The City Bench located on the east side of 8th avenue between 26th and 27th streets in Chelsea, Manhattan has become a homebase for aggressive and publicly intoxicated people. Those who frequent this bench aggressively panhandling, urinate in public, vomit, and congregate in larger groups making local residents feel unsafe.

The bench is a magnet for unsavory characters and as such, is producing a significant negative impact to the quality of life of the local residents, students, business owners, and tourists to the area.

By signing this petition, I affirm that I am resident, interested party or business owner in the immediate vicinity to this bench and am formally requesting the NYC Department of Transportation and Community Board 4 to remove the City Bench located on east side of 8th ave. between 26th & 27th Street(Site ID 3802) as soon as possible.