Six local restaurants have applied for permits to open new sidewalk cafes. That means you have lots of new places to grab a bite outside, but also lots of sidewalks that will get more crowded in the summertime (this drives some locals nuts, we know).
The community board’s business committee will review the proposals Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. Here are the applicants:
7. Sushi Yasaka, 251 West 72nd Street (West End Avenue – Broadway.) New application DCA# 1455737 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Yasaka, Inc., d/b/a Sushi Yasaka, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 9 tables and 20 seats.
8. Sugar & Plumm, 173 West 78th Street (Amsterdam Avenue.) New application DCA# 1455060 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Sugar and Plumm (Upper West), LLC, d/b/a Sugar and Plum, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 20 tables and 40 seats.
9. Amaze, 466 Amsterdam Avenue (West 82nd – 83rd Street.) New application DCA#1458259 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 466 Amaze Corp., d/b/a Amaze, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 18 seats.
10. Numero 28, 658 Amsterdam Avenue (West 92nd Street.) New application DCA#1458528 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 658-660 Amsterdam Corp., d/b/a Numero 28, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 18 seats.
11. Opai Thai, 722 Amsterdam Avenue (West 95th Street.) New application DCA#1458675 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Opai Thai, Inc., d/b/a Opai Thai Restaurant, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 17 seats.
12. The Ellington Inn, 936 Amsterdam Avenue (West 106th Street.) New application DCA#1458660 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 106 Amsterdam Rest. Corp, d/b/a The Ellington Inn, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 34 tables and 72 seats.
Photo by okreitz.
My restaurant owner friend tells me that those sidewalk permits cost a small fortune which is why the city will grant every single one of them.
I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE LOVE AFFAIR WITH SIDEWALK CAFES ON NYC STREETS…EXHAUST FUMES, HOMELESS PANHANDLERS,MENTALLY DERANGED,MISCHIEVOUS KIDS/TEENS,THE SOUNDS OF THE CITY/NOISE OR IS IT JUST ME.
Although customers are attracted to patios, some restaurants are just motivated by the need for more space. Sushi Yasaka, for example, is bursting at the seams (for good reason).
It’s just you.
The city (DCA) does grant most of them, but the applicants must also appear before the Community Board as well. At the community board hearing, which is open to the public anyone may speak for or against a proposed cafe. Many do. The reason there are so many sidewalk cafe applicants is because the restaurant owners listen to their customers, many of whom like to eat outside in the summer season. Restaurants aknowledge this and spring for the high cost of them to keep their customers coming.
It’s great having open-cafes above West 96 Street. Just recently a restaurant applied for an outside cafe permit on Columbus Avenue at West 109. This stretch of Columbus Avenue has been neglected for too many years and it would be most welcome to have more restaurants with outside seating. This part of the Upper West Side has wonderful views of Morningside and Central Parks and of course St. John’s. Also, isn’t it important to sit outside to enjoy a view, to watch people and to socialize?
YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PIC IN THIS ARTICLE TO SEE WHAT NYC ESP UWS HAS TURNED INTO……….YUPPYVILLE OR YUPPER WEST SIDE.
OH NO, what can we do to stop the scourge of smiling peopple in t-shirts?!
I love a great outdoor cafe with a beautiful view as much as the next person. HOWEVER!!!!,
There are just too many on Amsterdam in the 70’s and 80’s.
Some are in very high pedestrian traffic areas — like Gina La Farinina on 73rd and Amsterdam. These people are terrible neighbors.
The owners have no respect for the neighborhood and absolutely no respect for the people who live in that area on the UWS.
The owners put out more tables than the space can accommodate. Between all of tables, tourists luggage, SUV sized strollers and people stopping to chat or waiting for a table it is impossible to walk on the sidewalk in that area.
The owners flagrantly flaunt the rules. They don’t care. To them the fines they pay to flaunt the rules are a joke.
Besides, do you really want to pay $25.00 for a plate of spaghetti with a side of NYC street dirt?