Restaurants & Bars
Explore The More Than 100 Restaurants Open Uptown: Map
A new map lets New Yorkers see what restaurants are open for outdoor dining in their neighborhood. The dining program will expand next week.
UPTOWN, MANHATTAN — More than 100 restaurants in Washington Heights and Inwood welcomed customers back for outdoor dining this week as the city moved to its second phase of reopening from the coronavirus crisis, a new map shows.
A new Department of Transportation map lets New Yorkers explore which restaurants in their neighborhood have opened up as part of the city's Open Restaurants program, which lets eateries set up tables on sidewalks or parking lanes as they reopen for al fresco dining.
More than 5,600 restaurants have signed up so far citywide.
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The four zip codes that make up Washington Heights and Inwood have a total of 120 restaurants open for business, a number that will only grow as more applications come in.
Most eateries in the neighborhood chose large set ups that span both the sidewalk and curbside lanes, the map shows.
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Only one has set up tables just in the parking lane and 37 are using just the sidewalk, while the rest are using both, according to the map. Nearly all, 91, include alcohol service.
Next week, some restaurants will get the chance to venture further into the streets.
Applications will open Monday for business improvement districts and merchant associations to set up seating on roadways that have been closed to traffic under the city's Open Streets program.
Uptown, four stretches have been closed to traffic, including a new part of Audubon Avenue this week. Though, the majority of the closed-off areas are on streets in or near parks, not necessarily on commercial thoroughfares.
The city is expected to let restaurants start indoor dining, at limited capacity, when it enters Phase Three, likely July 6.
Explore the map for restaurants in your neighborhood that are open for outdoor dining here.
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