A Toronto neighbourhood is concerned over a local Tim Horton's location that's been partially locked up for months.

Members of the Parkdale community are voicing their concern over the Tim Horton's location at Queen West and Jameson after noticing that the cafe's seating area has been locked up for nearly a year.

A recent post in the neighbourhood's Facebook group claims the dining area was an integral space for the community's senior population, serving as a gathering area and resting place.

"The Tim Hortons at 1486 Queen St W was a reprieve for seniors for socializing and who had limited access to air conditioning," the original poster writes, adding that the location's dining area had allegedly been closed for "safety reasons."

The original Facebook post raising concern over the Tim Horton's location.

According to members of the neighbourhood, the cafe's dining area has been shut off ever since the location was renevated around ten months ago, but was relied upon by many members of the community for gathering.

"Workers have said it’s due to an incident but since then management has made no move on opening the space despite community members requesting it," one person comments on the post.

"It's been a critical space for community members to gather and it's been taken away."

According to one commenter on the post, staff at the location confirmed that the dining room was locked up after a violent incident occurred around one month ago wherein a staff member was slashed with a knife.

Many other members of the Facebook group claim that the location seemed particularly fated to be the site of incidents of violence — whether physically or verbally, suggesting that's likely the reason behind the closure.

"Was there a specific incident?" one person asks.

"There is an incident there every day," another responds.

Not everyone in the group is upset about the dining room being closed, though.

"Sadly this is not a 'public' space, not a drop-in center. They are not obligated to provide seating. The staff are not trained or paid enough to deal with a lot of situations that arise in this area," one person comments.

"You are essentially advocating for random people who have no intention of buying anything to loiter for hours on end. The restaurant doesn't make money if people are sitting in the same spot for hours per end," writes another.

As of now, it doesn't look like the dining area at the community's local Tim Hortons will be opening any time soon — safety issues or not.

blogTO has reached out to Tim Hortons for comment.