DOT Releases Final Rules for Permanent Outdoor Dining Program

Almost two years after the City Planning Commission’s zoning text changes, applications for the permanent program are expected to open next month. On February 2, 2024, the Department of Transportation released the final rules for the permanent outdoor dining program, “Dining Out NYC.”  Through the new program, outdoor dining will be expanded citywide on sidewalks year-round and in roadways seasonally from April through November. 


COMPLETE VIDEO: 187th CityLaw Breakfast with Mayor Eric Adams

Today, Tuesday, August 29, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams spoke at the 187th CityLaw Breakfast at New York Law School. Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center of New York City Law, introduced the program and led a conversation with Mayor Adams. Dean and President of New York Law School Anthony W. Crowell provided opening remarks. This breakfast was the first in-person breakfast since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This breakfast was sponsored by ConEdison, … <Read More>


COMMENTARY: CityLaw Breakfasts Return to New York Law School

Here is welcome news. This Fall CityLaw Breakfasts will return to in-person breakfasts at the Events Center at New York Law School. Covid-19 compelled the Law School to go remote and the CityLaw Breakfasts followed into cyberspace. The Law School has in the interim rebuilt the sound and video systems in the large and comfortable Events Center on the second floor of the Law School. We will be back with in-person breakfasts this Fall.




Mayor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of 311

On March 9, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the 20th anniversary of the launch of 311, the city’s platform for New Yorkers to seek assistance and information. The service launched in March 2003 and has taken over 525 million contacts via phone, texts, social media, chat support, and website and mobile app submissions. The City has released a State of 311 Report to mark the milestone, which can be read here