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Manhattan CB2 Landmarks Committee weighs security stoop gates after residents cite safety and sanitation issues
Summary
Applicants for stoop gates at Waverly Place and West 4th told the committee the gates respond to safety and sanitation problems; committee members pressed for structural attachment details, pedestrian clearance and consistency with previously approved gates and agreed to an applicant-proposed height increase to 30 inches.
Applicants seeking permission for stoop gates told the Manhattan Community Board 2 Landmarks Committee that the measures are intended to improve safety and reduce ongoing sanitation problems.
At a December Landmarks Committee meeting, an applicant for 9 Waverly Place (presented in the record as Applicant (109/9 Waverly)) said the proposed design "recreate[s] the existing railing design" and would be "self closing." The presenter described repeated incidents of people sleeping, leaving packages and human waste on the stoop and said the work would "protect our…
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