22 NYC Streets Have Turned Into Outdoor Dining Patios—Here’s Exactly Where They Are

Claire Leaden - Managing Editor, East Coast • July 15, 2020

22 NYC Streets Have Turned Into Outdoor Dining Patios—Here's Exactly Where They Are

It’s feeling like Europe in NYC.

NYC streets are slowly but surely morphing into outdoor dining pavilions. It’s all part of the “Open Restaurants” initiative which makes outdoor dining service easier for NYC restaurants. The city and DOT works with restaurants to allow them to use sidewalks, parking spots, plazas and more for expanded seating.

And in July, that expanded even further to the streets themselves, which were closed down to traffic.

Some of the first open streets in the program opened as soon as 4th of July weekend, and they are currently up to 22. It only takes place on weekends, 5pm to 11pm on Friday nights, and noon to 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

As of now, it’s slated to last until Labor Day.

Here’s exactly where they are!

The Bronx

East 188th St. to Crescent Ave

Brooklyn

On Washington St. from Front St. to Water St., DUMBO
On Main St. from Water St. to Plymouth St., DUMBO
On Dock St. from Front St. to Water St., DUMBO
On Anchorage Place from Water St. to Pearl St., DUMBO
On 5th Ave from Dean St. to Park Place, Park Slope
On Reed St. from Conover St. to Van Brunt St., Red Hook

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Manhattan

On Dovers St. from Bowery to Pell St., Chinatown
On Broadway from W 25th St. to 28th St., Flatiron
On Orchard St. from Grand St. to Delancey St., Lower East Side
On Broome St., from Ludlow St. to Allen St., Lower East Side
On 9th Ave, from W 14th St. to 15th St., Meatpacking
On W 13th St., from Hudson St. to Washington St., Meatpacking
On Little W 12th St., from 9th Ave to Washington St., Meatpacking
On Gansevoort St., from Hudson to Washington St., Meatpacking
On Mulberry St., from Broome to Hester St., Little Italy
On Hester St., from Mulberry to Mott St., Little Italy
On W 46th St., from 8th Ave to 9th Ave, Midtown

Queens

On Bell Blvd, from 39th Ave to 41st Ave, Bayside
On 41st Ave, from Bell Blvd to 214th Place, Bayside

Staten Island

On New Dorp Lane, from New Dorp Plaza to Hylan Blvd

If you want to be reminded of what rules you need to follow as a patron, see: What You Need To Know About Outdoor Dining Regulations In NYC.

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