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Department of Crushed Dreams: Bodine Street striking dead for now
Finnigan's Wake's plan to build a three-story deck in the place of what's now a city street won't clear Council this term.
Department of Crushed Dreams: Bodine Street striking dead for now
A bill introduced by Councilman Frank DiCicco that would strike a public street, Bodine Street, to make way for the expansion of Finnigan's Wake to include a three-story deck, looks like it won't pass after all. (As we reported previously, the bill had been controversial in the neighborhood because: a.) Finnigan's regulars are already fairly rowdy, even without outdoor party decks; b.) Neighbors say the bar has been blocking Bodine with its dumpster for years now, and are annoyed that they now want to make that encroachment official; and c.) It seemed all too convenient/cozy that Finnigan's owners, Democratic party movers, would be expanding their property with the cooperation of the new Democratic City Committee building next door.)
In yesterday's Council session, DiCicco declined to put the bill up for passage — he's been hoping that neighborhood groups and owners of the bar could reach an agreement first — and it appears he won't move to pass it at next week's final City Council session either.
Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association president Matt Ruben tells CP: "The NLNA has met with Finnigan's to try to come up with a solution that won't involve striking Bodine from the City Plan. We also were informed tonight that Councilman DiCicco will not be calling for a final City Council vote on the street-striking bill. So at least for the time being, Bodine is safe from being struck, and we're hoping we can find a solution that will allow Finnigan's to do more catering/event business (which is their goal here) while at the same time preserving and improving the appearance and usability of Bodine."
No one from DiCicco's office was able to confirm that this morning.
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