios, plazas and Open Streets. To read CityLand’s coverage of the Open Restaurants Plan at the City Council, click here.

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    Tags : Bill de Blasio, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Health Department, Open Restaurants Plan, Phase 2
    Date: 06/22/2020
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    City Council Holds Hearing on Open Restaurants Plan

    City Council  •  COVID-19 Relief  •  Citywide

    Council Member Antonio Reynoso at the Committee Hearing

    Open Restaurants Plan intended for Phase 2 start. On June 4, 2020, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Open Restaurants seating program and the Council Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing held the public hearing on Intro 1957, a bill that would create the temporary outdoor dining space. The bill is sponsored by Council Member Antonio Reynoso and was introduced at the May 28th, 2020 Stated Meeting.

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    Tags : Commissioner Jonnel Doris, Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, COVID-19, Department of Transportation, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Open Restaurants Plan, Small Business Services, Social DIstancing
    Date: 06/09/2020
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    Open Storefronts Program Extended Through September 2021

    Mayor  •  COVID-19 Response  •  Citywide

    Diagram of what could be allowed through the Open Storefront Program. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office

    The program provides expanded space for businesses to safely operate during the pandemic. On December 29, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Open Storefronts Program would be extended through September 30, 2021. The Open Storefronts Program allows storefront businesses to use a portion of the sidewalk to display merchandise, complete transactions, sell goods and provide queuing areas to provide businesses with more space to expand and safely operate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will also be expanded to allow businesses to sell prepackaged food on sidewalks and allow restaurants to use sidewalks for take-out orders. 

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    Tags : COVID-19, Department of Small Business Services, Open Storefronts program
    Date: 01/12/2021
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    City Announces Open Storefront Program Ahead of Holiday Shopping Season

    Mayor  •  Open Storefront Program  •  Citywide

    Diagram of what could be allowed through the Open Storefront Program. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office

    The program is aimed to help provide more opportunities to shop safely. On October 28, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the Open Storefronts program. Building on the success of the Mayor’s Open Restaurants and Open Streets program, Open Storefronts will provide safe spaces for small businesses to conduct business in the challenging economic environment while advancing Mayor de Blasio’s Recovery Agenda.

    The program is expected to impact 40,000 businesses and support over 450,000 employees while providing customers with an additional option to shop in-person and locally ahead of the holiday shopping season. The Open Storefronts program began on October 30, 2020 and is set to run until December 31, 2020. (more…)

    Tags : COVID-19, economic recovery, open storefront program
    Date: 11/12/2020
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    City’s Restaurant Revitalization Program Awards $2.3 Million to Restaurants

    Mayor  •  Restaurant Revitalization Program  •  Citywide

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The restaurants have committed to provide 87,000 free meals to impacted New Yorkers. On September 3, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, the Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity, and One Fair Wage announced nearly 100 restaurants were awarded $2.3 million through the Restaurant Revitalization Program to support restaurant employees and to make meals accessible to New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19. (more…)

    Tags : coronavirus, COVID-19, Restaurant Revitalization Program, Restaurants
    Date: 09/22/2020
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