Some of the most elegant and eye-catching examples of dining sheds are worth preserving for future generations.
Long since the time when COVID-19 killed 800 New York City residents in a day, monuments to the pandemic’s hellish early months stand proudly, or stubbornly, on sidewalks and in streets.But a precious few reflect not only the desperation of the time, when every restaurant struggled to survive, but also the Big Apple’s fabled resilience and creative spirit in the face of catastrophe.
The Council and the mayor’s office are negotiating in secrecy, but they’re expected to impose uniform design guidelines — if they don’t outlaw enclosed sheds entirely. The $150,000 installation cost and monthly upkeep expenses were dear, but they kept Fresco from going under. Indochine, the perpetually popular French-Vietnamese celebrity-magnet at 430 Lafayette St., was reeling as well when the state shut down indoor dining for a second time in December 2020.The dining sheds at Don Angie in Greenwich Village. The restaurant worked with GRT Architects to give the red velvet-draped sheds a similar moody vibe as the restaurant’s interior.So it rolled the dice on an enclosed sidewalk simulation of Indochine’s romantic interior.
Donohue-Peters’ $40,000 investment on 14 tables, each with its own heater, drew back locals such as Trudy Lampert, a customer of 40 years who lives across the street.“I was comfortable eating out there,” she said. A tennis fan, Lampert had long enjoyed watching matches on the television over Donohe’s front bar, which was no longer accessible.
Walia struggled with ever-changing regulations and disruptive street excavations for utilities work. But his 120 “outdoor” seats are nearly as popular as Tamarind’s 175 spots indoors. Velvet curtains keep things private. The cabins’ red glow after dark beckoned New Yorkers eager to escape the pandemic’s grip in the near-desolate West Village.
Like most everyone on all sides of the debate, Stulman believes that the sooner the new rules are announced, the better
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