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ARTICLE · 22 OCTOBER 2020

New York City Expands Open Restaurants Program

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Here's important news for New York chefs and restaurateurs. New York City has recently made permanent its Open Restaurant Program. Under this program, restaurants are now permitted to...

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Here's important news for New York chefs and restaurateurs. New York City has recently made permanent its Open Restaurant Program1. Under this program, restaurants are now permitted to use heating and enclosures, and expand seating to adjacent properties with neighbors' consent2. While indoor dining is also permitted, it is subject to different guidelines: restaurant owners must limit indoor dining to 25% capacity; conduct temperature checks at every front door; collect test and trace data from at least one customer at each table; and close bar tops for seating3. Below is a summary of the outdoor heating, adjacent properties, and enclosures guidelines.

Outdoor Heating

Subject to guidance issued by the New York City Fire Department of New York (FDNY), New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mayor de Blasio4, restaurants participating in the Open Restaurants program have the following three options to provide heat for their outdoor seating areas5:

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