Outdoor dining is officially back in New York City, but with a new set of seasonal rules and plenty of confusion. Restaurant owners say the updated program—requiring permits and liquor license alterations—is expensive and unclear.

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,

Outdoor dining season officially starts in the Big Apple on Tuesday with brand new regulations in place, but one Manhattan lawmaker thinks the season itself should last all year long. Manhattan Assembly Member Tony Simone said Monday that he wants to change the newly regulated outdoor dining program,