sidney schneider, leonard ewell. >> i'm cindy schneider. we own the building at 172 claire. i'll be very brief. because i think things have been pretty eloquently stated. i would just like to express my reservations and my lack of confidence in the willingness of the operators of the hotel in a safe and responsible way, both for the residents. and i ask if you do approve the transfer and the permits. president miguel: thank you. >> good evening. my name is lena ew. i own a restaurant on 351 fifth street. i have been on fifth street for 16 years. and i just -- i want to make it brief. and i want you to please consider the negative impact that this project will have for all the residents in our neighborhood. and all the small business. and we have been struggling and certainly we do not need a very ill run project like this one. thank you very much. president miguel: thank you. are there any other speakers that favor the d.r.? >> my name is joel smith and live at 469 thomas street. about three doors down from the intoxication s.r.o. building -- from the nox s.r.o. building and