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CB2 chair reports City Council outdoor-dining oversight hearing; two bills withheld that could change community-board role

Manhattan Community Board 2 outdoor dining working group · December 10, 2025
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CB2 members summarized testimony at a City Council oversight hearing on outdoor dining and flagged two bills not heard that would transfer the program from DOT to DCWP and remove the revocable-consent requirement, potentially reducing community-board review.

Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor dining working-group chair reported on a recent City Council oversight hearing, describing heavy testimony from community-board chairs and the status of several bills that could alter how outdoor dining is governed.

Chair Valerie Dela Rosa told members she attended and later testified, and that several community-board chairs from other districts also provided testimony. She said three bills were heard in that session but two important…

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