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Seen & Heard: Valentine’s Day

Erik Torkells — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:57 +0000

••• Saw these on the Friends of Bowne & Co. Facebook page. Very nice.

••• Truffles Tribeca is feeling frisky for Valentine’s Day. This week, it held a special ladies-only class: “Would you like to add a little extra sizzle to your step in time for Valentine’s Day? Well please join us [...] as Gabrielle Valliere, Senior Instructor at New York Pole Dancing and 2011 2nd place winner of the United Stated Pole Dance Federation National Championship hosts our annual Exotic Dance class. [...] Don’t forget to bring a little something extra to ‘strip’ off. (High heels are suggested, but optional.)”

••• From the NYPD’s 1st Precinct: “Here is a link to download the Crime Stoppers poster for the residential Burglary Pattern in Soho. Please send it out to all your contacts.”

••• Women’s fitness-clothing store Lolë has begun hosting free events on Thursdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The next two are yoga-related; you can sign up through the Facebook page.

••• Thanks to everyone who heard my plea to get to 1,000 “likes” on Facebook! (Actually, thanks to those who acted on it. The rest of you are bums.)

••• A reader sent in this photo of the impressive lines at the new WFC food truck clusterfudge (my love for rhyme is being trumped by the urge not to swear—for now). I do hope they managed to get their lunch before the giant thumb crushed them.

In the News: 4WTC Slideshow

Erik Torkells — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:45 +0000

By Eliot Brown for the WSJ

••• The Wall Street Journal has a slideshow of Four World Trade Center.

••• The New York Post argues against the World Trade Center Performing Arts Center.

••• Laughing Man now sells chocolate. —CNN

••• Eater gets a “design tour” of Macao Trading Co., which is looking at opening an outpost in L.A.

••• “After residents complained about feeling unsafe crossing [Battery Park City's] streets, the Department of Transportation began studying three intersections—North End Avenue and Warren Street, North End Avenue and Murray Street, and South End Avenue and West Thames Street—to determine whether they need different traffic signals, a DOT official said Tuesday.” —DNAinfo

••• The African Burial Ground National Monument Park Office is getting banners on Broadway. —Broadsheet

In the News: Soho Rep

Erik Torkells — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:13 +0000

••• “The cost of the World Trade Center ballooned by nearly $4 billion over the last four years—a wild spending spree that went completely unchecked by the Port Authority, according to a new audit. The agency couldn’t even show documentation for the huge increase in costs, said the independent audit, which was released yesterday.” —New York Post

••• Brick Underground interviews an anonymous Tribeca doorman. It’s not exactly juicy.

••• The New York Times reviews Kutsher’s: “The food here’s not bad. And such big portions!”

by Ruby Washington for the New York Times

••• Soho Rep’s “The Ugly One” is reviewed in the New York Times.

••• The New York Times looks at Hudson Square and Trinity Church’s role in creating it. Isn’t this a story they’ve done many times before?

••• Director Abel Ferrara is planning a film based on the Dominique Straus-Kahn situation. It’ll star Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Adjani. —ArtInfo

••• Aarón Sánchez of Centrico has opened a restaurant called Mestizo in Kansas City; it was reviewed by the Kansas City Star.

••• American Icon is opening another outpost on Fifth Avenue above Madison Square Park. —New York Post

In the News: Street Closures

Erik Torkells — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:15:28 +0000

••• “Drivers are advised to avoid lower Manhattan Tuesday due to street closures as the Giants are set to march [...] in a ticker-tape parade honoring their Super Bowl win. The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. at the Battery before moving north to City Hall. To prepare for the festivities, the NYPD will be closing streets starting at 8 a.m.” The parade goes as far north as Worth, and I wouldn’t presume it’ll be easy to walk anywhere, either. Also: Carry ID, because the NYPD is going into police-state mode. —DNAinfo

••• New York magazine reviews Kutsher’s, and more or less likes it. Judging to what extent the restaurant pays respect to tradition seems to be missing the point….

