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Eric Adams: “We have places in other boroughs that were not allowed to…”

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New York City Launches Largest Permanent Outdoor Dining Program with Mayor Eric Adams

Published | Video Starts at 23:19

There was one more. I think what you raised, Andrew, is so important that we talk about the lack of equity in this city for so many years. We have places in other boroughs that were not allowed to have outdoor dining. No logic. We Just have these arbitrarily arbitrary rules that the outer boroughs are treated differently. And we just don't believe that, that we cannot have something in one borough that is not allowed in another borough because it's just unfair. (23:19–23:25)

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Asserts that some boroughs in New York City were previously not allowed to have outdoor dining.

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