European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gadd Al Fresco by Irish Hall new York times Peggy Zorski. A Manhollan waitress at thelic cafe in the East Village would l dreamt Silling Al one Al the restaurant s dozen outdoor tables across irom a boarded up building and next to a bus Slop you see Black Sool she said. It s one thing to breathe the air. It s another thing to Sal  Bui Zorski. Who grew up near the Beach where Caling outside makes sense nevertheless understands the attraction of sidewalk cafes in new York. You get 1o see everyone else and everyone sees  she said sooner or Laler you la run into somebody who will Lell you something that s going  Robert Miles a management consultant who recently tried to cat dinner outside Al the Lite cafe said he ran into people to would rather nol see again. The whole place is like a War  he said. A mule Man came up and wrote him a note that Miles could not read. It was like  to said. Eventually his dinner partner interpreted the writing to say i want to got Back to  the Man left after extracting a Dollar. Then iwo Guys walked up and look iwo chairs away irom our  Miles said. His Friend yelled Aller them Why Don t you take the Salt and Pepper shakers 1oo?" As soon As he said that Miles said an unkempt Man on the sidewalk snatched the shakers walked Down the Block Wilh them held them up in the air and Ihen came Back and put them on the table i Don t know  while new York May never provide the gracious outdoor night life of european towns and cities More restaurants every year Are trying. The department of consumer affairs which issues cafe permits in new York said there Are 150, about 10 percent More than there were last year. The cily has regulated outdoor cafes most of them in Manhattan since 1939. Restaurant owners say they add the cafes to please customers but sidewalk dining can mean constant trouble for owners. For one thing when it Rains everyone or almost everyone rushes inside. For another waiters have to patrol asking panhandlers to move if they seem to be bothering customers or the hand of a passer by May swoop in to pick up Money left for a chech. Food disappears Loo bread jumps out of the Basket sugar mow rat Tonti a Tokunow York restaurants have added outdoor to Pace but problems of dogs panhandlers end thieves pen it packets follow. Some customers walk away without paying. I Call in Dine and dash said Allen Barcelon ass Island manager of the Riviera which has a Busy Block Long cafe in Greenwich Village. At least once every three Days he said a customer walks away from the outdoor Calo without paying the Check at least once a week a passer by picks up Money Means Lor the restaurant. Customers Loo Nusl beware. I chased a purse snatcher on my second week Here Barcelon said. It it s not on your Lap they la take  but in does t seem to matter the tables at the Riviera closest to the garbage dogs and exhaust fumes Are always filled. On weekends people will wait Lor an outdoor table rather than take an available one inside. Evan when ii Rains some people Don t want to eat inside. One time it was raining really hard said Bill Mullen a bartender at i to Riviera who used to wait on tables these two people opened up umbrellas and were silting there drinking their pita  when he asked them to go inside he said they replied Wedon t  i said. I mind and i would l Wail on  around the Corner a restaurant called formerly Joe s also has tables outside. I be seen people walk by and ask for food said Peter Parker a waiter. One time someone gave away his Trench Fries then the Guy said. Could i have some of your drink Loo " Parker Sard customers seem to like the intrusions ill say is this Guy disturbing you and they say of no we re having a great time " restaurants thai Start out Wilh tables on the sidewalk often add railings and plants to create a separate More Prole led area. But that brings Olirier problems. Han ism Han the bartender Al frascati a a Village res Laurall. Said we Don t let dogs in but they like to use Iho Corner of  he pointed to Iho wooden planters surrounding the outdoor cafe. Despite the troubles restaurant owners say cafes Are important because customers want them. They also attract attention having Somo Lhing on the Comer visually tots people know you re there said Louie slaves. She owns Louie s Westside Cate on Amsterdam Avenue Tilch added sidewalk sealing for 20 or so last summer. The tables bring customers and the customers bring performers the neighbourhood kids like to ride Back and Forth on their bicycles stoves said. Why even when the temperature is in the 90s, do people want to sit outside i m English said Susan rut who was sitting at the Saloon across irom Lincoln Center watching people pass. I m doing it because it s a Novelty. At Home it s always  Down the Street Lisa Byrne who had been silting Al cafe Fiorello s for four hours with a Friend said this it the Best front Row seat in new York she said she alls ". In cafes at least once a week just to watch the people one night she talked with a Man walking by who was dressed in Bright yellow All the Way Down to his shoes. She remembered him from the week before when he was in Orange. On the upper East Sido pedestrians have a hard time getting by the Northeast Corner of 75lh Street and third Avenue where people lounge against cars White they wait for outside tables at Ciao Bella. On a recent night a beggar working the crowd managed to get Only a cigarette. Erma Bombeck an actor whose name i be forgotten ones said on a talk show husbands and wives see one another Al the worst possible part of the Day a few minutes in the mornings when they re pressured and trying to get on Wilh their Day and in the evenings when they have no More to give and Are irn Tabie and  it s True How Many of you have said i know i m tale and i did t Call but you re my wife husband and i expect you to  we All play havoc with the most precious fragile important relationship we have o or family. Whal would happen if a husband used the same guidelines at Home that he used in other relationships do you give your wife the attention you give Abdul Jabbar do you give her the Praise you give your Secretary when she moisten inc sponge for Stamps on your desk do you listen to her with the in Casity you devote to your Auto Mechanic do you give her the same Trust you give your banker do you pamper her As you do your Golf clubs do you love and protect her As you do your charge card do you share with her the Joy you Reserve for the comic Page or the office Christmas party do you have the compassion for her pain thai you do for the kid who Parks your car and is going to have a Root canal do you have the patience with her Hal you have with your biggest client who puts you on hold wives do you have the honesty Wilh your husband that you do with your gynaecologist Are you As enthusiastic when he returns As you Are when your Washer repairman arrives Are you As interested in his Day As you Are in the menu at Baskin Robbins do you make his children seem As wonderful to him As you did when you explained them to their teachers do you feel his disappointments As deeply As you did those Al the cast of Ryan s Hope do you have the same Pride in his achievements. That you Felt when you Gol the Mold off the grouting in the Hall Shower do you feel the Samo glow Lor him that you did when they validated your parking ticket at Tho dentist s office do you fuss with your appearance for him As much As when you visit your Safe Deposit Box it s something to Ihrk about Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday. September 12.1987