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Wings and Seafood Inc. sidewalk cafe petition in Queens
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Council Member Salamanca presents the petition by Wings and Seafood Inc. for a revocable consent for a sidewalk cafe at 785 Fairview Avenue in Council Member Holden's district in Queens. The committee recommends disapproval of this petition.
- The issues with the site include quality of life concerns and misuse of existing outdoor dining structures.
- There are conflicts with adjacent uses, including nearby subway entrances.
- The applicant has prior unauthorized activity at this location, resulting in Department of Buildings summonses for illegal construction of dining structures on the sidewalk.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
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The final vote for today is a vote to disapprove LU's 124, a petition by Wings And Seafood Inc.
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Seeking a re a revocable consent for a sidewalk cafe at 785 Fairview Avenue, and council member holder's district in Queens.
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Council member Holden prepared a statement which was delivered earlier in full by Cher Riley at the zoning sub committee.
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Detailing Council member holder's position and reasons for recommending this approval.
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To summarize very briefly here, the issues with this the subject site include quality of lift concerns expressed by the member, including the misuse of the existing outdoor dining structures at the establishment.
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The inherent conflicts proposed at this location with regard to adjacent uses, including nearby subway, entrances and prior authorized activity by the applicant at this location, resulting in a department of building summonses for illegal construction of dining structures on the sidewalk.
