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.

5/5 Battery Park City Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office,
 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) 251 Vesey Street, application for sidewalk cafe for Pick A Bagel – Resolution
2) 225 Liberty Street, application for liquor license for WFC Bagel Ventures LLC (d/b/a Black Seed Bagels) – Resolution
3) Brookfield Place retail and North Cove Marina – Update by David Cheikin, Senior Vice President, Leasing, New York Region, Brookfield Office Properties
4) Mascot Run, application for BPCA permit for Saturday, September 12, 2015 – Discussion and committee vote Could this really be “a promotional sports entertainment competition of runners dressed in costumes,” as per Wikipedia?
5) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walkathon, application for BPCA permit for May 31, 2015 – Discussion and committee vote
6) The New Agenda, application for BPCA permit for October (date to be determined) – Discussion and committee vote Presumably this group: “The New Agenda is a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls by bringing about systemic change in the media, at the workplace, at school and at home.”
7) Parking signage and enforcement – Discussion
8) BPC ballfields – Discussion
9) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:
—38 West St., application for a sidewalk café renewal for Café Casano

5/6 Financial District Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office,
49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) 28 Liberty Street (formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza) – Presentation by Frank E. Mahan, AIA, Associate Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
2) Governors Island – President, The Trust for Governors Island
3) 8-12 Maiden Lane Hotel Project – Update by Alex Lu, Esq., Counsel, W & L Group Construction, Inc. This is the hotel that wanted to light up like a clock.
4) Metropolitan College of New York’s New Financial District Campus Coming in 2016 – Presentation by Vinton Thompson, President and Beth Dunphe, Chief Development Officer, MCNY It’s relocating from Canal and Varick; it had been looking at 40 Rector.
5) American Heart Association Walk/Run, Thursday, May 28, 2015 – Discussion
6) 180 Maiden Lane, application for liquor license for Maiden Lane Hospitality Group, LLC, d/b/a MLHG – Resolution In-house catering.
7) Street activity permit for Downtown Friends of Visiting Nurses Liberty Street Festival on Sunday, July 18, 2015 12pm-7pm on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution
8) 75 Wall Street, application for liquor license for KTG Hospitality LLC, d/b/a Wall Street Grill – Resolution You know what FiDi needs? A place to get beef and beer.
9) 200 Broadway, application for wine and beer license for Shake Shack Fulton Center LLC – Resolution As you read here first….
10) 11 John Street, application for liquor license for WeWork Fulton Center LLC – Resolution
11) 110 Wall Street, application for liquor license for WW Service LLC – Resolution
12) 110 Wall Street, application for liquor license for The Mailroom LLC – Resolution
13) 85 Broad Street, application for liquor license for WeWork Social Club LLC – 
Resolution That’s a lot of liquor for WeWork facilities. We know WeWork is opening a WeWork and WeLive apartments at 110 Wall, but now its 85 Broad location is going to have a “social club”? Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Mailroom was related to WeWork. Also, perhaps most interesting, 11 John is the recently refurbished Corbin Building—and WeWork opening there appears to be news.
14) 109 Washington Street, application for a liquor license for 109 Washington Restaurant 
LLC – Resolution Where there is (was?) a Thai/Chinese restaurant called Boonrasa.
15) Governors Island, application for a liquor license for Governors Garden LLC – 
Resolution
16) 24-26 John Street, application for a liquor license for The Artezen Hotel LLC – 
Resolution Well that’s a creative intentional misspelling. We hadn’t known the brand till now; it’s related to something called the Broadway Plaza Hotel. Rendering here.
17) 24-26 John Street, application for a liquor license for The Studio Lounge at The Artezen 
Hotel – Resolution
18) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:
—233 Broadway, renewal application for liquor license for W LLC, d/b/a Woolworth 
Tower Kitchen
—70 South Street, renewal application for liquor license for Industry Kitchen
—170 John Street, renewal application for liquor license for Trading Post
—103 Washington Street, renewal application for liquor license for Hamiltonian Corp. 
d/b/a Suspenders
—136 Washington Street, renewal application for liquor license for Morton’s of Chicago d/b/a Morton’s Steakhouse
—250 Greenwich Street, 40th floor, aka 7 WTC, renewal application for liquor license 
for The New York Academy of Sciences
—26 Vesey Street, renewal application for beer license for Vesdel Foods INC, d/b/a 
Stage Door Deli
—127 John Street, renewal application for beer license for LGRC Corp, d/b/a Plaza Deli
—150 William Street, renewal application for wine & beer license for 150 Market Inc.
—Whitehall Ferry Terminal, renewal application for beer license for Balin Corp, d/b/a 
Lens Papaya
—Peter Minuit Plaza, renewal application for wine & beer license for Jeans Café Corp, 
New York Film Academy Café

