December 2014

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Public Hearing on East Midtown Rezoning

Monday, November 17th, 2014, at 6:00pm
South Court Auditorium at
The New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwartzman Building, 5th Ave & 42nd St.
Enter on 42nd Street 

The Department of City Planning is proposing zoning changes to facilitate new commercial development along Madison and Vanderbilt Avenues between 42^nd and 47^th Streets (the "Vanderbilt Corridor").  Concurrently, developer SL Green is seeking special permits to redevelop the block between 42nd and 43rd Streets and Madison and Vanderbilt Avenues (the "One Vanderbilt" site).

The Tri-Board Task Force on East Midtown and Community Boards Five and Six will hold a Public Hearing on November 17^th at 6pm at the South Court Auditorium at The New York Public Library (Stephen A. Schwarzman Building), Fifth Avenue and 42^nd Street (enter on 42^nd Street) to hear public comment on the proposals for One Vanderbilt and the Vanderbilt Corridor.

Come hear first-hand from the City and SL Green about their proposals, ask questions, and let your voice be heard.

Click here to view the flyer for this event.

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East Midtown Task Force

Thursday, November 20th, 2014, at 5:30pm
CB5 Board Office
450 Seventh Ave, #2109 

Lola Finkelstein, Chair

Agenda:

• Postponed: We regret to inform you that tonight's scheduled meeting of the East Midtown Task Force is postponed until we have had a chance to analyze and respond to late arriving information from the developer of One Vanderbilt. We will keep you apprised of the alternate date. Thank you.

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TRANSPORTATION & Environment

Monday, November 24th, 2014, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corp
111 West 40th Street
Suite 2400 

Alan Miles, Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by New York City Transit outlining their ADA improvements to the NQR station at 57th Street and 7th Avenue.

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PUBLIC SAFETY & QUALITY OF LIFE

Tuesday, November 25th, 2014, at 6:30pm
NYC Seminar & Conf Ctr
71 W 23rd St, 5th Floor 
Seminar Rm. C

Nicholas Athanail, Chair
Craig Slutzkin , Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• 9 West 26 Street, Toshi's Penthouse, Inc.; DBA: Toshi's Penthouse. An application renewal of an on-premises liquor license.
• 5 East 19 Street, SS 5 East 19th St Inc.; DBA: Roam. A request to modify an existing on-premises liquor license.
• 218 West 35 Street, 365 Management Company, LLC; DBA: Marriot Renaissance. An application for a new on-premises liquor license.

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Landmarks

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair

Agenda:

• 16 East 18^th Street, application for a rooftop addition, new storefront and window replacement.
• 7 East 19^th Street, application for a proposed residential conversion for the 2^nd floor.
• Review of the decision by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to propose de-calendaring all buildings calendared for individual landmark designation more than 5 years ago.
• Presentation by Mary Jablonsky on historic material investigations.

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LAND USE, Housing & ZONING

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014, at 6:00pm
Times Square Alliance
165 West 46th Street
Room 1003 

Eric Stern, Acting Chair

Agenda:

• BSA # 175-14 BZ, 1162 Broadway, application pursuant to Section 72-21 of the Zoning Resolution to facilitate the construction of a 14-story hotel.
• 39-41 West 23rd Street, application for two special permits 1) a special permit pursuant to Zoning Resolution Section 74-711 to modify the bulk regulations of ZR Sections 43-28, 43-313 and 43-43 to allow the construction of a new mix-use building and the use regulations to allow residential use 2) a special permit to allow an accessory parking garage containing up to 50 spaces in the proposed building.  

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CONSENTS & VARIANCES

Thursday, December 4th, 2014, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Ctr.
7 East 15th Street

Joe Kelley, Acting Chair
Angel Ortiz, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 22 West 32^nd Street, bet. 5^th & 6^th Avenues, K-town Sauna, application to operate a physical culture establishment on the 3^rd and 4^th floors of the building.
•  Newsstand Application # 13276-2014 ANWS, 903 Broadway, NWC Broadway and East 20^th Street.
• Newsstand Application # 14677-2014-ANWS, 425 5^th Avenue, NEC 5^th Avenue and West 38^th Street.

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EXECUTIVE

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014, at 4:30pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue, Suite 2109

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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East Midtown Task Force

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014, at 6:00pm
CB5 Board Office
450 Seventh Avenue, #2109 

Lola Finkelstein, Chair

• Discussion and vote on Department of City Planning and SL Green applications regarding development on the Vanderbilt Corridor (42-47th Sts, Madison-Vanderbilt Ave) and at One Vanderbilt (42-43rd Sts, Madison-Vanderbilt Ave)

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FULL BOARD

Thursday, December 11th, 2014, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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