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CB2 chair pushes for clearer ADA guidance and cites lower fees after outdoor-dining walkthrough
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2 leaders said a May walk-through with the city raised accessibility and enforcement questions for Dining Out NYC, and stressed the city’s post-pandemic fee structure is generally cheaper for many sidewalk cafes.
Valerie Dela Rosa, chair of Manhattan Community Board 2, said at the board’s May Executive Committee meeting that a walkthrough on McDougal Street with Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez’s office and Small Business Services staff identified recurring accessibility and demarcation problems at outdoor dining sites.
The committee chair said the walk-through included the Department of Transportation (DOT) outreach lead for Dining Out NYC and the Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Board leaders told committee members they pressed for clearer, centralized guidance from the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and DOT on the 36-inch (3-foot) minimum accessible route required under ADA Title II.
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