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New NYC Outdoor Dining Licenses (Dining Out NYC Sidewalk & Roadway): 2026 statistics from 847 public records
The most common license type is Sidewalk cafe: 692 of 847 records (81.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us)
Key findings
- Zalwin's NycOutdoorDiningPulse dataset holds 847 NycOutdoorDiningPulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-30 (as of 2026-11-03; source: NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- The most common license type is Sidewalk cafe: 692 of 847 records (81.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
- 43 of 847 records (5.1%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us)). #
NycOutdoorDiningPulse records by license type
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sidewalk cafe | 692 | 81.7% |
| Roadway dining (curb lane) | 155 | 18.3% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 847 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-10-30; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: NYC Department of Transportation Dining Out NYC licensed locations (data.cityofnewyork.us). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "NycOutdoorDiningPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/nycoutdoordiningpulse
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