NYC Council Introduction 1446

intro.nyc/1446-2025 2024-2025 Legislative Session
Expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications.
Status: Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: October 29, 2025

This bill would require the Department of Transportation to issue and receive applications to operate a sidewalk cafe and roadway cafe online and at a physical location accessible to the public. This bill would also allow applicants to save partially filled-out online applications in order to complete the application at a later date.