Minthorne Street to close for outdoor dining starting this weekend
Updated May 12, 2021;
Posted May 12, 2021
As part of the city s Open Streets program, Minthorne Street will be closed on weekends starting Saturday to allow its row of restaurants to feature outdoor dining. Pictured here is Flagship Brewery. (Courtesy of Flagship Brewery)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. For the second year, Minthorne Street will be closed on weekends to allow its row of restaurants to feature outdoor dining.
But this year, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are loosened, there will be live entertainment and events planned for the popular gathering spot.
arrow Arthur Avenue, which began experimenting with a car-free piazza set-up, will be part of the Open Boulevards program. David Dee Delgado / Gothamist
Over the next few weeks, ten stretches of roadway in New York City will be transformed into Open Boulevards, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday, bringing outdoor dining, picnic tables, community activities, art, and performances to car-free streets.
The program, which was designed in partnership with the Department of Transportation and NYC & Company, the city s official tourism organization, is meant to create destinations for both locals and visitors from out of town. This is the kind of thing people are going to love, because all the life and vitality of New York City, all the diversity, all the energy will be on display, the mayor said. This is going to be the summer of New York City, and Open Boulevards are going to be a great example of a reason people will flock here.
The new phase of the plan, dubbed Open Boulevards, operates on the same premise as the city’s broader COVID-era policy, but will open up longer, multi-block stretches of several thoroughfares throughout the five boroughs.
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