••• “Lower Manhattan will receive 100 more beds for the homeless thanks to a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York to the New York City Rescue Mission. [...] Construction will begin in the next few months and continue into 2013. [...] By doubling the Mission’s facilities, the organization will be able to serve homeless single women for the first time. Out of the 100 additional beds, 12 to 15 will be reserved for homeless women.” —Broadsheet

••• “Last September, the Belgian design duo behind the label A.F. Vandevorst launched a traveling pop-up shop [...] and tonight it begins its first American residency at the Patron of the New [...]. Called ‘TSTSITW,’ or ‘The Smallest Traveling Store in the World,’ the shop showcases the designers’ clothes alongside medical accessories like a hospital bed and a dentist’s lamp.” Through Feb. 23. —Racked

••• “Karl Fischer’s 24 story tower dormitory for Pace University is beginning to rise at 180 Broadway and John Street. A reader’s photos show the first three floors going up at the construction site, all slated for retail in the new building, and it looks like the first two will be part of one store.” —Curbed

In the News: If the Giants Win…

Erik Torkells — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:17:30 +0000

••• If the Giants win, the parade will be Tuesday, “running from Battery Park to roughly Chambers Street at the northern end of City Hall Park. [...] For those who do have windows that open, the [Downtown] Alliance has free confetti by the bale. [...] On Tuesday morning, if all goes according to plan, an Alliance truck will make its massive confetti run at the crack of dawn, delivering huge bundles of paper before the roads are closed.”

••• “Louis F. Latilla, 65, and his wife, Terrie Latilla, 59 [who] live in Tribeca and own the Manhattan Fruit Exchange at Chelsea Market,” told the New York Times about dining at the West Village restaurant RedFarm. No offense to the Latillas, but it’s a pretty dumb column—although not as dumb as the NYT article about how the Giants have fairy dust on their side.

••• “Battery Park City’s Liberty Luxe Penthouse Wants $29,500/Month,” laughs Curbed.

A few Seen & Heard items that don’t quite warrant their own post:

••• “Coming soon” signage has been put up at the new Kaffe 1668 (on Greenwich bet Beach and Hubert).

••• I hear Super Linda isn’t opening until at least Wednesday.

••• I had to spend most of Saturday night in the emergency room—not because of me (I would never get sick at such an inconvenient time)—and it was my first experience of any kind with the New York Downtown Hospital. I’ve never gotten the impression that anyone there reads this site, but if they do, thanks again for being extremely considerate.

Best of Tribeca: Deli Sandwich?

Erik Torkells — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:31:02 +0000

When I did that survey, someone suggested that I canvass readers to find out the best of a given category: cup of coffee, chocolate-chip cookie, etc. The other day, after Ronak Parikh asked me on Twitter where to find the best deli sandwich in Tribeca, I thought the question was a good one to start with—the contenders didn’t strike me as immediately obvious.

Someone, I don’t recall who (Paul Bettany?), immediately tweeted Pane Panelle, the sandwich offshoot/new name of Stuzzicheria. And what came to my mind—although I had yet to try any—were the sandwiches on the lunch/brunch menu at Kutsher’s Tribeca. I wanted a photo of the pastrami one, so I went and had it for lunch. It was pretty damn good. If you’re only rarely going to eat meat, you might as well do it in style.

Enough about me: Where’s the best deli sandwich in the area?

From Twitter:
• “It’s not a deli, but the turkey curry sandwich at Kaffe 1668 is my favorite.” —LisaALeigh

In the News: Varick Rendering

Erik Torkells — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:59:43 +0000

••• Someone slipped Curbed a rendering of the building coming to 20 Varick (a.k.a. 11 N. Moore), first reported on here.

••• Midtown Lunch is concerned that Mike’s Papaya is out of business: “The gate’s been down for a couple of days (as you can see from the picture he snapped). They weren’t shuttered by the Department of Health, so it’s a little bit of a mystery why they’re closed.” (Photo courtesy Midtown Lunch.)

