May 2013

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TRANSPORTATION

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400 

Raju Mann, Chair
Alan Miles, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Application from Van Alen Institute to install a seasonal curbside seating area at 30 West 22nd Street. 
• Department of Design and Construction (DDC) details their Times Square bow-tie renovation and reconstruction project

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PUBLIC SAFETY & QUALITY OF LIFE

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Martinique Hotel
49 West 32nd Street @ Broadway

Nicholas Athanail, Chair
Asa Somers , Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 1115 Broadway, Twenty Ones Inc DBA: 40/40 Club - application for a renewal of an on-premises Liquor License.
• 36 West 28 Street, Pergola 36 LLC, DBA: Pergola - application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• Flatiron Public Plaza South, SFK Foods Corp, DBA: Flatiron Green Cafe - application for a new wine and beer license.
• 1133 Broadway Stores A & B, Simon Oren - application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 120 West 57 Street, AREP Fifty-Seventh, LLC, DBA: Viceroy Hotel - application for a new on-premises liquor license.

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PARKS

Monday, April 29th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400

Clayton Smith, Chair
Justin Arest, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by Central Park Conservancy regarding reconstruction of the Wild West Playground, located near 93rd Street and Central Park West: playground will be rebuilt with new equipment, infrastructure, safety surfacing, and site furnishings.
• Presentation by Central Park Conservancy regarding renovation of Adventure Playground, located near 67th Street and Central Park West: small-scale renovation focuses on improving the playground's relationship to the Park and includes modifications to comply with current accessibility and safety standards and to reinforce aspects of the original design.
• Oreo seeks to hold Oreo Wonderfilled Day: a cappella groups will sing the new Oreo theme song. Estimated at 1000 singers. Brand Ambassadors will also sample Oreos to the public. Union Square Park, May 14th, 11 am - 1 pm. 
• Civic Entertainment Group seeks to hold HISTORY Cross Country Cookout: HISTORY will offer BBQ samples and showcase HISTORY programming on a big screen monitor built into the grill truck. Union Square Park, June 27th, 9 am - 6 pm. 

• Jack Morton Company seeks to hold LEGO Launch: an installation  made with Legos - 46'wide x 46' long x 12' high. Installation to span both Duffy Square and  pedestrian plaza. Father Duffy Square, May 24th, 9 am - 9 pm. 

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LANDMARKS

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

Howard Mendes, Chair
Edward Klimerman, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 3-7, 9, 11, 13, 15 West 29th Street (btw 5^th Avenue and Broadway), proposed request to landmark buildings.
• 34 East 32^nd Street, St. Louis Hotel now Hotel Grand Union, proposed designation.

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CONSENTS & VARIANCES

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Ctr.
7 East 15th Street

Ron Dwenger, Chair
Angel Ortiz, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 19 East 26^th Street, SDNY 19 Mad Park, LLC d/b/a SD26, application for renewal of an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 14 seats.
• 1186 Broadway aka 16 West 29^th Street, Friedfield Breslin, LLC d/b/a The John Dory Oyster Bar, application for renewal of an unenclosed sidewalk café with 13 tables and 26 seats.
• NYC Wiccan Family Temple, application to hold a one block street festival (location to be determined) on Sunday, June 29, 2013.
• Holi Spring Festival, application to hold a single block festival on Broadway Pedestrian Plaza (46^th and 47^th Streets) on March 22, 2014.

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EDUCATION, HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES

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

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• NYPL presents update on 53rd Street Library project (The Donnell Library)

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EXECUTIVE

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

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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FULL BOARD

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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Public Hearing on East Midtown Rezoning

Monday, May 13th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Lighthouse International
111 E 59th St (b/t Park & Lex) 

• Public hearing on the City's proposed East Midtown Rezoning plan. All are invited to ask questions and provide testimony.

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PANEL ON CHARTER SCHOOLS

Monday, May 20th, 2013, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street

Join CB5 for a lively discussion on charter schools with experts and scholars in the field of education. Among others, the following organizations have confirmed their participation:

• The Teachers College, Department of Education and Policy Analysis – Priscilla Wohlstetter
• The Century Foundation - Halley Potter
• CEC Districts 1 & 2- Lisa Donlan and Shino Tanikawa
• Center for Educational Innovation - Public Education Association - Patrice King
• The United Federation of Teachers, Alliance of Charter Teachers & Staff- Christina Collins
• New York City Charter School Center -- Valerie Babb

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