NYC Council · Int 1468-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Removing the requirement to obtain a revocable consent to operate a sidewalk cafe and a roadway cafe, and to repeal subdivision e of section 364 of such charter in relation thereto.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Nov 12, 2025

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the New York city charter and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing the requirement to obtain a revocable consent to operate a sidewalk cafe and a roadway cafe, and to repeal subdivision e of section 364 of such charter in relation thereto” Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would change the application process for sidewalk and roadway cafes by removing the requirement that restaurants obtain a revocable consent in order to operate a cafe on the City’s streets or sidewalks. Restaurants seeking to operate an outdoor cafe would need only to obtain a license from the Department of Transportation.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.