outdoor dining

Taylor sampled the food from Chef Tyler Anderson’s newest creation, a food truck combining the flavors of Mexico and barbecue, now parked in the Millwright’s lot in Simsbury.

A car slammed into an outdoor dining area on the Upper East Side on Monday night, leaving diners with minor injuries and a driver was taken to the hospital. It was the latest accident involving expanded al fresco seating amid mounting calls from the restaurant industry to develop some timeline for dine-in in the city. In Monday’s crash, police...

Serving up handcrafted cocktails and a creative bar menu from the team at Sift Bake Shop

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned for the second time in one week Monday that he may have to shut down bars and restaurants in New York City all over again if compliance on the part of businesses and individuals doesn’t improve. Frustrated by what he has described as lacking enforcement on the part of local governments, Cuomo dispatched his new...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday more than three dozen restaurants and bars across the state, mostly in New York City and on Long Island, were cited for COVID violations overnight, part of an ongoing problem he blames for an alarming new surge in virus cases among people in the 21 to 30 age bracket. New York’s COVID hospitalizations have plunged…

The Town of Putnam is forming a committee to explore making temporary outdoor dining on Main Street permanent. Town leaders closed off a portion of the street two months ago, impacting 12 parking spots, to make outdoor dining available for The Courthouse Bar and Grille and The Stomping Ground. Both restaurants have no outdoor dining. They had no other way…

New York City restaurant owners already struggling with limited business are now facing another issue: rats. With indoor dining put on hold indefinitely due to COVID-19, outdoor dining is the only other option, aside from takeout and delivery, restaurant owners like Giacomo Romano have to keep their business afloat. But the owner of Ciccio, an Italian restaurant in SoHo, says…

New York City got more “back to normal” Monday than it has in three months as it entered Phase II, reopening long-restricted restaurants to outdoor dining, stores to in-person retail, playgrounds and more services with strict limitations. Mayor Bill de Blasio described Phase II as the five boroughs’ “biggest step forward” yet as the city looks to recover from the…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the final go ahead for New York City’s entry into Phase II Monday during an impassioned address on Friday, his final daily COVID briefing after 111 straight since New York City confirmed its first case on March 1. Phase II allows for the reopening of outdoor dining at bars and restaurants, in-person retail, hair salons and barbershops...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the final go ahead for New York City’s entry into Phase II Monday during an impassioned address on Friday, his final daily COVID briefing after 111 straight since New York City confirmed its first case on March 1. “Over the past three months we have done the impossible,” an emotional Cuomo said. “We are controlling the…

UPDATE: ‘We’ve Done the Impossible’ — Emotional Cuomo Holds Last Daily COVID Briefing, Gives NYC Final OK for Phase II Start Monday Mayor Bill de Blasio clarified any confusion surrounding New York City’s move to Phase II Thursday, saying in no uncertain terms that the transition will happen on Monday: “Get on your mark, get set, cuz here we...

Long Island, home to two counties among America’s 10 most-impacted by COVID-19, took its next reopening step Wednesday as it entered Phase II, resuming outdoor dining, hair salons, barbershops and other businesses. Hundreds of restaurants in Suffolk and Nassau counties were expected to reopen. Nearly 50 in a single town alone, the town of Islip, were granted temporary outdoor dining…

Taylor found out how the new safety regulations are being put into place at Max Burger in West Hartford.

It has been one week since restaurants in Connecticut were allowed to partially reopen for outdoor dining under the state’s phase one reopening plan. Kokomo’s Restaurant in Old Lyme is just one of many restaurants along the shoreline that depends on a busy summer season to drive revenue. According to the general manager of the restaurant, Drew McLachlan, the...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation approved a permit that will allow Mystic Pizza to use a state highway right-of-way to add outdoor dining to comply with phase 1 reopening requirements. The permit will allow Mystic Pizza, located on West Main Street, to add tables in the front of the building near the doorways and on the sidewalk. Phase 1 of…

Barriers are in place along a stretch of Main Street in Downtown Putnam ahead of Wednesday’s partial reopening. The town placed jersey barriers alongside a public parking lot to provide outdoor dining space for Courthouse Bar and Grille and The Stomping Ground. “Without closing off the street, there would be not outside dining for these two restaurants,” said Mayor...

Many towns are working to help restaurants that don’t have outdoor dining spaces ahead of Wednesday’s reopening

If you’ve been waiting for Hartford’s Parkville Market to open, you’re getting your wish this Wednesday. Billed as Connecticut’s first food hall, it’s set to be a foodie’s dream as a place to come sample dishes from local restaurants offering cuisines from around the world served from individual stalls.  Now because of COVID-19, the original vision is changing a...