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Council Member Restler questions DOT's assessment of outdoor dining program
2:17:18
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Council Member Lincoln Restler challenges the Department of Transportation's positive assessment of the permanent outdoor dining program. He suggests the program might be failing and questions DOT's ability to manage it effectively.
- Restler asks DOT to categorize the program's performance, implying it's unsuccessful
- DOT's First Deputy Commissioner Margaret Forgione defends the program as 'going very well'
- Restler highlights the low number of approved applications compared to the previous temporary program
Lincoln Restler
2:17:18
I just how would DOT qualify the permanent outdoor dining program to date?
2:17:26
An abject failure?
2:17:28
A moderate failure?
2:17:29
A severe work in progress?
2:17:31
Like, what's the
Margaret Forgione
2:17:32
None of the above, council member.
2:17:34
We feel the program is going very well, and we look forward to having more improvements in the future.
2:17:39
And, again, if I can just mention, we have about almost 4,000 applications.
2:17:45
It's a very good number.
Lincoln Restler
2:17:46
4,000 applications.