June 2017

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Transportation & Environment

Monday, May 22nd, 2017, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400

David Harris Sandler, Chair
Jesse Laymon, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Application by operator Cornell University for a bus stop at 6 East 44th Street, in front of the Cornell Club. The bus would be traveling to and from Ithaca, NY. There would be pick-up and drop-off three times daily Sunday through Friday and twice daily on Saturday.
• Fashion Institute of Technology application for a street fair on West 27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues to mark New Student Orientation for the 2017-2018 school term. The event would take place August 21st from 12PM to 5PM.
• Department of Transportation (DOT) will present their proposal to widen the sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue between West 42nd Street and West 34th Street.
• DOT will present their proposal to close two blocks of Broadway to vehicular traffic for the summer between West 36th Street and West 41st Street.

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Budget, Education & City Services

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Renee Kinsella, Chair

Agenda:

• Discussion of how CB5 can work with other community boards and the Community Education Councils (CECs) to impact school seating policy.

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Public Safety & Quality of Life

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017, at 6:00pm
NYC Seminar & Conference Center, 71 West 23rd Street
5th Floor

Nick Athanail, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 63 West 38 Street, RSVP 38th Street Venture LP. Application for a change to the method of operation.
• 129 West 28 Street, Faus International Inc, dba: Hayden Rooftop. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 129 West 28 Street, Faus International Inc, dba: Mykonos Blue. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 276 5 Avenue, 276 Fifth Inc. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 3 West 36 Street, 325 Fifth NYC Inc. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 129 West 29 Street, C.W.L. Restaurant & Lounge LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.

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Parks & Public Spaces

Thursday, May 25th, 2017, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400 

Clayton Smith, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership of its summer programming plans for the Flatiron Plazas.
• Presentation by the Madison Square Park Conservancy of a preliminary design for the renovation of the Eternal Light Flagstaff monument in Madison Square Park near 24th Street and Broadway.
• MAC Cosmetics Summer Launch, a three-day marketing event in Bryant Park that would feature a product launch music and makeup stations. The event would begin June 2nd at 11AM.
• Pop-Up Food Market, a daily event on the Fifth Avenue Terrace in front of the New York Public Library, opening late May through early October between 11AM and 8PM.
• Application by Craft LLC for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 43 East 19 Street, featuring 10 tables and 20 chairs.
• Request for a modification in method of operation for the unenclosed sidewalk cafe at L'Express, at 249 Park Avenue South (at 20th Street) to allow for 7 tables and 22 seats on weekdays as well as weekends. Currently, the cafe only includes 7 tables and 14 seats on weekdays.
• Madison Square Park Conservancy marketing event to launch a partnership between Starbucks and City Harvest, The event would take place on June 8th between 1PM and 5PM.

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Executive

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017, at 5:00pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue
Suite 2109

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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Full Board

Thursday, June 8th, 2017, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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

BUSINESS SESSION

• Election of Officers
• Adoption May 2017 Minutes
• District Manager's Report: Wally Rubin
• Chair's Report: Vikki Barbero

COMMITTEE REPORTS

 Transportation/Environment

• Application by the Fashion Institute of Technology for a street closure permit to hold a Special Event on 27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 1:00 to 4:00pm.
• Application by the Cornell Club for a permit for a bus stop in front of the Cornell Club, located at 6 East 44th Street.
• Application by the New York City Department of Transportation for the temporary closure of two blocks of Broadway between 36th and 40th Streets to motor vehicles.
• Application by the New York City Department of Transportation to extend the sidewalk on the west side of 7th Avenue between 34th and 42nd Streets to improve pedestrian safety and vehicular traffic flow

Public Safety and Quality of Life

• 127-129 West 28th Street, Faus International, Inc. D/B/A Mykonos Blue and The Hayden Rooftop, application for a new on-premises liquor license
• 276 Fifth Avenue, 276 Fifth Avenue Inc., application for a new on-premises liquor
• 63 West 38th Street, RSVP 38th Street Venture LP d/b/a The Refinery Hotel, application for alteration to an existing on-premises liquor license
• 3 West 36th Street, 325 Fifth NYC Inc. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.
• 129 West 29th Street, C.W.L. Restaurant & Lounge LLC. Application for a new on-premises liquor license.

Parks & Public Spaces

• Request for a modification in method of operation for the unenclosed sidewalk cafe at L'Express, at 249 Park Avenue South (at 20th Street) to allow for 7 tables and 22 seats on weekdays as well as weekends. Currently, the cafe only includes 7 tables and 14 seats on weekdays.
• Application by Craft LLC for a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 43 East 19th Street, for 10 tables and 20 chairs.
• Pop-Up Food Market, a daily event on the Fifth Avenue Terrace in front of the New York Public Library, opening late May through early October between 11AM and 8PM.
• Presentation by the Madison Square Park Conservancy of a preliminary design for the renovation of the Eternal Light Flagstaff monument in Madison Square Park near 24th Street and Broadway.
• MAC Cosmetics Summer Launch, a three-day marketing event in Bryant Park that would feature a product launch music and makeup stations. The event would begin June 2nd at 11AM.

 Budget, Education and City Services

• Recommendations to NYC Council Working Group on School Planning, Siting, and Overcrowding.

Old Business/New Business

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