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CB2 rejects sidewalk platform proposal for Kiko NYC over ADA and easement concerns
Summary
Community Board 2 declined to support a sidewalk‑cafe application for Kiko NYC at Spring Street after members said a platform and its ramp would not meet the board's reading of DOT/ADA rules; the committee asked the applicant for written DOT conditional approval and clarification of the easement.
Kiko NYC sought approval for a three‑table, six‑seat sidewalk cafe built on a raised platform that the applicant said was part of the landlord's facade and that DOT had conditionally approved. Board members and Chair Donna Raftery pushed back, saying DOT's conditional approval does not amount to an affirmation of ADA compliance and that the dining‑out rules require the sidewalk cafe to be "level with the adjacent sidewalk."…
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