CORNING, NY (WENY) -- We have continuing coverage tonight on the final days of Market Street being closed to traffic, for expanded outdoor dining. The street will reopen to cars starting next Tuesday. This afternoon we spoke to Poppleton's Bakery, Laurabelle's, and Market Street Brewing Company, who all tell me they loved having the street closed for the summer. In fact, they say they hope the Gaffer District and Corning City Council will work to have this happen again next year. 

"I think if it was my decision, I would definitely keep the streets closed during the summer months, and then once fall rolls around I think it's a good time to reopen it back up to traffic," said Tarrah Seaver, owner of Laurabelle's.

"It's been great and I hope it's something they consider every summer," said Pelham McClellan, owner of Market Street Brewing Company.

The owners of Market Street Brewing Company and Laurabelle's and they both agreed having the street closed to traffic has made the Market Street area a lot more lively during the past three months.

Paige Fleet with Poppleton's said they have done great with the street being closed and their sales have been much better than last year.

"We have done great. Our sales are up significantly from last year. I think people really are enjoying to be able to get out, walk round. Families and all, not worried about car traffic or anything like that."

She also adds would have liked the street to be shut down for pedestrians a little bit longer.

Paige said, "Personally, I would keep it closed. I know for me and my family, my cousins, we have small kids and if they have a toy and they drop it they can just go out and get it. We don't have to worry about cars or any traffic. It has been really good for business especially for every other small business on Market Street as well. So, I'm really hoping for good things, but if it was up to me I would keep it open, yeah."

Not only do business owners hope this occurs next year. They even have some ideas for it.

McClellan said, ""Go crazy with some things even and put fire pits out here. Allow bands to go in there. Or maybe do like themes. Do a 4th of July block parties or in October do an Oktoberfest something where you're closing the street down. Have the steins going around and tense set up. Take advantage of this small community and how high knit it is and allow businesses to flourish a little bit."

Also, the businesses we spoke to this afternoon don't seem to be too worried about the loss of business moving forward.

Tarrah says, "I think we'll do well. Our customers have been great through this entire pandemic. They've just been very loyal and it'll continue to do so."

With restaurants however, seating will have to be moved back inside, but Pelham McClellan says it's just another obstacle and they will work through it.

""I believe there will be some effects. Also, at the same point it's just another obstacle that we are going to have to work with. I think it's hard to see what's going to come of it and manage it because the whole time we have been reopened and we have had the outside so it will be a little bit of an adjustment period and allow us to see what things will be like come Winter and the months leading up to it," says McClellan.