by Ben Weiss 
Restaurants and bars across Greenpoint and Williamsburg, like the rest of New York City, opened outdoor seating to stir-crazy North Brooklynites during the borough’s first official weekend of summer.
Neighborhood institutions, like Krolewskie Jadlo, and neighborhood newcomers, like Ponyboy, improvised patios on crowded sidewalks and street curbs during the Phase 2 reopening of New York City.
Businesses are allowed to…
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I feel for these restaurants. They have really taking it on the chin both owners and workers with covid 19. They are really struggling.
The only issue I see with this is safety. They are supposed to put planters type barriers to protect the diners in the gutter but I don’t see any in Greenpoint, only flimsy type protectors that will never stop a truck or even a car.