Mary Kathleen Collins Testimony: West Village Resident

It's regarding safety, cleanliness, and people being able to get by on the sidewalk.

Uh I'm against any waivers or roadside dining, hook and ladders cannot put their feet down to uh they can move cars, but they can't move the platforms or anything that is in the roadway uh barriers, I think it is, to do that.

We had two uh an elderly couple who died on Sullivan Street.

They were burnt to death.

So the West Village residents, Mary, Augustine, Leslie, then there was John Grimes and Peter Davies from another group uh who testified I agree with them.

It is uh dirty, rat infested, the garbage storage, and I've been going to the CB2 meetings, the restaurants.

Dot is has been very confusing because the program was rolled out quickly.

These meetings are hours long and over successive days in a week, and it's a tremendous amount to ask of us.

I worked in the restaurant during COVID.

I am immune compromised, and now I also have a disability.

So the sidewalk issue is even more important.

Um the restaurants never follow the guidelines.

There is not a one.

The one that I worked for paid attention very closely, but it's still not on mark.

I live in the village.

Uh this is not outdoor dining hall.

You shouldn't have weddings outside, because what happens is they take over the sidewalk.

I live on Cornelia Street.

It's a very small space, and this happens all the time.

And then there have been restaurants that are in the queue with CBT and haven't gotten a time has expired for sidewalk dining or for roadway dining, but they were doing a lot of things.

Okay, I'm sorry, Mary, you have to wrap up.

Thank you, Mary.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Okay, Mary, that's why I have to do it.

I'm sorry, Mary, your time is up.

Sorry, Mary, your time is up.

Thank you.

Safety first.

Okay, I don't think she can hear, so we need to.

Okay.

Thank you, Mary.

Thank you very much.

And our next speaker is Kathleen Collins.

You may be good.

Good afternoon.

My name is Kathan Collins, and I'm a uh lifetime New Yorker.