Why are there so many summer restaurant openings this year?

Hudson Jane in Fort Greene is just one of the summer openings keeping Brooklyn interesting. Photo: Michael Tulilpan
It used to be that bars and restaurants would wait until fall to launch. The summer was considered a slow season, a time when customers were less likely to show up at new spots, and while they might soft open to fine tune their menus and service, the grand opening wouldn’t take place until September.
In New York City, that’s no longer the case.
The reasons for the shift