Frustrated North End Restaurateurs Meet with Boston City Councilman

Hall, and they can sit with the mayor. IT’S ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER, LISTENING TO EACH OTHER, RESPECTING EACH OTHER. BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR ED FLYNN SITS FOR LUNCH WITH THE OWNERS OF NORTH END RESTAURANT. UPON THEIR INVITATION, THE SOUTH BOSTON DEMOCRATIC DID NOT REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT, BUT HE WAS COMMITTED TO LISTENING TO THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT HIS EXCLUSION FROM THE CITY’S OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. It has to be a symbiotic relationship. YOU KNOW WHERE BOTH SIDES BENEFIT FROM EACH OTHER. THESE QUALITY OF LIFE PROBLEMS AFFECT ALL NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY, NOT JUST THE NORTH. WE FELT VERY STRONGLY THAT WE WERE PUSHED TO ENTER THIS TRIAL SO SOMEONE COULD LISTEN TO US. 21 RESTAURANTS FILED THIS LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF BOSTON AFTER IT ANNOUNCED THAT NORTH END RESTAURANTS WON’T BE INCLUDED THIS YEAR. They say they’re willing to compromise, but after spending thousands of dollars on fees, outdoor catering equipment and subsequent storage, it’s time for the city to give something back. WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF COMPROMISES, SO WHY DIDN’T THE CITY COME TO US TO SIT DOWN AND AT LEAST TALK? And we think the mayor is, you know, very selfish in the way she’s handling Boston Flynn, in hopes of helping you. There is a compromise and an opportunity to come together. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO YOURSELF. NOW WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO SPECIFICALLY ASK THEM FOR COMMENT ON THIS MEETING HERE TODAY. They didn’t provide one, but they referred us to the mayor’s previous comments on the issue, which include concerns about residents and also parking issues here in the north.

Frustrated North End Restaurateurs Meet with Boston City Councilman Ed Flynn

North End restaurant owners, frustrated by the ban on outdoor dining, met with Boston City Councilman Ed Flynn on Friday. Restaurant owners are frustrated because, they say, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has largely ignored their complaints and the recommendations of the North End outdoor dining task force. , who voted in favor of outdoor dining in the neighborhood. They said the mayor canceled outdoor dining right after a non-binding vote to reinstate it. “It’s about working together, listening to each other, respecting each other,” Flynn said. Flynn, a Democrat who represents South Boston, was invited to lunch in the North End to listen to restaurateurs’ concerns about being left out of the city’s outdoor dining program for the second year in a row. “It has to be a symbiotic relationship, in which both parties benefit from each other,” said Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, owner of Vinoteca di Monica. “These quality of life issues affect every neighborhood in the city, not just the North End,” said Carla Agrippino Gomes, owner of Terramia Ristorante. “We felt very strongly that we were driven to file this lawsuit so that someone would listen to us,” said Bill Galatis, owner of Tresca. Twenty-one restaurants filed the lawsuit against the city of Boston after it announced that North End restaurants would not be included this year They said they were willing to compromise, but after spending thousands of dollars in fees, on restaurant equipment. air and subsequent storage, it’s time for the city to give something back “We’ve already made a lot of compromises, so why doesn’t the city come with us, and sit down, and at least talk? asked Agrippin Gomes. “We think the mayor is very selfish in the way she is running Boston,” said Mendoza-Iturralde. “There is a compromise, there is an opportunity to come together and there. there is an opportunity to listen to each other,” he said. WCVB reached out to the mayor’s office to specifically ask for comment on Friday’s meeting. They did not comment, but referenced the mayor’s previous comments on the issue, which included concerns about residents and parking issues in the North End.

BOSTON —

North End restaurant owners, frustrated by the ban on outdoor dining, met with Boston City Councilman Ed Flynn on Friday.

Restaurant owners are frustrated because, they say, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has largely ignored their complaints and the recommendation of the North End Outdoor Dining Task Force, which voted to hold outdoor dining in the neighborhood. They said the mayor canceled outdoor dining right after a non-binding vote to reinstate it took place.

“It’s about working together, listening to each other and respecting each other,” Flynn said.

Flynn, a Democrat who represents South Boston, was invited to lunch in the North End to listen to restaurateurs’ concerns about being left out of the city’s outdoor dining program for the second year in a row.

“It has to be a symbiotic relationship, in which both parties benefit from each other,” said Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, owner of Vinoteca di Monica.

“These quality of life issues affect every neighborhood in the city, not just the North End,” said Carla Agrippino Gomes, owner of Terramia Ristorante.

“We felt very strongly that we were driven to file this lawsuit so that someone would listen to us,” said Bill Galatis, owner of Tresca.

Twenty-one restaurants filed a lawsuit against the city of Boston after it announced that North End restaurants would not be included this year. They said they were willing to compromise, but after spending thousands of dollars on fees, outdoor dining equipment and subsequent storage, it’s time for the city to give something back.

“We’ve already made a lot of compromises, so why doesn’t the city come to us and sit down and at least talk?” asked Agrippin Gomes.

“We think the mayor is very selfish in the way she runs Boston,” Mendoza-Iturralde said.

Flynn hopes he can help.

“There’s a compromise, there’s an opportunity to come together and there’s an opportunity to listen to each other,” he said.

WCVB reached out to the mayor’s office to specifically ask for comment on Friday’s meeting. They did not comment, but referenced the mayor’s previous comments on the issue, which included concerns about residents and parking issues in the North End.