Moran, for his part, says, "We're not dissing anyone for applying for permits".
The restaurant is applying for permits and hopes to begin construction in the fall.
"Builders weren't even applying for permits and went ahead and destroyed wetlands," said Tom Gilmore, president of the New Jersey Audubon Society.
A follow-up question about those applying for permits for other locations — like parks or community gardens — went unanswered.
That does not mean the grease trucks will be discouraged from applying for permits once the process begins.
Informed otherwise, Mr. Newman is applying for permits and searching for an interim place to store the six busts: Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Herbert Hoover, Martin Van Buren and Thomas Jefferson.
Mr. Capoccia is trying to finish selling units at a Downtown Brooklyn condominium project, and is slowly moving ahead on applying for permits for an East Village project.
In future, he says this may change to also cover individuals applying for permits.
Anthony Coffey believes there won't be more than a handful of smaller companies applying for permits.
Last year, Mr. Tunick applied for permits.
"But anarchists in general don't apply for permits.
