Planning subcommittee recommends denial of San Gennaro festival permit
USAToday.com reports that a planning subcommittee has recommended denying a permit to the San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy, which hosts an IFOCE cannoli eating contest. The committee has a second hearing on the festival tonight.
But last month the Street Activities Permits Subcommittee of the Traffic and Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 — one of hundreds of such neighborhood panels that influence everything from new skyscrapers to street names — took the unprecedented step of recommending against a permit for the feast.
“People use our hallways as toilets,” complains John Casalinuovo, a longtime resident who spoke at the hearing.
When festival officials did not attend the hearing — they say they weren’t notified — the subcommittee voted to recommend the permit be denied.
nytimes.com also has an article
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April 17, 2007 @ 10:50 am
It has become a ripoff. 8 or 9 dollars for a 6oz plate of pasta. If you want meatballs it’s extra. Pizza slice is 3dollars and up although a good slice, it’s still high priced. Good food but vendors take advantage of the customers with prices. Vendors serving food while chewing gum must stop. It is disgusting . Canoli contest can be held in other locations that have similar festivals in the tri state area