CB1 meetings for March

I’m a little late with this, so we already missed the Environmental Protection Committee and the Transportation & Street Activity Permits Committee. Still, I am leaving their agendas below, in case there’s something to follow up on there. The meeting schedule is here; my comments below in caps.

March 4: Environmental Protection Committee
1) Clean Air Campaign – Presentation by Marcy Benstock, Executive Director, Clean Air
2) Mayor’s Office of Sustainability – Presentation by Michael Shaikh, Deputy Director for External Affairs

March 5: Transportation & Street Activity Permits Committee
1) Congestion pricing – Resolution I ACTUALLY WANT TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS ONE, AND WILL
2) Street Co-Naming Task Force – Report
The following notices have been received for recurring street closure permits*:
• Bloomberg Square Mile Relay; Thursday, May 2, 2019; 6-9PM
o Front St between Fulton St & Old Slip o Maiden Ln between Water St & South St o Wall St between Water St & South St o Old Slip between Front St & Water St o John St between Front St & Water St o Water St between John St & Fulton St
• Downtown Independent Democrats Liberty St Festival; Friday, May 3, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Liberty St between Broadway & Church St
• 25th Annual Taste of Tribeca; Saturday, May 18, 2019; 11AM-3PM MARK YOUR CALENDARS
o Greenwich St between Reade St & Jay St
• Romania Day Festival; Sunday, May 19, 2019; 10AM-6PM
I HAD TO LOOK THIS ONE UP. TURNS OUT THIS IS THE 20TH ANNUAL ROMANIA DAY FESTIVAL. AND THAT ACCORDING TO THE 2000 CENSUS, THERE ARE 161,000 ROMANIANS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY. THAT’S TWICE AS MANY GREEKS, OR ENOUGH FOR A PARTY.
o Broadway between Liberty St & Battery Pl o Whitehall St between Stone St & Morris St
• World Trade Center Community Fair; Monday, May 27, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Broadway between Liberty St & Wall St
• Transportation Alternatives Pop-Up; Friday, June 7, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Liberty St between Church St & Broadway
• The Great July 4th Festival; Thursday, July 4, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Fulton St between Water St & Gold St
• Civic Center Block Party; Thursday, July 11, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Liberty St between Broadway & Trinity Pl
• Financial Community Fair; Friday, August 2, 2019; 10AM-6PM
o Liberty St between Trinity Pl & Broadway

March 6: Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: 6 River Terrace, 1st Fl. Community Room
1) Meet the Acting Director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and Upcoming Museum Events – Presentation by Jack Kliger Interim CEO & President at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
2) Ruth Ohman Memorial – Discussion
3) Warren Street Traffic Control Request – Update
4) Crosswalks in North Battery Park City – Discussion
5) Allied Universal Report, Update on SPO – Patrick Murphy, Director of Security, Allied Universal
6) BPCA Report with Security Updates – Nicholas Sbordone, Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs, BPCA

March 11: Land Use, Zoning & Economic Development Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board 1 Conference Room, 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
1) Borough Based Jail System Plan & Manhattan Detention Complex – Discussion with Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice THIS IS NOW A MONTHLY UPDATE
2) 250 Water Street Brownfield Cleanup Program application
THIS IS THE SITE OWN BY THE HOWARD HUGHES CORP THAT WAS ONCE A THERMOMETER FACTORY — HENCE THE MERCURY IN THE GROUND AND THE BROWNFIELD STATUS. STILL NO PLANS FOR THE SITE (THAT ARE PUBLIC AT LEAST)
3) Supertalls – Discussion (Tentative)

March 12: Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board 1 – Conference Room, 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
1) Request for additional crossing guards or traffic agents at Chambers Street for PS 289
2) Eye to Eye Mentorship Program – Presentation by David Badillo, Associate Director of Partnerships and Growth
3) Request for SCA/DOE to acquire the 14th floor of 60 Broad Street for Millennium High School, without adding capacity – Report
4) Follow up with DOE/SCA regarding the Safety concerns in the lobby at 81 New Street and finding a new entrance for charter school – Report

March 13 Licensing & Permits Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Manhattan Borough President’s Office, 1 Centre Street, 19th Floor – South
Additional information about specific State Liquor Authority license applications is available by request to the Community Board 1 Office approvals@cb.nyc.gov

Battery Park City area
1) 102 North End Avenue, application for liquor license for Regal Cinemas, Inc. d/b/a Regal Cinemas – Resolution
YEA! THIS IS BACK. BEER AT THE MOVIES!
The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, corporate change, minor alteration or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses, renewal of sidewalk café permits and recurring street closure permits:
• Carousel Kiosk Battery Park – The Bosque Area, application for renewal of liquor license for Cleaver Company Inc., The Carousel Kiosk Battery Park d/b/a Table Green Cafe

