Chris Woods Testimony: Sylvia's Restaurant
Chris Woods, second-generation owner of Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, testifies about the confusion in the application process and the need for winterized setups to maintain employment and seating capacity.
And I do remember us when we got our first sidewalk license over maybe close to 30 years, over 20 years.
But I want to say that I want to thank the hospitality alliance for helping us as much as they can to navigate through these the changes through this application process, which has been, as they say repeatedly, it has been extremely confusing.
Communication has been good, I would say, but it has been the challenge of not being able to plan, you know, waiting for the approval, not being able to plan as we are in the season.
The other thing I would like to express is having something enclosed during the winter months will help us to continue the hours, continue to provide additional seating.
Our outdoor space can employ up to two to three people per shift per um five to seven days a week.
So having that throughout the winter months will be very helpful to an already challenging operation and business.
Hello, my name is Megan Rickerson.
I own um Sumday Bar in Borham Hill, Brooklyn.