••• “Workers restoring the landmarked Pier A have discovered even more rotten wood on the historic structure, bumping up the cost for the massive redevelopment project by nearly $1 million.” —DNAinfo

••• “The Brooklyn district attorney indicted eight New Yorkers yesterday for fraudulently receiving Medicaid benefits and food stamps, even as they raked in thousands of dollars and owned properties. [...] One of the defendants, Mohammed Irshad Chaudhry, 58, allegedly collected more than $146,000 in Medicaid benefits between January 2004 and November 2011. Prosecutors say he lied on his Medicaid applications, saying he earned about $300 a week while working at Super Punjab Auto Repair shop in Long Island City. He also claimed he was a ‘helper’ at a Tribeca tea shop. However, in reality Chaudhry owns both those businesses, prosecutors said, and makes $8,000 each month from them.” —Metro

Seen & Heard: Stoplight Construction

Erik Torkells — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:04 +0000

••• This came in yesterday from Nelle Fortenberry, mother of two children at P.S. 234, a past president of the Friends of Washington Market Park, and the longtime leader in the fight for a stoplight at Greenwich and Duane: ” Yesterday I followed the loud sounds of a jackhammer on Greenwich Street, which lead me to the intersection at Duane Street outside Washington Market Park. Never has the hammering of concrete sounded so sweet! I got a little misty-eyed as I watched two electric teams begin to lay the utilities for our long-sought after traffic signal at this intersection. Last fall, after seven years of fighting for it, the DOT finally promised Tribeca residents that we would get a traffic light at Greenwich and Duane. I decided I would celebrate when I actually saw it installed. Well, now I’m celebrating! Luis Sanchez, the DOT’s Lower Manhattan Borough Commissioner, confirms that work will be finished in February. We are thrilled for every pre-schooler on their way to the park, every elementary student en route to school, every elderly resident crossing to and from Independence Plaza, and the thousands of neighborhood residents who’ve traversed Greenwich daily at their own risk. Safer days are ahead.

The Friends of Washington Market Park had long ago identified this intersection, which marks the pedestrian entrance to our park, as a hazard. Along with my park board colleagues Charles Komanoff and Pam Frederick, we spent the better half of a decade lobbying the DOT for the installation of a traffic calming device.

The DOT continually denied our request, citing the failure to meet the traffic and pedestrian volumes needed to fulfill the federal warrants requirements, which regulates the installation of traffic lights and stop signs. Meanwhile, several pedestrians were injured at this intersection and many others experienced nail-biting near-misses with speeding taxis, construction vehicles, and distracted drivers. The most recent incident, involving a child in a stroller, ignited both Scott Stringer and Julie Menin to demand action, elevating our seven-year fight to “urgent.” Their efforts, along with the past work of Margaret Chin, succeeded in getting the DOT to schedule another warrants study—which at long last, met the warrants requirements. Downtown residents should be grateful to BP Stringer, CB1 Chair Menin, and Councilwoman Chin for their ardent representation of the community’s needs and for refusing to take “no” for an answer!

••• Speaking of P.S. 234: Donations for its Mar. 31 auction are being accepted at ps234auction.org/donate.

••• The Aroma Espresso Bar at 100 Church will open Thursday at 10 a.m.

••• A tweet from Bubby’s: ” Bubby’s LA… Putting it all together. So exciting to think about it.” (Actually, owner Ron Silver first mentioned this possibility in October 2010.)

••• A reader sent in this question. Anyone have any advice? “I currently live in Tribeca on Greenwich Street one block from the Hudson with roommates and am looking to move into my own place (studio most likely as that’s probably all I can afford), ideally staying in the neighborhood. I was wondering if you know of any inside info or good tips for apartment hunting in Tribeca (beyond the usual real estate brocker and/or Craigslist)? Any advice you might have as a super in-the-know local would be much appreciated!” Either post suggestions in the comments or email me at tribecacitizen@gmail.com and I’ll forward them along.

In the News: Ancient Baths

Erik Torkells — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:53:27 +0000

••• The New York Post catches wind of Ancient Baths coming to 86-88 Franklin and doesn’t really have anything new to say about it—other than that it’s opening next month. Read more about it here. UPDATE: The New York website is live at ancientbathsny.com, with prices and photos that may or may not be the Tribeca location.

