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Council Member Charles Barron explains his opposition to Intro 31-C on outdoor dining
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Council Member Charles Barron addresses his colleagues to explain his decision to vote against Introduction 31-C, which concerns the establishment of a permanent outdoor dining program in New York City. He cites concerns about roadway cafes causing issues in communities, including parking problems and health concerns.
- Barron distinguishes between sidewalk cafes, which he says work, and roadway cafes, which he opposes.
- He mentions that constituents have expressed that they don't want roadway cafes in their communities.
- Barron notes that roadway cafes are often underutilized while taking up significant space.
Charles Barron
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Thank you very much, my colleagues.
0:45:28
I know you all miss me and, probably some of you are suffering from deep depression, but it'll be all right.
0:45:36
I just wanted to, speak on intro 31 c, very, very challenging choice for me to vote no, But the reason being is the sidewalk cafes work, but the roadway cafes in many of our communities and many of our constituents said that they really didn't want it.
0:45:55
It's causing chaos, not only parking, but some health issues.
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And in many instances, they're even underutilized, but just taken up a whole lot of space.
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So it's the roadway cafes that I'm going to have big, big, problems with.
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So that's the reason why I'll be voting no on intro 31 c.