NYC extends Open Storefronts program through September 2021

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Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would extend its program designed to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic until Sept. 30, 2021, during a press conference Tuesday.

The Open Storefronts program, an initiative that allows ground-floor businesses to use the sidewalk space in front of their storefronts on a temporary basis, first launched Oct. 30 and was set to expire at the end of 2020.

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