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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Peter Davies, Representative of Broadway Residents Coalition on Outdoor Dining Program
3:28:10
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Peter Davies, representing the Broadway Residents Coalition, testified about concerns regarding the new permanent outdoor dining program in New York City. He highlighted issues with the application process, potential conflicts with residents, and the impact on public space.
- Applauded Community Board 2's efforts to document and review outdoor dining applications
- Raised concerns about a specific application requesting 60 additional outdoor seats for a restaurant with only 4 indoor seats and no bathroom
- Emphasized the need to acknowledge conflicts between expanded outdoor dining and residents' interests
Peter Davies
3:28:10
Yes.
3:28:11
My name is Peter Davies.
3:28:12
I'm, testifying on behalf of Broadway Residence Coalition in Sobo.
3:28:18
I testified earlier this morning at the competing public hearing regard to a change of rules.
3:28:29
But here, first of all, I would like to applaud community board too and the effort that they have done, with through their outdoor dining working group to catalog and document, the way that, various sidewalk cafes and street roadway setups are being applied for to come in to community board too.
3:28:57
Tonight, as Valerie de la Rosa mentioned, there will be another three dozen applications being heard, one of which is for a current operation with four seats, four, one, two, three, four, applying for sidewalk and roadway for an additional 60 seats outdoors.
3:29:21
Six zero.
3:29:23
This is a operation without a bathroom, because it didn't require one with only four seats.
3:29:32
But now with 60 seats, what does that mean in terms of sharing public space?
3:29:42
One thing that the advocates, the paid lobbyists and lawyers for the restaurant industry didn't mention were residents.
3:29:51
There is an inherent conflict in the much broader allowance for outdoor dining.
3:30:01
I'm not against outdoor dining, but do not acknowledge the conflicts to act as if have been no changes.
UNKNOWN
3:30:14
Your time has expired.
3:30:15
Okay.
Peter Davies
3:30:17
Good luck.
3:30:18
Got a lot of work to do, folks.