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Board reviews open‑streets proposals, flags Elizabeth Street pilot and liquor‑license limits
Summary
Manhattan City committee reviewed DOT’s open‑streets list, focused on a proposed Elizabeth Street closure between Spring and Prince and raised concerns about sidewalk depth, liquor license rules and sponsor changes.
The Manhattan City Transportation Committee reviewed a DOT list of proposed open‑streets and discussed one new application to close Elizabeth Street between Spring and Prince for an outdoor dining pilot. Committee members raised compliance and operational questions — including how much street area restaurants may use under liquor‑license regulations, whether local residents could drive through emergency or local‑access needs, and who the formal sponsor of the pilot is.
Committee members noted that…
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