I am submitting this request on behalf of Canal Loft Hotel, located at 94 Canal Street, New York, NY 10002. Our hotel has been significantly impacted by the neighboring business, which regularly uses the curb lane, bicycle lane, sidewalk, and even part of the travel lane to store merchandise for its resale operation. As shown in the attached photo, large quantities of pallets, boxes, and products are left outside throughout the year, often blocking our hotel entrance and reducing the visibility of our business from the street. This ongoing obstruction creates several serious issues: Guests arriving with luggage have difficulty accessing the hotel entrance. Taxis, rideshare vehicles, and shuttle services are forced to stop in the travel lane because the curb is occupied. The bicycle lane and portions of the sidewalk are frequently obstructed, creating safety hazards for cyclists and pedestrians. The blocked frontage negatively affects the appearance of the hotel and has an adverse impact on our business operations and guest experience. We respectfully request that NYC DOT evaluate this location for a designated hotel loading zone in front of 94 Canal Street. A loading zone would provide a safe and legal area for guest pick-up, drop-off, and luggage loading while helping reduce congestion, discourage illegal curb use, and improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety. Photographs documenting the ongoing obstruction are available and can be provided upon request. If you type the hotel address in google map, you can see how blocked the area is. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

The comments from 2023 and 2024 are still valid. There are no loading zones so curb parking is treated as de facto long term storage for vehicles, forcing delivery drivers and taxis to double park. this is still an issue in 2026, and the issue extends the length of Center Blvd

We respectfully request the establishment of an official loading zone in front of 227 West 77th Street to accommodate essential building operations, including deliveries, move-ins, move-outs, and service vehicle access. Currently, curbside access on this block is significantly constrained. A substantial portion of the available parking is occupied by FDNY-designated parking associated with the nearby firehouse, while the adjacent loading zone serving the Art House Hotel frequently results in taxis and commercial vehicles extending onto our frontage. As a result, there is insufficient curb space to safely and efficiently accommodate routine loading and unloading activities for our building. West 77th Street is a one-way street, and because of the proximity of the firehouse, double parking is not a practical or safe alternative. These conditions create recurring operational challenges, impede deliveries, and contribute to unnecessary traffic congestion. We also respectfully request that the City evaluate the restoration of the temporary COVID-era FDNY parking configuration to its previous arrangement on West 77th Street. Reinstating the prior parking allocation, together with the designation of an official loading zone for 227 West 77th Street, would improve curb management, enhance traffic flow, and provide safe and reliable access for residents, service providers, and delivery vehicles while maintaining the operational needs of the FDNY

There is regularly loading taking place in the B54 bus stop located here (not a bus lane per se) due to the new supermarket located on the corner of Myrtle & Carlton. Either a loading zone needs to be added or delivery times for the supermarket must be altered to be off hours (currently the peak team appears to be the morning rush hour).

All delivery trucks - FedEx, Amazon, UPS, Fresh Direct, etc. - double park regularly to make deliveries. Fortunately, they tend to NOT park in the bike lane on this street, but they still make it very challenging to pass when they are double parked, including the fire trucks that regularly drive the block to make it to the Carlton fire station.

Nearly constant loading at the Bravo Supermarket, either in the parking lane or if cars are parked, in the travel lane, making it impossible to pass