••• “A former executive at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum received nearly $300,000 in severance pay when she left in 2010. [...] Joan Gerner was among four executives with the non-for-profit who received compensation over $300,000.” That’s a lot of pennies. —Wall Street Journal

••• “The price tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has risen to more than $3.8 billion, making it by far the world’s most expensive new office tower.” —Wall Street Journal

••• “Keeping residents happy during roof construction is tricky at the best of times, especially when it is going on at night. But at least one resident of Tribeca Pointe, located at 41 River Terrace, has had enough with the project at Stuyvesant High School next door.” —Broadsheet

••• Eater asked its readers to recommend underrated restaurants, and SHO Shaun Hergatt came up a lot. I finally went a few months ago, specifically because I kept hearing how good it was. (Corton and Rosanjin also made the list.) Anyway, the “underrated” idea is interesting. What’s your idea of an underrated restaurant in the area? Despite the three restaurants mentioned above, I don’t think they need to be expensive to qualify.

••• “Think of it as Google maps, wearing beer goggles.” Beer goggles make everything (and more to the point, everyone) look better—they don’t make you see beer. “The State Liquor Authority is getting ready to launch a new interactive map, plotting each and every bar licensed in the city as well as all pending applications and violations bars have logged.” —DNAinfo

On the CB1 Agendas for February

Erik Torkells — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:12:27 +0000

It’s time once again to pick through the preliminary agendas for the monthly CB1 committee meetings. They’re subject to change, so if an issue is important to you, check here before heading off to the meeting. My comments are underlined.

2/1 Combined Financial District, Tribeca and Seaport/Civic Committees – 6:00 PM It appears that the non-FiDi committees are invited to discuss street permits for events such as street fairs
Community Board #1 – Office 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709

Financial District Committee
1) Illuminate Lower Manhattan: Placemaking Through Lighting Initiative – Presentation by the NYC Economic Development Corporation Here’s an idea: Light up the Municipal Building at night. It and the surrounding civic buildings are mostly unlit these days, and it’s pathetic-looking.
2) Discussion about Downtown heliport with Ali Davis, NYC EDC
3) Newsstand, Vendor, and Pay Phone Maps – Presentation
4) Update on Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) – Presentation by Leadership Team
5) Street permit application by ZIUA (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Sunday, April 29, 2012, Broadway between Fulton Street and Battery Place – Resolution
6) Street permit application by CB1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, May 18, 2012, Broad Street between Water Street and South Street – Resolution
7) Street permit application by CB1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, June 1, 2012, Maiden Lane between Water Street and South Street – Resolution
8) Street permit application by the NYC Police Museum on Saturday, June 9, 2012, Old Slip between South Street and Water Street – Resolution
9) Street permit application by Chabad of Wall Street (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Monday, July 13, 2012, Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution
10) Street permit application by Sons of Italy Freedom (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, August 10, 2012, Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution
11) Street permit application by CB1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, September 21, 2012, Broad Street between Water Street and South Street – Resolution
12) Street permit application by Bowling Green Association (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Monday, October 8, 2012, Broadway between Cedar Street and Battery Place – Resolution
13) Street permit application by IPTA (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Monday, November 12, 2012, Whitehall Street between Stone Street and Water Street – Resolution
14) Street permit application by Stone Street Community Association on Saturday, March 17 22, 2012, Stone Street between Hanover Square and Broad Street – Resolution
15) Street permit application by Stone Street Community Association from April 1 to November 30, 2012, Stone Street between Hanover Square and Broad Street – Resolution
16) Street permit application by Stone Street Community Association on Saturday, May 12, 2012, Stone Street between Mill Lane and Broad Street – Resolution
17) Street permit application by Stone Street Community Association on Saturday, September 22, 2012, Stone Street between Mill Lane and Broadway Street – Resolution
18) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report
19) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses and sidewalk cafe applications:
—Battery Park, opposite 17 State Street, application for renewal of restaurant liquor license for Battery Wave LLC d/b/a Battery Gardens
—Castle Clinton at Battery Park, application for renewal of summer vessel liquor license for Statue Cruises LLC d/b/a Statue of Liberty V
—Castle Clinton at Battery Park, application for renewal of summer vessel liquor license for Statue Cruises LLC d/b/a Miss Freedom
—2 West Street, application for corporate change of restaurant and hotel liquor license for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC, d/b/a The Ritz-Carlton Hotel New York, Battery Park
—21 West Street, application for renewal of beer license for West Street Gourmet Inc.
—22 Maiden Lane, restaurant wine and beer license for Sushi A La Kawa
—55 Liberty Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Liberty Knights LLC d/b/a Pound & Pence
—85 West Street, application for corporate change of restaurant and hotel liquor license for Marriot Hotel Services, Inc. & CCMH Financial Center LLC d/b/a New York Marriot Downtown
—88 Broad Street, application for renewal of restaurant beer license for Giuliano-Park 88 Broad Street, Inc., d/b/a Giuliano Pizza
—115 Broadway, application for renewal of restaurant liquor license for Dublin 6 at 115 Broadway, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Place

