The early season debut of outdoor seating comes as this year's official "Al Fresco on the Hill" event is not set to begin until June 12.

Federal Hill’s ‘Al Fresco on the Hill’ return delayed due to rain by: Carl Sisson Posted: Jun 14, 2025 / 08:31 AM EDT Updated: Jun 16, 2025 / 05:48 PM EDT ...

NYC approves 2,400 outdoor-dining permits as al fresco season kicks off this week By Carl Campanile Published March 30, 2025, 7:42 p.m. ET ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — After Federal Hill’s “Al Fresco on the Hill” season debut was canceled last week due to rain, the event took place Saturday evening.

The city has taken a knife to its bureaucratic red tape and approved hundreds more outdoor-dining-shed applications for the start of the al fresco season Tuesday, The Post has learned. About 80 ...

Add that number to the 600 of 1,178 requests for dining set-ups in the actual street that were approved, and the outdoor roadside dining areas hit more than 2,400. Dozens more such al fresco ...