Mayor grabs privately owned public spaces for dining outside

Mayor Bill de Blasio is commandeering private property. No, he hasn’t gone full socialist. Rather, he has suspended rules so restaurants can use privately owned public spaces, known as POPS, and public waterfront areas for outdoor dining. The nearly 600 POPs can be temporarily transformed into dining areas, health screening stations, retail stands and other uses, according to an executive order signed by de Blasio Saturday. Waterfront public access areas — where seating, walking paths,

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