April 2018

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Transportation & Environment

Monday, March 26th, 2018, at 6:00pm
1 Penn Plaza, 6th Floor
34th Street between 7th & 8th

NOTE NEW LOCATION FOR THIS MEETING

David Harris Sandler, Chair
Sam Levy, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Request for a no-parking zone at the entrance to 3 Columbus Circle, on the west side of Broadway between West 57th and 58th Streets.

• Request for alternate side parking signs to accommodate street cleaning on West 24th Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway.

• Application by operator Greyhound Lines, Inc. dba: Boltbus for a bus stop on the south side of 36th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues (across from 215-221 West 36th Street). The bus would be traveling from New York City to Boston. There would be 5 pick-ups Mondays through Wednesdays, 6 pick-ups on Thursdays, 9 pick-ups on Fridays, 8 pick-ups on Saturdays and 9 pick-ups on Sundays, all between 6AM and 7:15PM.

• Application by operator M&V Corporate Transportation, Inc. for a bus stop on the west side of Lexington Avenue between East 46th and 47th Streets (in front of 482 Lexington Avenue). The bus would be traveling from New York City to Manorville, South Hampton, East Hampton, Bridgehampton and Montauk. There would be 5 pick-ups daily between 10:30AM and 2:30PM.

• Presentation by the Garment District Alliance and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) of a proposal for an eight-week seasonal closure of Broadway between West 39th and 41st Streets to vehicular traffic during June and July.

• Presentation by the Department of Transportation (DOT) of their updated plans to add new crosstown protected bicycle lanes on 26th and 29th Streets.

• Presentation by the Union Square Partnership on proposals to upgrade the Union Square subway station.

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Budget, Education & City Services

Tuesday, March 27th, 2018, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Renee Kinsella, Chair
Michael Goldberg, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by TransitCenter on American With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance in the subway and bus systems.

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Parks & Public Spaces

Monday, April 2nd, 2018, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street
#2400

Clayton Smith, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by the Parks Department of a temporary public art installation on the Park Avenue Malls between East 52nd and 59th Streets.
• Presentation by the Bryant Park Corporation of their 2018 spring and summer programming plans.
• Carnaval Cubano Nacional, application for a post-parade event on Sunday, July 15th at Madison Avenue between West 26th and 27th Streets.
• Wear Your World Event, application for a special event in Greeley Square Park featuring a t-shirt display and t-shirt sales. The event would take place either May 20th or May 26th between 10AM and 6PM.

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Landmarks

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• 30 East 21st Street (Broadway and Park Avenue South), application for installation of an ADA ramp to service restaurant space. 

• 11 Madison Square North, aka 11 East 26th Street, application to remove the circa-1960 lobby entrance and reconstruct a new entrance and decorative arched entryway.

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Land Use, Housing & Zoning

Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Chet Jordan, Acting Chair

Agenda:

• Presentation by the Municipal Art Society on proposed legislation to remove FAR caps on residential neighborhoods 
• 654 5th Avenue (Olympic Tower), application requesting a sixth modification to a previously approved authorization to allow the owner to upgrade the bonused Covered Pedestrian Space on the ground floor.

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Full Board

Thursday, April 12th, 2018, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street
2nd Floor Library

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda: 

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