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Community Board 2 approves multiple sidewalk cafes, denies Mercer Street roadway cafe pending FDNY and sign issues
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2’s outdoor-dining committee approved several sidewalk-cafe applications with modifications — requiring plan updates and stipulations such as no smoking and resizing storm enclosures — and denied the roadway-cafe application at 142 Mercer Street after FDNY referral and a missing No Standing Anytime sign was flagged.
Manhattan Community Board 2’s Outdoor Dining Working Group approved several sidewalk-cafe applications on Thursday evening, but denied one roadway-cafe request after safety and signage issues surfaced.
The committee voted to approve sidewalk-cafe applications for Hudson Barn Books (636 Hudson St.), Jean’s Restaurant (73 W. 11th St.), Flippers (337 W. Broadway), Lords (506 LaGuardia Pl.), Gansevoort/Coffee & Cocktails (189 Ninth Ave.) and Toby’s Estate (550 Hudson St.) subject to modifications such as updated site plans, required form boxes, and operational stipulations including adherence to Dining Out NYC rules and no-smoking requirements. Several of the approvals…
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