Opponents want last chance to block Union Square restaurant

Time is running out to stop a ritzy restaurant from opening in Union Square Park, but Mayor de Blasio wont bite.

Activists visited City Hall on Friday to deliver petitions against the controversial eatery, which is being built in the parks pavilion after a long battle with neighbors.

If we keep waiting, theres going to be a restaurant there before we know it, said Bill Borock, a member of the Union Square Community Coalition who dropped off a package of 500 signatures.

We thought things would be different [under de Blasio], he said. People are feeling a little betrayed.

Simon Oren, founder of 5Napkin Burger and owner of Nice Matin, will operate the 200-seat restaurant.

Construction began shortly after the states highest court ruled in February that the eatery is a valid use of public parkland.

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Opponents want last chance to block Union Square restaurant