The Great Outdoor Dining Debate

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 25, 2021
A group of New Yorkers filed a lawsuit to keep New York City's Open Restaurant program from becoming permanent, as the mayor has already announced. Chief among the concerns: noise, lack of street space for parking and biking, and rats. Listeners call in and talk about whether they're for or against outdoor dining as a forever addition to New York City's culinary landscape, and how the program could be improved.  

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