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Community Board 2 recommends approvals with modifications for most outdoor‑dining applications, flags ADA and FDNY issues
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, Manhattan Community Board 2’s Outdoor Dining Working Group recommended approval with modifications for most sidewalk- and roadway-cafe applications but identified multiple ADA compliance and FDNY review concerns; one application was denied because it contradicted a prior Liquor Authority condition.
Stealth Fitzgerald, vice chair of the Manhattan Community Board 2 Outdoor Dining Working Group, said the panel heard 12 applications April 14 and that its recommendations to the Department of Transportation are advisory.
The group moved to approve most sidewalk- and roadway-cafe applications with written modifications that applicants must submit to DOT and the board’s office. Common modifications include: updated site plans that dimension clear pedestrian paths, labeled perimeter barriers, documentation about Siamese (sign) connections, and…
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