Outdoor dining options used out of necessity to keep bars and restaurants in business during the coronavirus crisis won’t fall by the wayside in New Jersey even as people have long returned to pre-pandemic routines. Gov. Phil Murphy signed law Wednesday that will extend the use of outdoor dining until November 2024. Currently, the ability to serve customers outside was slated to end later this year. “What was born out of necessity … we are now continuing,” Murphy said under a massive tent set up in the parking lot of Vesta Fired in East Rutherford. According to the bill, restaurants, bars, dis…
