"While current state government orders dictate that restaurants must limit indoor capacity by 50%, Zervos is hoping his business will expand its seating so Simeon's reaches 75% of its indoor capacity outside.With the expansion of outdoor dining, Zervos will also be calling back additional employees he had to lay off during the shutdown.After Gov. The city has also mapped out access routes for emergency response that have been approved by Ithaca Police Department and Ithaca Fire Department.With the road closures, both the 100 block of Aurora Street and 100 block of State Street will be strictly for pedestrian use. 1195 reviews.

423 photos. Over time, they slowly called back staff and now Simeon's has 14 workers.Zervos said Simeon's may possibly be able to operate with 20 to 22 employees because of the extension for outdoor dining.

Where are restaurants with outdoor seating in Ithaca? Not only will the closures increase seating but officials say it will bring more people downtown. View Menu 6:30am – 2am (Mon-Sun) Please try again later.Message sent.

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"We are doing this to help out during difficult times," Ferguson said. A look at the restaurants around CNY reopening for outdoor dining. "The hope was to close both streets on June 12 but even with many city departments and staff members trying to make this happen, it will most likely take another week," Cornish wrote in an email. Share review. I'm already a fan. Outdoor Dining Is Here: 28 NYC Restaurants That Are Open This Week. ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Beginning Thursday, July 25, the City of Ithaca has shut down it’s famous “restaurant row” in order to meet the need for restaurants to expand their outdoor dining. Once everything is up and running, the outdoor dining expansion will enter a 30-day trial period. Useful. Complimentary cornbread to start! "Our business was horrible," said Dean Zervos, a co-owner of Fortunately for restaurateurs and employees at Restaurant Row and some State Street establishments, Ithaca and the state Department of Transportation are planning to close the 100 block of Aurora Street and the 100 block of State Street to allow businesses to expand seating for outdoor dining.The road closure and outdoor dining arrangement, essentially extending the Commons on either end, will start sometime after the Southern Tier gains approval for Phase 3. Frequent searches leading to this page

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