December 2015

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Transportation & Environment

Monday, November 23rd, 2015, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400 

Alan Miles, Chair
David Harris Sandler, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by NYC Transit on a proposed service change for the M5 route in Manhattan, which goes down 5th Avenue in CB5 and will be split in two.
• An overview presentation of OneNYC - the City's long term plan on sustainability, resiliency, equity and growth.
• NYC Department of Transportation Presentation on 6th Avenue: West 14th to West 33rd Streets Parking Protected Bike Lane and Traffic Calming
• Proposed bus stop from Airport Service Corporation, Easy Transit LLC, Discoverline Corporation and Express Shuttle, Inc. in front of 214 West 41st Street, north side of the street between 7th and 8th Avenue. 
• • Airport Service Corporation will conduct 33 pick-ups daily from 5:15 am to 2:20 am, Monday through Sunday. 
  • Easy Transit LLC will conduct 32 pick-ups daily from 5:45 am to 2:00 am, Monday through Sunday. 
  • Discoverline Corporation will conduct 49 pick-ups daily from 5:00 am to 1:50 am, Monday through Sunday. 
  • Express Shuttle Inc. will conduct 32 pick-ups daily from 5:30 am to 1:40 am, Monday through Sunday. 
• Proposed bus stop from Airport Service Corporation, Easy Transit LLC, Discoverline Corporation and Express Shuttle, Inc. in front of 264 West 40th Street, south side of the street between 7th and 8th Avenue. 
• • Airport Service Corporation will conduct 24 drop-offs daily from 5:24 am to 1:15 am, Monday through Sunday.
  • Easy Transit LLC will conduct 12 drop-offs daily from 6:33 am to 2:15 am, Monday through Sunday.
  • Discoverline Corporation will conduct 25 drop-offs daily from 5:45 am to 1:55 am, Monday through Sunday. 
  • Express Shuttle Service, Inc. will conduct 13 drop-offs daily from 5:39 am to 1:35 am, Monday through Sunday. 

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Public Safety & Quality of Life

Tuesday, November 24th, 2015, at 6:00pm
NYC Seminar & Conference Center, 71 West 23rd Street
5th Floor, Seminar Room C 

Nick Athanail, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• A Community Meeting with the 13th Precinct regarding the Safety of the NoMad Broadway Corridor. 

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Parks & Public Spaces

Monday, November 30th, 2015, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400 

Clayton Smith, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by the Parks Dept and Luhring Augustine Gallery of an artwork by Tom Friedman that will be installed at Park Avenue b/t 53-54th Sts and exhibited February-June 2016.
• Presentation of changes to the Union Square Holiday Market, and discussion of proposed changes for 2016.
• Discussion of the effects of SAPO's rule changes on Community Board Five policies and procedures in regard to events in pedestrian plazas.

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Landmarks

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library 

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 625 5^th Avenue, St. Patrick's Cathedral, application for installation of secure vehicle entrance.

• 1145 Broadway, application for restoration to the façade, vertical 5-story extension in the rear and elevator and stair bulkhead at roof of the building.

• New York Public Library (NYPL) improvement project to reconstruct the pedestrian travel ways to address pedestrian safety issues, specifically curbs and sidewalks to be reconstructed include the south side of 42nd Street and the north side of 40th Street, as well as the restoration of historic paving in a promenade adjacent to NYPL's Main Branch Library and Bryant Park.

• Bryant Park seasonal master plan for temporary installations.

• 215 West 58^th Street, renovation of FDNY Engine Company 23.

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Land Use, Housing & Zoning

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015, at 6:00pm
Times Square Alliance
165 West 46th Street
#1003 

Eric Stern, Chair

Agenda:

• One Vanderbilt construction update

• Application by Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) for enclosure of the Pomerantz Center portico area at 27th Street and Seventh Avenue, directly abutting the Pomerantz lobby and within the existing footprint of the building.

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Executive

Tuesday, December 8th, 2015, at 4:30pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue
Suite 2109 

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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Full Board

Thursday, December 10th, 2015, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street 

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

A. Public Safety & Quality of Life

• 444 Park Avenue South, New York, New York (Between 30th and 31st Streets), 444 Park Avenue South Associates, LLC and SBE Hotel Management, LLC (d/b/a The SLS Park Avenue), application for a new hotel liquor.

B. Landmarks

• 625 5th Avenue, St. Patrick's Cathedral, application for installation of secure vehicle entrance.
• 1145 Broadway, application for restoration to the façade, vertical five story enlargement in the rear and elevator and stair bulkhead at roof of the building.
• Bryant Park seasonal master plan for temporary installations.
• New York Public Library (NYPL) improvement project to reconstruct the pedestrian travel ways to address pedestrian safety issues, specifically curbs and sidewalks to be reconstructed include the south side of 42nd Street and the north side of 40th Street, as well as the restoration of historic paving in a promenade adjacent to NYPL's Main Branch Library and Bryant Park.
• 215 West 58th Street, renovation of FDNY Engine Company 23.

C. Land Use, Housing and Zoning

• Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) proposal for enclosure of the Pomerantz Center portico area at 27th Street and Seventh Avenue, directly abutting the Pomerantz lobby and within the existing footprint of the building.

D. Transportation/Environment

• NYC Department of Transportation Presentation on 6th Avenue: West 14th to West 33rd Streets Parking Protected Bike Lane and Traffic Calming

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