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Manhattan CB2 working group flags ADA and enforcement gaps as City Council readies outdoor-dining bills
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor-dining working group urged clearer ADA guidance and better DOT referral accuracy after discussing several City Council bills that would expand roadway and sidewalk cafe access, move program management between agencies, and remove revocable-consent requirements.
Valerie Dela Rosa, chair of Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor dining working group, told members that three City Council “intro” bills are scheduled for a joint committee hearing on Monday, Nov. 24, and two more have been introduced since. The measures would expand roadway and sidewalk-cafe access, allow new types of businesses to apply, require DOT rulemaking for winter (snow) operations, and propose moving program oversight from DOT to the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
Why it matters: The bills would rewrite how outdoor seating is permitted in New York City — changing who issues licenses, how much pedestrian space must be preserved, and whether revocable-consent signatures from…
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