Restler: Cleanliness measures retained and operating hours reduced to 11 p.m.
Restler notes the seasonal program's cleanliness requirements—removable furniture, weekly floor removal—remain in place, with only 11 311 complaints last year. He also announces hours are reduced from midnight to 11 p.m., addressing quality-of-life concerns raised by lower Manhattan colleagues.
One thing that the seasonal program did get right is that it addressed cleanliness issues around outdoor dining structures.
Last year, there were just 11 311 complaints, 11 311 complaints about cleanliness at outdoor dining structures in the city of New York.
By insisting that all of the furniture is readily removable, that the floors are removed once a week and cleaned, we have...
I think, effectively addressed rat and garbage issues around our outdoor dining structures, all of those same policies remain in place as we make the program year-round.
To address very real quality of life issues across our communities, and with the Council of...
Kind of advice of council members from lower Manhattan, like Councilmember Marte and Epstein and Wilson.
We've reduced the hours to 11 o'clock.
Currently, outdoor dining structures can stay open until midnight and sidewalk cafes as well.
Now they will all close at 11 p.m.