NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Restaurant Week may be over, but the first-ever Curbside Dining Restaurant Week is just getting started.

The week-long initiative, organized by Open Plans in partnership with Untapped New York, kicked off on Friday, and runs through Sept. 12.

Thirty-nine restaurants across Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx are participating, and will be offering special menu items, as well as exclusive discounts and promotions.

The initiative is designed to help boost outdoor dining in the city all year round.

New York City's curbside dining program originally launched as an emergency response during the COVID pandemic, but has evolved since then.

"Business owners have poured their hearts, souls, time, and money into the curbside dining program-but it has become too bu

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