November 2017

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Transportation & Environment

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

David Harris Sandler, Chair
Sam Levy, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by the Garment District Alliance and the Department of Transportation (DOT) of findings from their assessments of the seasonal street closure of Broadway between West 36th and 37th Streets and West 39th and 40th Streets.

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Budget, Education & City Services

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

Renee Kinsella, Chair
Michael Goldberg, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH) of their Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City, 2017
• Consideration of Council legislation that would exempt certain small commercial tenants from the commercial rent tax.

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Public Safety & Quality of Life

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

Nick Athanail, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 49 West 20th Street, The Jade Farm LLC, dba: Jue Lan Club. Application for the renewal of their liquor license.

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Parks & Public Spaces

Monday, October 30th, 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 their plans for annual holiday programming on the Flatiron North Plaza.
• Macy's Holiday Snow Globe Photo Op, a special event in Herald Square featuring an interactive snow globe where attendees can enter and take photos of themselves. The event would be held December 8th from 9AM to 11PM.
• NHL Centennial Fan Area, a special event in Madison Square Park featuring hockey activities, player appearances, Stanley Cup viewing, and sponsor activations. The event would be held December 27th and 28th from 11AM to 11PM.
• Application by Park Avenue A LLC, dba: Ainsworth Park for an enclosed sidewalk cafe renewal at 111 East 18th Street, featuring 13 tables and 26 chairs.

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Landmarks

Tuesday, October 31st, 2017, at 6:00pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue
Suite 2109
PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR THIS MONTH

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 138-146 West 48th Street, The application is for alterations to the exterior and designated interior of the Cort Theater, and for the construction of a new Cort Theater Annex located partially on the landmark site adjacent to the theater
• 1501 Broadway, application for new storefront and signage.
• 250 5th Avenue, application for replacement of windows.

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Land Use, Housing & Zoning

Wednesday, November 1st, 2017, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Clayton Smith, Co-Chair
Layla Law-Gisiko, Co-Chair

Agenda:

• Review of application by the Department of City Planning to amend the city's zoning text to establish a special permit for new hotel development in Light Manufacturing (M1) districts. 
• Proposal by Project FIND to sell its air rights to the Woodstock Hotel at 129 West 43 Street to raise funds for significant capital improvements, the addition of 12 new units of affordable housing, and reserves to maintain permanent affordability as part of HPD's Inclusionary Housing Program.

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Executive

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

Vikki Barbero, Chair

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Full Board

Thursday, November 9th, 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

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

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Budget, Education and City Services 

• Consideration of Council legislation that would exempt certain small commercial tenants from the commercial rent tax.
• Community Boards request for reconsideration of their operating budget.

Parks & Public Spaces 

• Application by Macy's Branded Entertainment for a marketing event featuring a life-sized Snow Globe in the north section of Herald Square Park from Friday, December 8 through Tuesday December 11^th, 2017.
• Application by the Madison Square Park Conservancy for a marketing event featuring a National Hockey League (NHL) Centennial Fan Area in the south gravel area of Madison Square Park on Wednesday and Thursday, December 27 and 28, 2017.

Landmarks

• 138-146 West 48th Street, The application is for alterations to the exterior and designated interior of the Cort Theater, and for the construction of a new Cort Theater Annex located partially on the landmark site adjacent to the theater.
• 250 5th Avenue, application for replacement of windows.
• 1501 Broadway, application for new storefront and signage.

Land Use, Housing and Zoning 

• Proposal by Project FIND to sell its air rights to the Woodstock Hotel at 129 West 43rd Street to raise funds for significant capital improvements, the addition of 12 new units of affordable housing, and reserves to maintain permanent affordability as part of HPD's Inclusionary Housing Program

Public Safety & Quality of Life 

• 49 West 20th Street, The Jade Farm LLC, dba: Jue Lan Club. Application for the renewal of their liquor license.

Old Business/New Business

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