ECEIVE! " ouanniis SevakineN pea now 18 pri DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUREAU OF POLICE David E. Chong ROOSEVELT SQUARE Barbara Duncan Commissioner MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 Chief of Police (914) 665-2500 Clinton 1. Young ‘Mayor Date: November 17, 2008 To: Lauren §. Carter - Planning Department From: Police Commissioner David E, Chong RE: Area Variance ~ 94 Gramatan Avenue ‘The Department of Public Safety has reviewed the attached application and has noted the following objections, ‘The applicant is proposing no usable off-street parking spaces when code dictates 52 for the addition only. A project of this magnitude with deficient parking will overwhelm the area even further and create parking and traffic problems. This location is already a cause of multiple calls for service and violations of the state liquor laws. On Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights on street parking as well as parking lot 8 is overwhelmed. Additionally, adding space will increase occupancy of the premises and when the crowd exits the bar, there @ multiple calls for noise and disturbances from the surrounding apartment dwellers. ‘The Department of Public Safety objects to the scope of this project and recommends that the application for variances be rejected.