"This thing's ridiculous," said passerby Cynthia Jeziorkowski, 27. "I hope the city makes them remove whatever that is." She described the concrete slab as an obstruction.
Neighbors have criticized the concrete slab for lacking an ADA ramp, stating that it impedes wheelchair users from safely navigating the sidewalk, with one calling it too "huge".
The NYC Department of Small Business Services stipulates a minimum of five feet of walkable space on low-traffic sidewalks, with a requirement of eight feet for busy areas.
Ayat restaurant previously faced backlash after naming a menu section "From the River to the Sea," a phrase condemned by the Anti-Defamation League as an anti-Semitic call for destruction of Israel.
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