One last goodbye to New York City’s best, weirdest, most delightful dining sheds

RIP to an era of experimental architecture.

Since mid 2020, a fleet of outdoor dining sheds has been holding court in the city’s parking spaces, turning the curb into dining rooms—and a site for experimental architecture. But as of November 30, with the official end of the temporary pandemic relief program, pretty much all of the structures have vanished. With their disappearance, some are mourning the “death” of outdoor dining, while others are documenting how a space that a dozen people could use for eating has returned to car storage for one.