These are elderly retired people, NOT WELFARE BUMS. SHAME ON YOU! They are staying too long but have been doing it for five years. This situation should have been resolved a long time ago.
Name calling makes the Free Republic look like the DU.
How is the economy in NYC?
Can they pool their resources and rent their own place to meet and chat and play mahjongg?
You seem to be confused about the term welfare. I shall enlighten you. They seek the private property of others in order augment, improve, or supplement their standards of living. Welfare need not involve the tranfer of cash property from the government to be welfare. They are bums, and I don’t care if they’re retired.
While they are not welfare bums, they are oblivious to property rights. I’d say the restraining order is the best plan. I don’t care if they have been abusing the restaurant for one month or five years, they have no right to use the space against the wishes of the property owner.
If they are not welfare bums then they have a home to go to. Rotate to a different home each day among their ‘chat’ buddies.
Problem solved.