Seaport/Civic Center area
1) 89 South Street, application for liquor license for Pier 17 GR Restaurant LLC d/b/a TBD – Resolution
2) 111 Fulton Street, application for liquor license for Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado LLC d/b/a Chipotle – Resolution
3) 121 Fulton Street, application for liquor license for Ainsworth Fulton LLC d/b/a TBD – Resolution
4) 27 Cliff Street, application for liquor license for liquor license for Lil Chef Mama LLC d/b/a Pending – Resolution

Tribeca area
1) 74 Franklin Street, application for liquor license for Jack Brinkley or entity to be formed d/b/a The Lobby – Resolution
THIS IS THE HISTORIC BUILDING ACROSS FROM BILLY’S
2) 241 West Broadway, application for alteration of liquor license for a sidewalk cafe for White Walker LLC d/b/a Frenchette – Resolution
3) 65 Broadway, application for liquor license for 74 Parsons Corp d/b/a Pending TBD – Resolution
THIS IS FIDI…
4) 161-163 Duane Street, application for liquor license for Trybeca LLC d/b/a Pending TBD– Resolution
THIS IS THE FORMER BOULEY SPACE ON THE CORNER OF HUDSON
5) 385-387 Broadway, application for liquor license for HC Downtown Inc. d/b/a High Court – Resolution
I *THINK* THIS IS THE “LEISURE HOUSE” (THEIR WORDS) THAT IS INTENDED TO BE A CROSS BETWEEN SOHO HOUSE AND EQUINOX. I CAN’T WAIT. BETWEEN WHITE AND WALKER.
6) 429 Greenwich Street, application for liquor license for Paisley Restaurant LLC d/b/a Paisley – Resolution
7) South West Corner of Warren Street and Greenwich Street, application for newsstand license for Abdur Patwary – Resolution
The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, corporate change, minor alteration or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses, renewal of sidewalk café permits and recurring street closure permits:
• 24 Harrison Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Terroir Tribeca LLC d/b/a Terroir

Financial District area
1) 120 Liberty Street, application for liquor license for Liberty Street Phoenix Corp. d/b/a Essex World Café – Resolution
2) 26 Vesey Street, application for liquor license for NEAT FOOD, INC. d/b/a Stage Door Deli – Resolution
3) 58A Fulton Street, application for liquor license for 58A Fulton Taco Bell LLC, d/b/a Taco Bell – Resolution
The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, corporate change, minor alteration or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses, renewal of sidewalk café permits and recurring street closure permits:
• 62 Stone Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Bake My Day LLC d/b/a Financier
• 54 Stone Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Pizza on Stone Street LLC d/b/a Adrienne’s Pizza Bar
• 54 Pine Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Pine Gourmet Inc. d/b/a
• 81 Hudson Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Berkshire Puffy’s LLC d/b/a Puffy’s Tavern
• 101 Barclay Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Aramark Services Inc. d/b/a
• 91-07 Pearl Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Pearlstone Restaurant LLC d/b/a Ulysses’ Folk House
• 77 Fulton Street, application for renewal of liquor license for Pizzaiuoli Napoletani 1 LLC d/b/a Keste Wall Street

March 14: Landmarks & Preservation Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board 1 – Conference Room, 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
1) 77 White Street, application to replace deteriorated sidewalk vault – Resolution

March 19: Waterfront, Parks & Resiliency Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board 1 – Conference Room, 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
1) Governors Island ball fields – Update
2) East River Esplanade parking under the FDR Drive current and future use – Discussion & possible resolution
3) Future of the New Market Building site – Discussion

March 20: Executive Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board 1 – Conference Room, 1 Centre Street, Room 2202A-North
1) Strategy for future environmental actions – Discussion
2) Committee reports

March 21: Quality of Life & Service Delivery Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Manhattan Borough President’s Office, 1 Centre Street, 19th Floor – South
1) Proliferation of film permits being issued on streets with alternate side parking regulations to productions for non-filming purposes – Update from Board member Marc Ameruso I KNOW THERE ARE READE STREET NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE AN ISSUE HERE
2) Sidewalk Shed and Scaffolding Reform – Presentation by Wilfredo Lopez, Legislative Director, Office of Councilmember Benjamin Kallos ANOTHER GOOD TOPIC!
3) 1st Precinct, Sector C Build The Block – Report

March 26 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Manhattan Youth and Recreation, 120 Warren Street

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”

 

1 Comment

  1. Rumor has it that the neighbors above Bouley are not happy with the planned restaurant/bar and are planning to come out to protest it at the meeting. Don’t know anything else about what is in the works other than the fact that they are already frustrated with the noise/scene next door at Weather UP.

Comment: