December 2018

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Transportation & Environment

Monday, November 26th, 2018, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street, #2400

David Harris Sandler, Chair
Sam Levy, Vice Chair

Agenda:

• Request for a Hotel Loading Zone at The Marmara Hotel at 114 East 32nd Street between Park and Lexington Avenues.
• Application by Hi Bus, Inc. for an intercity bus stop for drop offs and pick ups in front of 368 8th Avenue on the east side of 8th, between 28th and 29th Streets.  The  operator would share the proposed location with the MTA's M20 bus.  There would be 1 pick-up per day, Monday through Sunday, at 7:00 PM; and 1 drop off per day, Monday through Sunday, at 2:00 AM.

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Budget, Education & City Services

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

Renee Kinsella, Chair
Julie Chou, Vice Chair

Agenda

• A presentation by Picture the Homeless about street homelessness and a city project to install Automatic Public Toilets (APT).

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Parks & Public Spaces

Monday, December 3rd, 2018, at 6:00pm
Bryant Park Corporation
111 West 40th Street, #2400

Clayton Smith, Chair
Craig Slutzkin, Vice Chair

Agenda

• Application by Old Navy to host a holiday musical performance at the ice rink in Bryant Park.  Free for the public.  December 12th from 6am-5pm.
• Application by Facebook to host a consumer communications event in Bryant Park's Winter Village.  Free for the public.  December 13th, 2018 from 6am-11pm.
• Application by Arm & Hammer to host an event in Bryant Park's Winter Village.  The public would be invited to participate in a casting call & photo experience.   Event would be free & open to the the public.  December 15th-16th, 2018 from 10am - 10pm.
• Application by Civic Entertainment Group to host an event in Madison Square Park on December 18th from 8am to 11pm. There would be a life sized snow globe set up in the park, where up to 6 people can go inside for a photo.
• A new application for a small unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 161 West 54th Street by Faces & Names Inc. featuring 5 tables and 10 chairs.
• A renewal application for an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 249 Park Avenue South by Park Avenue Cake LLC. 
• Presentation by Times Square Alliance about recent placemaking efforts such as public art activations and design/furniture updates; and logistical information on New Year's Eve.
• Discussion with Bryant Park Corporation about procedure and timeline challenges that prevented the following events from being publicly heard:

  (RED) Activation 

  Gurney’s Resort Popup Shop 

  Facebook Privacy 

  Old Navy Popup Performance 
  World Vision Give Back Gift Shop: Bryant Park

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Landmarks

Tuesday, December 4th, 2018, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School
30 West 16th Street, 2nd Floor Library

Layla Law-Gisiko, Chair
Renee Cafaro, Vice Chair

Agenda

• 41 East 20th Street, application to remove and replace existing wood windows at the 2nd floor, front façade.
• 550 Madison Avenue, application for a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Landmark Preservation Commission for proposed modifications to the building, including improvements to the covered pedestrian space adjacent to the landmarked tower.

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Land Use, Housing & Zoning

Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, at 6:00pm
SGI-USA NY Culture Center
7 East 15th Street

Agenda

• 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank, seeks a text amendment to modify existing requirements and facilitate an enclosed 7,000 sq ft onsite public space along Madison Avenue and to modify retail continuity, design and programming regulations, as part of the future development of a 1.8 million sq ft class A office tower on this site.
• 1345 Avenue of the America b/w 54-55th Streets, midblock b/w 6th and 7th (across from NY City Center), application to allow, within an existing plaza, an open air café in three sections, totaling 92 seats.
• 35-41 West 23 Street, 39-41 West 23 Street, 20-22 West 24th Street, application to reopen and amend a previously granted variance to allow for modification of the metes and bounds and transfer of development rights from Lots 1001-1005 to Lots 20 and 60 and to allow a 754 sq ft rooftop addition.

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Executive

Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, at 5:00pm
Board Office
450 7th Avenue, Suite 2109

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Full Board

Thursday, December 13th, 2018, at 6:00pm
Xavier High School, Second Floor Library
30 West 16th Street

Vikki Barbero, Chair

Agenda

Landmarks

• 41 East 20th Street, application to remove and replace existing wood windows at the 2nd floor, front façade.
• 550 Madison Avenue, application for a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Landmark Preservation Commission for proposed modifications to the building, including improvements to the covered pedestrian space adjacent to the landmarked tower.

Land Use, Housing and Zoning

• 1345 Avenue of the America, 1345 Avenue of the Americab/w 54-55th Streets, midblock b/w 6th and 7th (across from NY City Center), application to allow, within an existing plaza, an open air café in three sections, totaling 92 seats.
• 270 Park Avenue, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., seeks a text amendment to modify existing requirements and facilitate an enclosed 7,000 sq ft onsite public space along Madison Avenue, and to modify retail continuity, design and programming regulations, as part of the future development of a 1.8 million sq. ft. class A office tower on this site.
• 35-41 West 23 Street, 39-41 West 23 Street, 20-22 West 24th Street, application to reopen and amend a previously granted variance to allow for modification of the metes and bounds and transfer of development rights from Lots 1001-1005 to Lots 20 and 60 and to allow a 754 sq ft rooftop addition.

Parks and Public Spaces

• Application by Facebook to host a consumer communications event in Bryant Park's Winter Village.  Free for the public.  December 13th, 2018 from 6am-11pm.
• Application by Arm & Hammer to host an event in Bryant Park's Winter Village.  December 15th-16th, 2018 from 10am - 10pm. Event would be free & open to the public and they will be able to participate in a casting call and photo experience. 
• A new application for a small unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 161 West 54th Street by Faces & Names Inc. featuring 5 tables and 10 chairs.
• A renewal application for an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 249 Park Avenue South by Park Avenue Cake LLC.

Transportation/Environment

• Application by Hi Bus, Inc. for an intercity bus stop for drop offs and pick-ups in front of 368 8th Avenue on the east side of 8th Avenue, between 28th and 29th Streets.  The operator would share the proposed location with the MTA's M20 bus.  There would be 1 pick-up per day, Monday through Sunday, at 7:00 PM; and 1 drop off per day, Monday through Sunday, at 2:00 AM

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