NYC?s Modular Streeteries Look Great. What Will It Take for Them to Survive"
Diversity Plaza, in Jackson Heights, is the site of a pro-bono initiative by Rockwell Group to design and build outdoor dining areas. | Kamila Harris for Rockwell Group
New installations from DineOut NYC in Queens and the Bronx hint at the future of outdoor restaurants. A couple weeks ago, two new stretches of streeteries ? outdoor-dining areas built in parking spaces for existing restaurants ? opened in Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. They?re really lovely and sometimes quite romantic: painted in vibrant yellow, red, and green; planted with leafy shrubs and ferns; and outfitted with modern furniture. The platforms are essentially level with the sidewalk, and umbrellas and tents shade the tables. Because these build-outs tend to calm traffic, some of the inescapable terribleness of New York sidewalk dining ? diesel exhaust, roaring noise ? is diminished. At night, when the string lights come on, you could almost forget that this was the center of the pandemic in New York. These streeteries hint at what the future of permanent outdoor dining could look like ? almost. The difference between these streeteries ? one is Diversity Plaza, a pedestrian-only zone near the Jackson Heights subway stop, and the other is on Woodside Avenue between 76th and 78th Streets ? and most of the other ones that have cropped up across the city this summer is that they?re pro bono projects from DineOut NYC, a nonprofit initiative from the design firm Rockwell Group and the NYC Hospitality All...
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