Currently, roadway dining structures are only allowed to be up from April 1 until Nov. 29.
The new legislation would allow restaurants to keep up their structures all year and winterize them for the colder months.
Outdoor dining was allowed year-round during the pandemic, but new rules adopted during the Adams administration forced restaurants to dismantle their outdoor structures and put them back up every spring.
Council Speaker Julie Menin prioritized the resumption of dining structures on city streets year-round when she became speaker earlier this year.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has already said he is in support of year-round outdoor dining.
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