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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Kat Maldon on Le Dive Sidewalk Cafe Application
1:13:42
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Kat Maldon provides testimony in support of Le Dive's sidewalk cafe application, emphasizing the positive impact of the restaurant on the neighborhood and addressing concerns about sidewalk accessibility.
- Maldon is a regular patron of Le Dive and has friends living and working in the area
- She argues that the restaurant and outdoor cafe are valuable resources for the neighborhood
- Maldon refutes claims about sidewalk obstruction, stating she has personally navigated the area with a stroller without issues
- She praises the staff's attentiveness in managing crowds and maintaining good relationships with neighboring businesses and residents
Kat Maldon
1:13:42
Hi.
1:13:43
Good morning.
1:13:44
Thank you for your time this morning.
1:13:46
I just wanted to add that, we are regulars at Lodibe.
1:13:49
We go there a lot in the summer, and I have a lot of friends who live and work in the area.
1:13:56
And I think it's absurd to assert that a restaurant and outside cafe is not resource to the neighborhood or doesn't add anything to a neighborhood, because New York City thrives on restaurants and entertainment, and I just think the dive has been overwhelmingly positive.
1:14:18
Like, we spend a lot of time there, we sit outside a lot.
1:14:21
I personally have pushed a stroller down the sidewalk with no problems.
1:14:24
Like, the staff is very attentive to managing the crowds, to managing the line, moving people out of the way.
1:14:32
There's a somewhat limited impact people can have on, like, moving the public around when they stand on public sidewalks, but everything I've seen from the dive is that they do what they can to manage the impact and be good neighbors to other businesses and the residents in the neighborhood.
1:14:51
And I think those sidewalk tables are like, they're always pushed up against the wall, there's only two chairs.
1:14:56
I've never seen them turn those two tops into four tops on the sidewalk specifically.
1:15:01
So I personally have not seen those issues And to me, it seems like Lyle has always been a respectful neighbor.