Dyckman Street Restaurants Receive 33 Heaters For Outdoor Dining

INWOOD, NY — Dyckman Street just got some help in the quest for comfortable outdoor dining despite the increasingly cold temperatures.

The busy street in Inwood recently received 33 heaters for restaurants to use in their outdoor dining setups.

The warming devices are part of an initiative from the design and architecture firm Rockwell Group to place heaters in community spaces around New York City.

"We're thrilled to add our block of restaurants to the growing list of places where New Yorkers can now more comfortably dine and safely gather outdoor this winter," said Susana Osorio, owner of Mamasushi and Mamajuana Cafe on Dyckman Street, in a news release. "With the installation of these heaters, we'll be able to stay open, serve the local community and survive the colder months."

Dyckman Street is the second location in New York City to get the space heaters, after Mott Street in Chinatown did earlier this winter.

The Rockwell Group will continue to work with the New York City Department of Transportation also to insert heating systems in the following places:

• Woodside Avenue, Elmhurst: Queens
• 37th Road, Jackson Heights: Queens
• Alexander Avenue, Mott Haven: Bronx
• Willis Avenue, Melrose: Bronx
• Avenue Corridor, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge and Park Slope: Brooklyn
• Frederick Douglass Boulevard, Harlem: Manhattan
• Minthorne Street, Tompkinsville: Staten Island

"Outdoor dining has been a tremendous success in New York City," said David Rockwell, founder and president of the Rockwell Group, in a news release. "But we have failed our restaurants and communities by not addressing ways to help establishments offset the costs of winterizing these installations."