Financial District and Seaport/Civic Center Committees
1) Street permit application by Pearl Street Park Association Inc. (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, Water Street between Fulton Street and Broad Street – Resolution
2) Street permit application by Seaport Community Coalition (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Saturday, August 11, 2012, Water Street between Fulton Street and Broad Street – Resolution
3) Street permit application by NYC Police Museum Fair (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, August 24, 2012, Broad Street between South Street and Water Street – Resolution
4) Street permit application by Southbridge Senior Center (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, September 14, 2012, Broad Street between South Street and Water Street – Resolution

Financial District and Tribeca Committees
1) Street permit application by the 1st Pct (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, May 11, 2012, Murray Street between Broadway and Church Street – Resolution
2) Street permit application by NYC Business Expo (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, June 8, 2012, Greenwich Street between Barclay Street and Warren Street – Resolution

2/2 Planning and Community Infrastructure Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1- Office 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Zone Green Zoning Text Amendment – Reconsideration of Resolution
2) Potential locations for Bike Share Program – Presentation by Department of Transportation
3) Bikes in Lower Manhattan – Presentation by Pace University Urban Planning Class
4) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/7 Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Battery Park City Authority, 1 World Financial Center, 24th Floor
1) Update on Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) – Presentation by Leadership Team
2) Traffic issues on North and South End Avenues – Discussion with Department of Transportation
3) Discussion about procedures for review of event applications in Battery Park City
4) Walkathon request from Common Cents for April 29, 2012 – Resolution
5) Walkathon request from Dress for Success Worldwide for May 12, 2012 – Resolution
6) Walkathon request from American Lung Association in NY for May 19, 2012 – Resolution
7) Hudson River Pageant by Earth Celebration for May 12, 2012 – Resolution
8) The Atlantic Cup sailing race request from Manuka Sports Event Management for May 18 and 19, 2012 – Resolution
9) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report
10) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
—225 Liberty Street (aka 2 World Financial Center), application for wine and beer license renewal for 225 Liberty LLC d/b/a Quality Burger

2/8 SLA Process Task Force – 5:15 PM
Community Board #1 – Office 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Review of CB1 Liquor License Questionnaire
2) Borough Board resolution on Access to Details of SLA Licenses

2/8 Tribeca Committees – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Street Activity Permit Application by Judith Duffy (Bastille Day Tribeca), Saturday, July 14, 2012, West Broadway between Walker Street and White Street – Resolution Glad to hear it’s on again for 2012
2) 412 Greenwich Street, application for text amendment to Zoning Resolution section 111-20 (d)(6) to extend the grandfathering provisions in the Tribeca Mixed Use Special District another 4 years to allow construction of a previously approved new building – Resolution This is one of those things that predates my Tribeca obsession; I had no idea this (wonderful) garage—pictured at the top of this post—was on the verge of being developed, although it’s hardly surprising. This application for an extension could mean that development is imminent or simply that someone is doing the paperwork just in case.
3) Street Activity Permit Application by CB1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter), Friday, August 10, 2012, West Broadway between Chambers Street and Barclay Street – Resolution
4) Street Activity Permit Application by Tribeca Family Festival, Saturday April 28 and Sunday April 29, 2012, Greenwich, Beach, North Moore, Franklin, Harrison, Jay, Duane and Reade Streets – Resolution
5) 225 West Broadway, application for restaurant liquor license for Tribeca #1, LLC, d/b/a TBD – Resolution That’s the Barzinho space; this application had been on last month’s agenda, but was postponed
71 Worth Street, application for restaurant wine and beer license for RBC NYC Inc. – Resolution Same as above
6) 353 Greenwich Street, application for alteration of restaurant liquor license for Mary Ann’s 353 Mex, Inc. d/b/a Mary Ann’s – Resolution Last month, the folks at MaryAnn’s asked for a liquor license for the restaurant’s basement, but they didn’t have a certificate of occupancy yet.
7) 211 West Broadway, application for wine and beer license for Keri Jackson or Entity to be Formed d/b/a Maslow 6 Wine Bar – Resolution I had heard that Vinovino was looking to get out, and this is certainly logical: Maslow 6, the wine store tucked alongside Vino Vino, appears to be taking over the space.
8) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report
9) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
—13-17 Laight Street, application for liquor license renewal for Tribeca Cinemas LLC
—253 Church Street, application for liquor license renewal for Millau Inc. d/b/a Kori
—100 Lafayette Street, application for tavern liquor license renewal for 100 Lafayette Street LTD, d/b/a Santos Party House
—67 Reade Street, application for restaurant wine and beer license renewal for L T Square Corporation d/b/a Sun Cafe

