OUTDOOR DINING WORKING GROUP – Valerie De La Rosa, Chair; Stella FitzGerald, Vice Chair
Tuesday, March 10th @ 6:30 pm – In person at the CB2 District Office Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village (near Bleecker & LaGuardia – Map) – Option to attend remotely via Zoom.
Seating is limited in the Conference Room. Registration is required to ensure there is adequate space.
Applications to NYC DOT for Dining Out NYC Roadway and Sidewalk Cafes:Public Session
Applications will be heard in the order presented below.
- *LH NYC LLC dba Little Hen, 155 Bleecker Street, 10012 (Sidewalk) – Proposed sidewalk cafe width on Thompson Street setup is less than 3’ (3 feet) wide – not ADA compliant
- *Demolinari Seventh Avenue, Inc. dba St. George Coffee, 74 7th Avenue South, 10014 (ENCLOSED SIDEWALK)
- *222 Cassiel LLC dba Crispy Heaven, 222 Lafayette Street, 10012 (Roadway)
- *NJJMJ Inc. dba Denino’s, 93 MacDougal Street, 10012 (Sidewalk) – Proposed sidewalk cafe width on MacDougal Street setup is less than 3’ (3 feet) wide – not ADA compliant
- *1LW12 Restaurant LLC dba Sirrah, 1 Little West 12th Street, 10014 (Sidewalk)
- *WSA NY Manager LLC dba Coffee + Cocktails, 18 9th Avenue, 10014 (Sidewalk) – DOT notes: “This is the same as a part of the submission on #20240724010007, as the business acquired a new FSEP number.” Previously heard during the November 17, 2025 and January 13, 2026 meetings.
New Business
- Preliminary Discussion to calendar Dining Out NYC applications referred from DOT on March 9.
Written testimony can be submitted using the CB2 Dining Out NYC Feedback Form – please click here
What to Expect when Testifying during the Public Session:
For each agenda item during the Public Session, there will be a call for speakers to testify: first the Public and then the Applicant or Applicant’s Representative.
Speaker sign-up: testify about an application during the Public Session by signing up here
Members of the Public
Speakers will have two minutes to speak; at the discretion of the Working Group Chair, this could be reduced to one minute, due to the large number of applications on the agenda. You may only testify once per application. The Working Group may ask for clarification of statements from your testimony.
There is no formal presentation of the application by the Working Group or the Applicant.
Applicant or Applicant’s Representative
The Working Group may or may not have questions for an Applicant and/or Applicant’s Representative, if present, during the Public Session. There is no formal presentation of the application by the Applicant or Applicant’s Representative during the Public Session. You may prepare a short statement about your application within the two-minute time limit, if you so choose, however, you will need to indicate to the Working Group Chair that you would like an opportunity to do so when your application is called up during the Public Session.
There is no estimate of what time or block of time your application will be called up, please do not ask. Applications will be called on in the order they are presented on the agenda.
Once the Working Group goes into Business Session, there is no more testimony from the Public or the Applicant. Everyone is welcome to stay and listen to the Business Session.
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