The State Liquor Authority clarified an earlier ruling limiting alcohol for outdoor dining to seven participants citywide.

Restaurants across New York City can finally begin serving meals to patrons in their sidewalk and roadway eating spaces on Tuesday. They were once a staple of the pandemic, but those outdoor dining sheds disappeared in November as new rules went into effect in the city,

Outdoor dining is back in New York City, so find a table and some fresh air. The roadway cafes that popped up across the city during the COVID pandemic had to be taken down last year, but they've now become seasonal,