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Manhattan CB2 approves six sidewalk-cafe applications with modifications, denies one for ADA noncompliance
Summary
At its December meeting Manhattan Community Board 2 approved multiple sidewalk-cafe applications with required plan updates and barriers, denied Cafe Habana’s application as not ADA-compliant, and asked other applicants to correct site-plan checkboxes and show perimeters to avoid DOT delays.
Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor dining working group on Tuesday reviewed eight sidewalk-cafe applications and moved most forward with conditions while denying one application for failing to meet accessibility requirements. Chair Valerie Dela Rosa called the meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. and led members through each application, asking applicants to update plans, label cellar doors and awnings, and show continuous perimeters.
The board voted to deny Cafe Habana’s application at 17 Prince Street after members concluded the posted layout left less than a 10-foot clear path and did not provide a path to ADA compliance. Chair Valerie Dela Rosa said the site’s sidewalk width and mailbox placement made it “not ADA-compliant,” and the members voted in favor of denial.
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