Naples. The managers of the historic kiosks on the Naples waterfront took to the streets today, in front of the Town Hall, to ask for immediate intervention by Mayor Gaetano Manfredi.
Armed with banners and offering hot taralli, they expressed their strong disappointment at the seizures of their premises that took place last June.
"The waterfront has been abandoned to illegal immigrants," protesters complain, emphasizing how the checks have primarily affected legitimate businesses. Having called a new protest for Monday, the managers are demanding "solutions, not destruction ," defending their jobs and their dignity.
On a large banner, one reads: "We know how things go due to bureaucratic times. We ask the mayor for an extension to sort everything out, because for us it's a question of survival." In fact, the managers' earnings are concentrated above all in the summer months and the seizures risk bringing their businesses to their knees.
The kiosks were seized for various violations, both criminal (illegal dumping, illegal construction) and administrative (lack of authorizations).
The managers, however, emphasize the seasonality of their work and ask the Municipality to find a solution that allows them to reopen as soon as possible.
