Thousands of 311 complaints have been logged in the city over outdoor dining setups since July
Outdoor dining may be here to stay in NYC permanently, but not all residents have been welcoming the structures dotting the city’s streets. The various outdoor dining setups have attracted more than 4,400 complaints via 311 in NYC since July, local news site Patch reports. According to the site, New Yorkers filed complaints for months over outdoor dining issues, including an apparent lack of ADA ramps built into roadside structures and dining areas spilling over onto sidewalk passages and into the street.
The volume of complaints skyrocketed in August, with 311 calls tallying over 1,000, according to Patch. As the weather got colder, the amount of complaints on a monthly basis tapered off, with 293 complaints filed in January.
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If you did not read about it last week, New York City Winter Restaurant Week 2021 has been extended through the end of February. With over 35 participating Harlem and East Harlem restaurants offering lunch and/or dinner specials for the new year price of just $20.21, there is no excuse not to get out there and support our community businesses.
If you CAN find an excuse not to get out for New York Restaurant Week, don’t let Harlem Park to Park find out, as their Harlem Restaurant Week begins on Valentine’s Day and runs through the end of the month too. They are celebrating the 25% capacity return of indoor dining with $25 Meal Deals and $10 Best Harlem Eats from Harlem restaurants, river-to-river.