Great idea to increase outdoor public space during the summer, in NYC the city partners with restaurants to temporarily increase their capacity—and stipulates that the seating is available to public as well as their patrons.
2 months ago • Notes“Pop-up Cafés provide outdoor public seating in the curb lane during the warm months and promote local businesses. Such cafés are popular in Europe, where narrow sidewalks prevent sidewalk cafés, and have recently been established in California, Pennsylvania, and Canada.
… Seating is open to the public, and is not reserved for customers of any restaurant.” - NYC Dot Pop-up Cafe program
