Hoboken Councilwoman Emily Jabbour encourages Governor Murphy to sign legislation to support restaurants and continue outdoor dining
Hoboken Councilwoman Emily Jabbour encourages Governor Murphy to sign legislation to support restaurants and continue outdoor dining
Hoboken Councilwoman Emily Jabbour today urged Governor Phil Murphy to sign into law Bill A4866, which will permanently allow restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages in outdoor parklets and streateries. Currently, Hoboken restaurants with liquor licenses are permitted to do so in approved parklets and streateries due to emergency COVID-19 regulations passed by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. These emergency regulations, originally enacted to assist restaurants and businesses, are set to expire this Saturday – November 30, 2024.
“Outdoor dining in parklets and streateries continues to be in demand and has made Hoboken restaurants even more popular as a dining destination,” said Councilwoman Jabbour. “Taking away this valuable option would not just have a detrimental impact on our hardworking business owners, but also eliminate one of the most creative and popular initiatives to come from the pandemic. I thank Governor Murphy for his consideration of this common-sense legislation and respectfully ask him to sign it into law.”