March 2013

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TRANSPORTATION

Monday, February 25th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400 

Raju Mann, Chair
Alan Miles, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Artist Mary Miss will present her project 'City as Living Laboratory/ Broadway: 1000 Steps,' an initiative to transform Broadway into the 'green' corridor of NYC. She will describe the proposed installation for 23rd St and B'way for the Spring of 2014. The 1000 Steps Project will use the 23rd St hub as an orientation site for the project as a whole, which is planned to run from Bowling Green to 240th St in the Bronx.
• A presentation by NYCDOT on the City's Pedestrian Wayfinding System

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PUBLIC SAFETY & QUALITY OF LIFE

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Martinique Hotel
49 West 32nd Street @ Broadway

Nicholas Athanail, Chair
Asa Somers , Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 229 West 28th Street, SG Hospitality Group LLC - application for a new on-premises liquor license   
• 5 East 19th Street, SS 5 East 19th Street Inc, DBA: Roam - application for a renewal of an on-premises liquor license
• 130-132 West 47th Street, Logans Sanctuary LLC, DBA: Sanctuary Hotel NYC, Satori @ Sanctuary Hotel - review of community complaints

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Tri-Board Task Force on East MIdtown

Thursday, February 28th, 2013, at 4:30pm
Science, Industry and Business Library
188 Madison @ 34th St.

Lola Finkelstein, Chair

AGENDA:

• City Planning will present: a general project update; historic resources; DIB and improvements. Landmarks Preservation Commission will be in attendance to answer questions

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Joint Parks and Consents and Variances

Monday, March 4th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 W 40th St, #2400

Clayton Smith and Ron Dwenger, Co-Chairs

Agenda :

• Sikh Cultural Society, on Madison Avenue, between 37^th and 26^th Streets, on
  Saturday, April 27, 2013.
• Philippine Independence Day Council Inc., on Madison Ave, between 23^rd and 26^th Streets, on Sunday, June 2^nd, 2013.
• Pakistan Day Festival, on Madison Ave, between 23^rd and 26^th Street, Sunday, August 25^th, 2013.
• Muslim Foundation of America, Inc., on Madison Ave, between 23^rd and 26^th Streets, on Sunday, September 22^nd, 2013.
• Federation of Indian Association, on Madison Ave, between 23^rd and 27^th Streets, on Sunday, August 18^th, 2013
• Persian Parade, on Madison Avenue, between East 25^th and 26^th Streets on Sunday, April 14^th, 2013

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PARKS

Monday, March 4th, 2013, at 6:30pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400

Clayton Smith, Chair
Ina Clark, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Times Square Alliance seeks to hold Tribeca Film Institute: Nelson Mandela Foundation Films in which a series of short films honoring Nelson Mandela will be shown. Father Duffy Square, April 1st, 3pm - 10pm. 
• Earth Day New York seeks to hold Earth Day New York 2013 including numerous exhibitor booths representing environmental non-profits, community organizations, and local and national green businesses. Union Square park, April 21st, 10am - 6pm 
• Momentum seeks to hold Triscuit Launch - a press event and public sampling of a new line of Triscuit crackers. Father Duffy Square, April 3rd, 11am - 6pm

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LANDMARKS

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

Howard Mendes, Chair
Edward Klimerman, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 1780 Broadway, known as the B.F. Goodrich Building, application for construction of new partial cellar level and partial removal, stabilization and reconstruction of the rear of the building, including east and north secondary façades.
• 229 West 43^rd Street, application for signage on the 43^rd Street façade of the New
  York Times Building.
• 5 East 20^th Street, bet. 5^th & 6^th Avenues) Ladies Mile Historic District, application for installation of a banner on the façade.
• 46 West 22^nd Street, application to add rear extension, change elevation, add wood deck on the roof and replace fire escape.
• 202 5^th Avenue, application for interior and exterior renovation.
• 101 East 15^th Street and Irving Place, Daryl Roth Theatre, application for installation of light fixtures at windows and cornices.
• New York Public Library at 5^th Avenue Reading Room Proposed Designation
  
  
  
  

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CONSENTS & VARIANCES

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

Ron Dwenger, Chair
Angel Ortiz, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Forum Children and Global Role Models, on Saturday, June 1, 2013, on Avenue of the Americas, between 42^nd & 56^th Streets.
• Midtown North Precinct, Midtown South Explorers Club and St. Francis Food Pantry, on Saturday, July 13, on Broadway, between 47^th and 57^th Streets.
• Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS Inc., on Sunday, September 29^th, on 44^th
  Street, between Broadway and 8^th Avenues.
• The Korea Times KAAGNY, on Saturday, October 5, on 32^nd Street, between Broadway and 5^th Avenue.
• 50 West 22^nd Street, Foyer LLC dba BXL Zoute, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 4 tables and 4 seats.
• 253 5^th Avenue, LULU & Me LLC dba Lulu & Me, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 2 tables and 8 seats.
• 27 West 24^th Street, Junoon NYC LLC dba Junoon Restaurant, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 13 tables and 40 seats.
• 255 5^th Avenue, HPA Restaurant LLC, Ben & Jack's Steakhouse, application for
  renewal of an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 24 seats.
• 381 Park Avenue South, Sarabeth's PAS LLC dba Sarabeth's, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 23 tables and 46 seats.
• 1123 Broadway, Hill Country Chicken NY, LLC dba Hill Country Chicken, re-application for an unenclosed sidewalk café with 9 tables and 18 seats.
• BSA # 61-13 BZ, 1385 Broadway, Crunch LLC, application to legalize the operation of a physical cultural establishment.
• Newsstand NWC Park Avenue South and East 19^th Street.
• Newsstand SWC 6^th Avenue & West 47^th Street 

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EXECUTIVE

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

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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City Services and Budget

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, at 5:30pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue, Suite 2109 

Eric Stern, Chair

Agenda:

• Response to Mayor's preliminary budget

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FULL BOARD

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

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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