Mayor de Blasio dined with his wife, Chirlane McCray, right, as restaurant owner Melba Wilson sits with them at an outdoor booth at Melba's restaurant in Harlem on the first day of phase 2 reopening.

Why Some Outer Borough Restaurants Can't Make Outdoor Dining Work

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 10, 2021

The city's outdoor dining program - known as Open Restaurants - has been thriving since the pandemic made some people leery to eat inside restaurants. But Beth Fertig, senior reporter for WNYC / Gothamist, reports that some restaurants outside Manhattan and other trendy neighborhoods haven't been able to take advantage of the program and explains why.

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