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Board allows Espresso Subito coffee cart permits to stand after contested appeals; tie vote leaves DPW approval intact
Summary
Appeals by Second Street merchants argued that two Espresso Subito permits violate the 'like‑for‑like' 300‑foot rule for coffee sales in the Financial District. The board split 2–2; because three votes are needed to overturn DPW, the permits remain upheld by default.
Two permits allowing a coffee cart (Espresso Subito) to operate at alternating downtown locations were contested at the Board of Appeals on Nov. 14 by the Second Street Merchants and several brick‑and‑mortar restaurants, which said the city’s mobile‑food rules prohibit like‑for‑like competition within 300 feet.
The appellants argued that numerous…
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