February 2017

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Transportation & Environment

Monday, January 23rd, 2017, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400

David Harris Sandler, Acting Chair
Jesse Laymon, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Proposal by Vornado to relocate the M4 and Q32 bus lines from West 32 Street between 6 Avenue and 7 Avenue to either West 30 Street or West 32 Street between 5 Avenue and Madison Avenue.
• Discussion of the Times Square Alliance's request for the Dept. of Transportation to establish a siting process for tour bus locations that includes community stakeholders. Of immediate concern is the reactivation of the 1633 Broadway stop.
• Presentation by the NYPD's Facilities Management Division of their proposal for extensive interior and exterior renovations of the Times Square Substation.
• Request by The Carnegie Hotel for the installation of a 25-foot Hotel Loading Zone in front of 160 West 56 Street.
• Proposal by operator Indus Ways for a bus stop on the east side of 8 Avenue between West 39 and West 40 Streets. The bus would be traveling to and from New Jersey. There would be 7 pick-ups weekly, seven days a week at 4:30PM and 7 drop-offs weekly at 9:30AM.

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Budget, Education & City Services

Tuesday, January 24th, 2017, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Renee Cafaro, Chair
Layla Law-Gisiko, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Discussion on the incubation and co-location of 75 Morton Middle School with The Clinton School for Writers and Artists, located at 10 East 15th Street, for the school year 2017-18. 

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Public Safety & Quality of Life

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, at 6:00pm
NYC Seminar & Conference Center, 71 West 23rd Street
5th Floor

Nick Athanail, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 485 7 Avenue, 485 Seventh Avenue Associates LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 485 7 Avenue, 485 Rooftop LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 31 West 26 Street, El Vato Wine Corp. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 1204 Broadway, District CoWork NoMad LLC & District CoWork LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.

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Parks & Public Spaces

Monday, January 30th, 2017, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400 

Clayton Smith, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by the Madison Square Park Conservancy of its 2017 programming plans.
• Presentation by the Bryant Park Corporation of its 2017 spring and summer programming plans.
• Ben and Jerry's Cereal Splashback, a marketing event in the South Plaza of Union Square Park that would feature a custom ball pit and samples of a new ice cream flavor. The event would be held March 7th from 8AM to 4PM.
• Newsstand application (# 28492-2016-ANWS) at the northwest corner of Broadway and West 52 Street.
• Newsstand application (# 28276-2016-ANWS) at the southeast corner of 7 Avenue and West 51 Street.

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Landmarks

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 150 5^th Avenue, application for modifications to the Fifth Avenue building entry and service entry on West 20th Street; replacement of windows;  and construction of rooftop addition and installation of mechanical equipment.
• 12 W 19^th Street – Ladies' Mile Historic District – Application proposes to horizontally and vertically extend the existing building; bring the retail entrance up to grade; replacing windows at existing front and rear façade; modify window openings at rear façade; and restore historic cornice and façade materials.

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Land Use, Housing & Zoning

Monday, February 6th, 2017, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street, 5th Floor

Eric Stern, Chair
John Murray, Vice Chair 

Agenda:

• Public hearing on the Department of City Planning's proposed zoning changes for the Greater East Midtown area. The changes would enable higher density commercial development and permit district-wide transfers of unused air rights from landmarks in exchange for key transit and public realm improvements and the preservation of historic landmarks.
• Application by 1170 Broadway Associates for a special permit to construct an eight story addition, plus a penthouse, to an existing four-story structure at 1164 Broadway.
• 1114 6 Avenue Grace Plaza Café, application for certification of a new three-year term to continue the operation of an existing open air café and kiosk within an existing plaza.
• Application by Roseland Development Assoc. for a special permit to allow an attended public parking garage with a capacity of 184 spaces on portions of the ground floor, cellar and subcellar in a proposed mixed-use building at 242 West 53rd Street.

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Executive

Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, at 5:00pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue
Suite 2109

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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Full Board

Thursday, February 9th, 2017, at 6:00pm
1 Penn Plaza, 21st Floor (entrance on 34th Street between 7 Avenue & 8 Avenue)

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

PUBLIC SESSION - Members of the public are encouraged to speak to the Board

BUSINESS SESSION

• Adoption January 2017 Minutes
• District Manager's Report: Wally Rubin
• Chair's Report: Vikki Barbero
• Member Removal for Cause (Attendance)
• Madison Square Garden/Penn Station Resolution

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Landmarks

• 150 5 Avenue, application for modifications to the Fifth Avenue building entry and service entry on West 20th Street; replacement of windows;  and construction of rooftop addition and installation of mechanical equipment.
• 12 West 19 Street – Ladies' Mile Historic District – Application proposes to horizontally and vertically extend the existing building; bring the retail entrance up to grade; replacing windows at existing front and rear façade; modify window openings at rear façade; and restore historic cornice and façade materials.

Budget, Education & City Services 

• Incubation and temporary co-location of 75 Morton Middle School with The Clinton School for Writers and Artists, located at 10 East 15 Street, for the school year 2017-18.

 Parks & Public Spaces 

• Applications from Madison Square Park Conservancy for their annual roster of programming for 2017
• Applications from Bryant Park Corporation for programming and annual special events for Spring and Summer 2017
• Application from LeadDog Marketing Group for "Ben and Jerry's Cereal Splashback," a special event in Union Square Park on Tuesday, March 7, 2017
• Newsstand application (# 28492-2016-ANWS) at the northwest corner of Broadway and West 52 Street.
• Newsstand application (# 28276-2016-ANWS) at the southeast corner of 7 Avenue and West 51 Street.

Land Use, Housing and Zoning 

• 1164 Broadway, Application by 1170 Broadway Associates for a special permit to construct an eight story addition, plus a penthouse, to an existing four-story structure.
• 1114 6 Avenue Grace Plaza Café, application for a certification for a new three-year term to continue the operation of an existing open air café and kiosk within an existing plaza

Public Safety and Quality of Life 

• 485 7 Avenue, 485 Seventh Avenue Associates LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 31 West 26 Street, El Vato Wine Corp. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.

Transportation/Environment 

• Application by Vornado Realty Trust to relocate the terminus of the M4 and Q32 bus lines from West 32 Street between 6 and 7 Avenues to West 32 Street between 5 and Madison Avenues.
• Request by the Times Square Alliance calling on DOT to establish a transparent siting processes for tour bus stop locations that includes input from community stakeholders.
• Application by the NYPD's Facilities Management Division to perform an extensive re-design and renovation of the interior and exterior of the Times Square Substation.

Old Business/New Business

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