5/11 Planning Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Housing New York, A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan – Update by New York City Department of Housing, Preservation and Development
2) Billion Oyster Project – Presentation by Murray Fisher, President, NY Harbor Foundation & Pete Malinowski, Project Director
3) Zoning for Quality and Affordability – Discussion

5/12 Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Crossing guards for CB1 schools – Discussion
2) Peck Slip school traffic safety issues – Discussion

5/13 Tribeca Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Citi building and plaza renovations – Update by John Krush, Managing Director, Citi 
Realty Services Which you first read about here.
2) 52 Duane Street, application for restaurant wine and beer license for Fika 52 Duane Street LLC – Resolution The new Fika off Foley Square.
3) 251 Church St., application for restaurant liquor license for Two Hands Tribeca LLC d/b/a Two Hands – Resolution Covered here.
4) Heritage of Pride June 2015 events on Pier 26, Hudson River Park – Report Sorry, people of West Tribeca: The hours of blasting dance music is returning to Pier 26. (Remember, the Hudson River Park trust has no say over this event.)
5) 329 Greenwich Street, application for wine and beer license for Muse Tribeca, LLC d/b/a 
Muse Paintbar – Resolution Covered here.
6) Temporary Public Plaza on W. Broadway between Franklin and Leonard Streets – postponed until September date to be determined – Update A Tribeca Trust initiative.
7) The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:
—187 Church Street, renewal of wine and beer license for An Hao 187 Inc. d/b/a 
Akimoto Sushi
—157 Duane Street, renewal of liquor license for Kio Restaurant LLC
—189 Franklin Street, renewal of sidewalk cafe license for MVNBC Corp. d/b/a 
Benvenuto
—34 White Street, application for renewal of unenclosed sidewalk café license for 
Petrarca
—59 Reade Street, application for renewal of restaurant liquor license for 59 Mact Corp 
d/b/a Maxwells
—135 W. Broadway, renewal of restaurant liquor license for West B Food & Drink LLC, d/b/a Tiny’s and the Bar Upstairs

5/14 Landmarks Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Historic Districts in Lower Manhattan — Staff Presentation
2) 65 Broadway, application for storefront renovation – Resolution
3) 249 Church Street, application for storefront renovation and installation of handicapped access ramp – Resolution Site of the forthcoming Martin Auer Bakehouse.
4) Building 555, Governors Island, application for window replacement, new rear entrance 
and new chiller and enclosure – Resolution

5/19 Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Committee priorities–Discussion
2) Taste of the Seaport – Update by parents of PS397 and PS343

5/20 Executive Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) Committee reports

5/21 Quality of Life Committee – 6:00 PM
Location: Community Board Office, 49-51 Chambers Street, Room 709
1) NYC Department of Transportation Construction update
2) Immigration Legal Services LI – NYC – Presentation by Natalia Saavedra, Interim Co-Executive Director
3) Right at Home – Presentation by Albert Eshoo, Owner
4) Grow NYC – Update by Cathy Chambers, Intergovernmental Relations and Special Operational Projects

5/26 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM
Location: Gibney Dance 
280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers)

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.