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Press release from NYC Department of Small Business Services:
December 29, 2020
This program was piloted in November and December, and built upon the success of the Open Restaurants program.
This program allows storefront businesses to use a portion of the sidewalk to conduct business, including:
Displaying merchandiseCompleting transactionsProviding areas for customers to line up Businesses may also use the curbside lane to conduct business activities during the hours that Open Streets: Restaurants is in effect.
This program is available to all ground-floor storefront businesses after the completion of a short online form acknowledging their understanding of the program's criteria and restrictions.
If you have a storefront business and you are not yet participating in Open Storefronts, visit nyc.gov/openstorefronts to see the full details and sign up for the program.
Have questions? Call our hotline at (888) SBS-4NYC.
Sign Up for Open Storefronts
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