Go get 'em, Bloomberg! The man that pushed for bans on supersize sodas, on bottle feeding newborns in hospitals, on trans-fats in restaurants ... now this:
New
York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs has given notice to 17 restaurants
that offer sidewalk café dining: Stop the outdoor service.
“Please
be advised you have 100 business days from, and including May 1, to complete
one of the following options,” the agency, which operates under Mayor Michael
Bloomberg’s administration, said in a statement, reported by The New York Post.
Option
No. 1: Provide the city with a “certified land survey” to prove the café
business is conducted on private property. Option No. 2: Filing for an
exemption of zoning law. Or Option No. 3: Surrender the business permit and
close up the outdoor shop, The Post reported.
At
least one diner characterized Bloomberg’s newest target as ludicrous, The
Post reported.
“That’s
ridiculous,” said Jane Lowe, dining at Saint Ambroeus’ outside care, in The
Post. “That would take away the cultural image of the West Village.”
And
business owners are worried, The Post said.
“I
don’t know what to do,” said Chel Seng, Sushi Choshi owner, in The Post. “It
will affect us. It’s very busy in the summer. It’s a main reason people come –
to sit outside.”
Lawyers
with the firm that’s been contacted to represent the restaurant owners say the
zoning crack-down could lead to closings.
“The
owners are panicked,” said Joseph Levey, with Helbraun, Levey & Odonoghue,
in The Post.
See original here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/may/28/nyc-mayor-bloombergs-next-target-street-cafes/
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