Richer restaurants can wait out the bureaucracy of outdoor dining permitting, but independent ones are getting squeezed out There was a time when outdoor dining was flourishing across New York City — during the pandemic because of public health, when restaurants, cafes, and bars could easily set up outdoor spaces any which way without going.
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Richer restaurants can wait out the bureaucracy of outdoor dining permitting, but independent ones are getting squeezed out There was a time when outdoor dining was flourishing across New York City — during the pandemic because of public health, when restaurants, cafes, and bars could easily set up outdoor spaces any which way without going.
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