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Application from Ralph Lauren Retail Inc. d/b/a Ralph’s Coffee for a new small unenclosed sidewalk café at 160 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010
At the regularly scheduled monthly Community Board Five meeting on Thursday, July 11, 2019, the
following resolution passed with a vote of 36 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining:
WHEREAS, Ralph Lauren Retail Inc. d/b/a Ralph’s Coffee ("Applicant") has submitted an application
seeking permission to install and operate a small seasonal unenclosed sidewalk café at 160 Fifth Avenue
to consist of four (4) tables and seven (7) chairs for seasonal seating, all located on Fifth Avenue; and
WHEREAS, The hours of operation of the proposed sidewalk café are from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm every
day; and
WHEREAS, The proposed sidewalk café has a minimum of 14 feet of sidewalk space for the entire length
of the sidewalk, and the majority of the café footprint sits in the recessed wings of building; and
WHEREAS, While CB5 generally believes that the proposed sidewalk café is small and relatively
innocuous, both the building and neighborhood are landmarked and this stretch of the Fifth Avenue
corridor of the Ladies Mile Historic District has historically been restricted for pedestrian use only, and
no other sidewalk café permits exist on Fifth Avenue between 23rd Street and 14th Street; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends denial of the application from Ralph Lauren Retail
Inc. d/b/a Ralph’s Coffee for a new small unenclosed sidewalk café at 160 Fifth Avenue.