February 2013

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TRANSPORTATION

Monday, January 28th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400 

Raju Mann, Chair, Chair
Alan Miles, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• DOT will provide an update on 6 1/2 Avenue 
• DOT will provide an update on the closure of Northbound Park Avenue (41st Street to 42nd Street)

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TRI-BOARD TASK FORCE ON EAST MIDTOWN

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013, at 4:30pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th St.

Lola Finkelstein, Chair

Agenda:

• Follow up conversation with the Department of City Planning regarding the following for the East Midtown Rezoning Proposal:

  • General project update
  • District Improvement Fund mechanism
  • An existing condition analysis of the public realm

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PUBLIC SAFETY & QUALITY OF LIFE

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Martinique Hotel
49 West 32nd Street @ Broadway

Nicholas Athanail, Chair
Asa Somers , Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 1133 Broadway, An Entity in Which Lionel Ohayon as Principal - Application for a new on-premises liquor license
• 79 Madison Avenue, Pranna - Complaints Regarding Noise and Violence

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PARKS

Monday, February 4th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400

Clayton Smith, Chair
Ina Clark, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• The Art Production Fund seeks to install a series of sculptures entitledTony Smith 'One-Two-Three' commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the artist's birth. Bryant Park, March 13th, 9am - 6pm. 
• MATRADE seeks to hold a Malaysian Winter Market including cooking demonstrations  and cultural performances. Bryant Park, February 20th and 21st, 11:30am - 9pm both days.

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LANDMARKS

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Howard Mendes, Chair
Edward Klimerman, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• New York Public Library at 5^th Avenue Reading Room Proposed Designation
• 230 Park Avenue, The Helmsley, proposed walkway project.
• 126-128 5^th Avenue, application for replacement of non-historic infill at the store entry and the installation of a new swing and revolving door on Fifth Avenue and the replacement of the existing illuminated "Gap" signage with new illuminated "Athleta" signage in two locations.
• 108 5^th Avenue, Apt19B, application for renovations and modifications

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LAND USE & ZONING

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Note- change of location:
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400 

Raju Mann, Acting Chair

Agenda:  

• Renewal of Madison Square Garden's 50-year special permit for continued use as a arena w/ more of 2500 seats, with some modifications and/or changes to outdoor public space and signage 
• The Penn Station Visioning Study project team, led by a partnership of MTA LIRR, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, will provide an introduction to the study and preliminary status report.

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CONSENTS & VARIANCES

Thursday, February 7th, 2013, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Ctr.
7 East 15th Street

Ron Dwenger, Chair
Angel Ortiz, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 929-933 Broadway, PQ 933 Broadway Inc. d/b/a LePain Quotidien, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 15 seats.
• 230 West 54^th Street, On 54^th LLC, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 10 tables and 34 seats.
• 2013 Street Permit Applications.

• MADISON AVENUE STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES

  1.       National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations and St. Patrick's Cathedral Fair, bet. 42^nd and 57^th Street on Sunday, July 7^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  2.       The Workmen's Circle and St. Patrick's Cathedral Fair, between 42^nd and 57^th Street on Sunday, July 28^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  3.       Daytop Village Madison Ave Festival, bet.42^nd and 55^th Street on Sunday, August 18^th. Clearview Festival

  4.       American Diabetes Association and St. Patrick's Cathedral, bet. 42^nd and 57^th Street on Saturday, November 2^nd. Mardi Gras Festival

  BROADWAY STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES

  5.       Union Square Community Coalition and Kidney Urology Foundation, bet. 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Sunday, April 7^th.  Clearview Festival

  6.       Coalition of Italo-American Assoc. and CORE Times Sq. Fair, bet. 47^th and 57^th Streets on Saturday, May 11^th, 2013 - Mardi Gras Festival

  7.       Saint Francis of Assisi Church, bet. 31^st and 32^nd Streets on Sunday, May 19^th.

  8.       NY Young Republicans and CORE - Times Square Expo, bet.47^th and 57^th Streets on Sunday, June 16^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  9.       The Church of Scientology and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., bet. 47^th and 50^th Streets on Sunday, June 23^rd. Mardi Gras Festival

  10.    The Sierra Club and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc. Fair, bet35th and 39^th Streets on Saturday, July 20^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  11.    The Motion Picture Club, bet. 47^th and 57^th Street on Sunday, July 21^st. Clearview Festival

  12.    The Guardian Angels and International Immigrants Foundation, bet.47^th and 57^th Streets on Saturday, September 14^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  13.    St. Cecile's Scholarship Fund and 6^th Avenue Festival, bet. 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Sunday, October 27^th. Clearview Festival

