Community Board 1’s April Agendas

From Community Board 1…. My comments are underlined.

Please note that this is a preliminary list. Be sure to check the agenda page on our website for any changes to agendas prior to the meeting dates.

4/1 Financial District Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office
, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) South Street and Battery Park Underpass – Presentation by Richard Carmona, Senior Project Manager, NYC DOT
2) 28 Liberty Street (formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza) – Presentation by Frank E. Mahan, AIA Associate Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP It already went to the Landmarks Committee.
3) 88 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – Resolution This is the Wall Street Bath & Spa.
4) 
8 Maiden Lane Hotel Project – Update by Alex Lu, Esq., Counsel, W & L Group Construction, Inc. A new 29-story Hotel Indigo.
5) Need for more grocery stores in the Financial District – Discussion
6) 128 Pearl Street, application for a liquor license for KTG Hospitality LLC – Resolution I’ll say it again: CB1 should really release some details about liquor-license applications so residents can know whether they should be concerned; an LLC name is not enough.
7) Governors Island, application for a wine and beer license for El Paso Taquria 1643 Corp, d/b/a El Paso Restaurant Mexicano – Resolution
8) 
Street activity permit for Dushahra festival on Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12pm-7pm on Maiden Lane between Front St. and South St. – Resolution
9) 
Street activity permit for Oysterfest on Saturday, September 19, 2015, 11am-10pm on Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley, Mill Lane between South William St. and Stone St. and Hanover Square between Pearl St. and South William St. – Resolution
10) Street activity permit for Downtown Friends of VN Liberty Street Festival on Sunday, July 18, 2015 12pm-7pm on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution
11) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:
—88 Fulton Street, renewal wine and beer license application for Bennie’s Thai Cafes
—The Bosque Area, Carousel Kiosk, renewal wine and beer license application for 
Table Green Café
—The Bosque Area, Fountain Kiosk, renewal wine and beer license application for 
Table Green Café
—16-18 Maiden Lane, renewal wine and beer license application for Oka Sushi Inc|—91-97 Pearl Street/48 Stone Street, renewal liquor license application for Pearlstone 
Restaurant LLC, d/b/a Ulysses’ Folk House
—4 South Street, #206, renewal liquor license application for Pizza Plus at Staten Island Ferry
—87 Pearl Street, renewal liquor license application for Pizza on Stone, LLC
—Pier 15 South, renewal liquor license application for Cones Café and Watermark Bar 
& Lounge
—27 Park Place, alteration liquor license application to de-license the additional bar for 
MXK Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Remix Anyone have any idea what this means? Remix has been a thorn in the neighborhood’s side, and anything they do should raise an eyebrow. UPDATE: Just as it sounds, Remix is no longer serving alcohol at one of its bars.
—40 Exchange Place, alteration liquor license application for Donore Corp, d/b/a the Irish Punt

4/7 Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office
, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) 
250 Vesey Street, application for liquor license for GRGNY1, LLC – Resolution I assume this is for Amada (Spanish restaurant in Brookfield Place), because the address for the LLC filing is in Philly and GRG probably stands for Garces Restaurant Group.
2) American Heart Association/NYC LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., application for Battery Park City Authority permit for Thursday, May 28, 2015 – Discussion
3) 325 South End Avenue, application for liquor license for Chipotle Mexican Grill #1836 – Resolution A long time coming.
4) Parking signage and enforcement – Discussion
5) BPC Ballfields–Discussion
6) Maintenance of West Street median – Discussion

4/8 Tribeca Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office
, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) 
285 W. Broadway, application for cabaret license for Haus – Resolution As expected. Also a long time coming.
2) Street activity permit for Church Street School on Sunday, May 17, 2015, 1pm-6pm on Warren Street between West Broadway and Greenwich – Resolution
3) 
The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:
—81 Hudson Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Puffy’s Tavern
—81 Warren Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Il Giglio Restaurant

4/9 Landmarks Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office
, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Guidelines for Applicant Presentation to Landmarks Committee – Discussion

4/13 Planning Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office
, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) World Trade Center – Update by Glenn Guzi, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
2) Silverstein Properties – Update by Malcolm Williams, Construction Manager
3) Route 9A – Update by Julie Nadel and Shilpan Patel, New York State Department of 
Transportation
4) Move NY – Presentation by Jonathan Matz, Campaign Coordinator
5) FY 2016 Manhattan Borough Budget Priorities Report – Resolution
6) Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment – Update by CB1 Staff

4/14 Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Manhattan Youth summer programs – Update
2) Teacher evaluations – Resolution

4/16 Quality of Life Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) NYC DOT Construction update
2) Construction site safety during high winds – Discussion with DOT & DOB representatives
3) Police and the public – Presentation by Robert Gangi, Director, Police Reform Organizing Project and Tanya Dwyer, Leader of the Community Outreach Committee of Trinity Church
4) Rodent issues in CB1 – Update by Caroline Bragdon, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
5) WTC Health Registry – Update
6) United States Postal Service–Update This ought to be good.

4/21 Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Old Seaport Alliance – Update by Whitney Barat, Executive Director (tentative)
2) 111 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – 
Resolution 111 Fulton is a condo called District. Maybe it’s opening its gym/pool up to the public? “I’m fairly certain that the physical culture application for 111 Fulton will be for an expansion of Wall Street Crossfit (on New Street).” —a comment from Luis Vazquez.
3) 24 Peck Slip, application for new sidewalk café license for Suteishi Japanese Restaurant 
– Resolution
4) 33 Peck Slip, application for hotel liquor license for an entity to be formed by Bob 
Ghassemieh – Resolution I haven’t  been over there for so long. The Best Western was going to get transformed into something cool, but I can’t remember the name or whether it’s happened. Wait, here it is: Supposed to open mid-2015. And it’s called the Jade (as Luis Vazquez points out in the comments).
5) 207 A Front Street, application for wine and beer license for LLC to be formed – 
Resolution Google Maps is letting me down as to which building this is. Also, this is ridiculously little information for residents to make informed decisions with.

4/22 Executive Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Committee reports

4/28 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Southbridge Towers, 90 Beekman Street, Community Room

All documents relating to the above agenda items are on file at the Community Board 1 office and are available for viewing by the public upon written request to man01@cb.nyc.gov. At all meetings, additional items may be raised as “New Business” Please notify CB1 two days in advance, if wheelchair access is required.

 

3 Comments

  1. The hotel that is coming to Peck Slip will be called Jade.

    I’m fairly certain that the physical culture application for 111 Fulton will be for an expansion of Wall Street Crossfit (on New Street). Their new satellite facility will actually be below ground level.

  2. Is it safe to say that Remix will close if they’re denied a liquor license?

    Why are they still in business for all the trouble they cause?

    TriBeCa would be better without them and The Patriot the only trouble spots in the neighborhood (7 Eleven on Church Street regulates patron behavior better than either.)

    • Remix won’t get its license denied (by the State Liquor Authority) unless there’s unlawful activity, and while it’s been an annoying establishment, it’s not exactly breaking the law.