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CB2 working group approves most cafe applications with conditions, highlights enforcement gaps
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor dining committee approved the majority of sidewalk and roadway cafe applications with required site-plan corrections and denials for a handful (notably Sofia’s), and heard residents raise persistent enforcement problems about an unlicensed enclosed cafe.
The Manhattan Community Board 2 outdoor dining working group approved a slate of sidewalk and roadway cafe applications on Tuesday, most by voice vote and largely “approved with modifications” so applicants can correct site plans and confirm clearances before final permits proceed.
What passed: During business session the committee granted conditional approvals requiring corrected site plans, measurements and form checkboxes. Among the items approved with modifications were Taco 94 (94 University Place), Taco Mahal (73 7th Avenue South), El Molino Prime (331 West Broadway), Lupe’s East LA Kitchen (110 Avenue of the Americas), Sweetgreen (100 Kenmare), and Famous Ben’s Pizza (177 Spring Street). Committee members repeatedly instructed applicants to: update the site-plan sidewalk width and footprint, label primary residential entrances and show a 5‑foot clearance where required, mark Siamese connection clearances, correct manhole and tree‑pit placements, remove any bolted structures from sidewalks or facades, and check…
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