2/9 Landmarks Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Update on Lower Manhattan Cultural Council – Presentation by Leadership Team
2) Governors Island, application for temporary installations – Resolution
3) First Precinct Police Station, application for exterior exit staircase – Resolution A little late on this one, no?
4) 11 Vestry Street, application for handicapped lift – Resolution
5) 25 Park Place, application for façade restoration and storefront – Resolution
6) 10 Hubert Street, application for façade restoration and storefront – Resolution “Storefront”? Interesting. No clue if that just means the ground-floor is being redone or a business is opening there. (It’s the space pictured above.)
7) 388 Broadway, application for rooftop addition – Reconsideration
8) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/13 WTC Redevelopment Committee – 6:00 PM
7 World Trade Center, 20th Floor (250 Greenwich Street)
1) Update by Silverstein Properties
2) MTA update
3) LMCCC update (Invited)
4) Update on Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) – Presentation by Leadership Team
5) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/14 Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Tweed Courthouse School Space – Discussion and Report on CB1’s Tour
2) Possible New School Sites – Discussion
3) Anti-Bullying Policy – Discussion with Dr. Sairah Qureshi
4) Youth Recreation Space – Discussion with Bob Townley and Mark Costello and Possible Resolution
5) Legislation Permitting Prayer in Public Schools – Discussion Yikes!
6) Including New Schools in Development Projects
7) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/15 Waterfront Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Downtown Boathouse – Presentation
2) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report
3) The following notice has been received for renewal, upgrade or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses:
—Governors Island, application for renewal of liquor license for Water Taxi Beach Governors Island LLC

2/16 Quality of Life Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Update on Construction Projects in Lower Manhattan by Robin Forst, Director of Community and Government Relations, LMCCC
2) Potential locations for Bike Share Program – Update by CB1 Liaison Andrew Brokman
3) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/21 Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 7091) Southbridge Towers concern about new liquor store – Reconsideration of Resolution
2) Street Activity Permit Application by CB1 (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday, June 29, 2012, Fulton Street between Water and Gold Streets – Resolution
3) Street Activity Permit by Summer Street (Lead Dog Marketing Group, promoter), Saturday August 4, Saturday August 11 and Saturday August 18, 2012, Centre Street between Chambers Street and Worth Street and Lafayette Street between Reade Street and East 9th Street – Resolution
4) Street Activity Permit Application by Deepavali Festival (Association of Indians in America, promoter), Sunday, October 7, 2012, John Street, Front Street, Water Street – Resolution
5) St. Andrews Plaza, North side of Municipal Building, application for liquor license for Sean McGarr or Entity to be formed d/b/a TBD – Resolution So liquor will be available on the plaza?
6) St. Andrews Plaza, South side of Municipal Building, application for liquor license for Sean McGarr or Entity to be formed d/b/a TBD – Resolution Both sides of the plaza?
7) 125 Fulton Street, application for a restaurant wine and beer license for Europan at Fulton Inc. d/b/a Europan Diner Café – Resolution You know what FiDi needs? More fast food. (This is a new location for Europan.)
8) CB1 Strategic Planning Update – Report
9) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/27 Housing Committee – 6:00 PM
Community Board #1 – Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Affordable Housing Panel Discussion
2) Formulation of Committee Accomplishments for 2011 and Goals for 2012 for CB1 Annual Report

2/28 CB #1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place in the south end of Battery Park City