West Village Businesses Near Top Of COVID-19 Noncompliance Calls

WEST VILLAGE, NY — West Village residents have been busy on the phones since New York City entered its "phase 3" of reopening.

Businesses within the boundaries of Community District 2 — which includes the West Village and SoHo — racked up 236 "noncompliance with phased reopening" complaints in the two weeks from July 6 to July 20, according to city data collected by 311.

The number of complaints is the second most out of any Manhattan community district since the city entered phase three.

The West Village's Community District 2 trailed only Community District 8, which spans the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island, by three complaints over businesses not complying with coronavirus regulations in the same two-week period.

Phase three businesses include spas, tattoo parlors, piercing parlors, massage therapy practices, cosmetology salons, nail salons, tanning salons, and waxing salons. Indoor dining was pulled from the phase over safety concerns, but city officials have pledged to expand its outdoor dining program.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently threatened to roll back the city's phased reopening plan following a weekend of rowdy party scenes in neighborhoods such as Astoria, the Lower East Side, and Inwood. Mayor Bill de Blasio also pledged to crack down on the party areas following the weekend.

New York implemented new regulations on outdoor drinking ahead of the weekend to combat crowding outside bars and restaurants. Businesses are only allowed to serve patrons seated at tables six feet apart, and customers must order food with their beverages. Walk-up service at bar windows was also nixed. Businesses with three violations will be shut down, according to the new rules.

Here's a complete list of business noncompliance complaints by Manhattan community district:

• FiDi and Tribeca's community district 1: 96
• SoHo and West Village's community district 2: 236
• LES, East Village and Chinatown's community district 3: 176
• Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen's community district 4: 189
• Central Midtown's community district 5: 176
• Murray Hill, Kips Bay and Sutton Place's community district 6: 112
• UWS' community district 7: 106
• UES and Roosevelt Island's community district 8: 239
• Morningside Heights and West Harlem's community district9: 43
• Central Harlem's community district 10: 100
• East Harlem's community district 11: 82
• Washington Heights and Inwoods' community district 12: 148

Patch reporter Brendan Krisel contributed to this report.