  14.    Gramercy Park Block Assoc. and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., bet. 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Saturday, November 9^th. Mardi Gras Festival

   AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS/6^TH AVENUE STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES

  15.    St. John the Baptist Church and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc.,
  bet.34^th and 42^nd Streets on Saturday, June 22^nd. Mardi Gras Festival

  16.    USO of Metropolitan NY and Global Role Models, bet. 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Sunday, June 30^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  17.    McBurney YMCA, bet. 14^th and 23^rd Streets on Saturday, July 6^th. Clearview Festival

  18.    Avenue of the Americas Assoc. and St. Bartholomew's Church, bet. 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, July 27^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  19.    Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Bartholomew's Church, bet.42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, August 17^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  20.    Brazilian American Cultural Center and Global Role Models, on Ave of the Americas, bet. 42^nd and 56^th Street; on 46^th Street, between Madison and 7^th Avenue on Sunday, September 1^st. Mardi Gras Festival

  21.    Big Apple Performing Arts and Innovative Community Enterprises Inc., bet. 42^nd and 57^th Streets on Saturday, September 28^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  22.    Midtown South Community Council and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., bet. 34^th and 42^nd Street on Sunday, November 3^rd. Mardi Gras Festival

   PARK AVENUE/PARK AVENUE SOUTH FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES

  23.    St. Bartholomew's Church Holiday Gift Expo, bet.50^th and 51^st Street on Wednesday, November 13^th to Tuesday, December 26^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  MISCELLANOUS LOCATIONS 
  24.    Earth Day New York, on Vanderbilt Ave, bet. 42^nd and 45^th Street; on 43^rd Street, bet. Vanderbilt and Madison Avenues; on 44^th Street, bet. Vanderbilt and Madison Avenues on Friday and Saturday, April 19^th and 20^th.

  25.    The Lamb's Church Project Dance, on 44^th Street, bet. Broadway and Sixth Avenue on Saturday, April 20^th.

  26.    Fashion Institute of Technology, Block party on 27^th bet. 7^th and 8^th Avenues on Saturday, May 4^th.

  27.    American Diabetes Block Party, West 33^rd Street bet. 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, May 12^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  28.    Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 32^nd Street, bet. Madison and Park Avenues, on Wednesday, June 13^th.

  29.    NYC International Times Square Film Festival, on 46/47 Broadway Pedestrian Plaza on Friday, June 14^th to Sunday, June 16^th.

  30.    Brazilian Cultural Center, West 43^rd Street bet. 5^th and 6^th Avenues, on Sunday, June 23^rd.

  31.    LAVAGEM RUE 46, on 46^th Street, bet. 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, July 21^st. Mardi Gras Festival

  32.    Avenue of the Americas Block Party, on West 43^rd Street, bet. Ave of the Americas and Broadway on Sunday, July 21^st. Mardi Gras Festival

  33.    Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 31^st Street, bet. 6^th and 7^th Avenues, on Saturday, August 3^rd.

  34.    St. George Association NYPD and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., on 45^th Street, bet. 5^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, August 10^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  35.    Midtown North Community Council Birthday Block Party, on 52^nd Street, bet. 7^th and 8^th Avenues on Sunday, August 25^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  36.    LAVAGEM RUE 46 Religious Ceremony, on 46^th Street, bet. Madison and 5^th Avenue on Saturday, August 31^st. Mardi Gras Festival

  37.    Holy Innocents Church Restoration Block Party, on 33^rd Street bet. 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, August 31^st. Mardi Gras Festival

  38.    LIM College Block Party, East 53^rd bet. Madison and 5^th Avenues on Sunday, September 8^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  39.    47^th Street Block Association and International Immigrants Foundation, on
  8^th Avenue, between 42^nd and 57^th Street on Sunday, September 15^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  40.    29^th Street Repertory Theater Inc., on 33^rd Street, bet. 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, October 13^th. Mardi Gras Festival

  41.    Encore Community Services, on 52^nd Street, bet. 5^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, October 26^th.

  42.    United War Veterans and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., on 53^rd Street, bet. 5^th and Madison Avenues on Monday, November 11^th. Mardi Gras Festival
  43.      Midtown South Community Council Block Party, on 41^st Street bet. 6^th
  and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, November 16^th. Mardi Gras Festival

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EDUCATION, HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES

Monday, February 11th, 2013, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Ctr.
7 East 15th Street

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Review of proposed co-location of Success Academy Charter School with several schools at school building M625 at 439 West 49th Street.
• Presentation from the Human Services Council Officer regarding  budgets as they relate to Human  Services in New York City.

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EXECUTIVE

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013, at 4:30pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue, Suite 2109

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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FULL BOARD

Thursday, February 14th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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