The revamped dining shed season starts on April 1, with only 2,600 sheds estimated to be in operation. That’s down from a pandemic peak of 12,000.
The revamped dining shed season starts on April 1, with only 2,600 sheds estimated to be in operation. That’s down from a pandemic peak of 12,000. ( Photo: NYC DOT )

The figures for the revised dining out program are modestly lower than last week’s estimates of 2,800, meaning that an already diminished program is shrinking even further as the new outdoor dining season begins on April 1.

Dining Sheds Drop to only 2,600, as Season Starts on April 1
19 Mar 2025 | 07:40
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With the revised outdoor dining sheds program set to return on April 1, the already much-shrunk tally of citywide dining sheds has dropped even further, according to fresh estimates released by the city’s Department of Transportation.

There will now be 2,600 total sheds, instead of the 2,800 sheds anticipated...

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A new-style bench was installed at the West 4th Street. subway station to discourage homeless people from sleeping on benches. But the new benches also launched an avalanche of complaints on the Next Door neighborhood website, although a few posters saw their value.
A new-style bench was installed at the West 4th Street. subway station to discourage homeless people from sleeping on benches. But the new benches also launched an avalanche of complaints on the Next Door neighborhood website, although a few posters saw their value. ( Photo: Neil Thayer/Next Door app)

MTA’s New ‘Lean’ Bench in W. 4th St. Subway Station Raises Hackles from Riders
17 Mar 2025 | 03:34

The MTA replaced a wooden subway bench that has stood in the West 4th Street station in Greenwich Village...

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