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Consents & Variances
Request to rename East 54th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenue “REGIONE CAMPANIA WAY
WHEREAS, a request was made by Regione Campania Ltd., to rename East 54th Street, between 5th and Madison Avenues “REGIONE CAMPANIA WAY”; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five has traditionally opposed such installations unless certain criteria are met, including a special relationship between the honoree, New York City and the location where the blade is to be installed; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five does not feel that such a relationship exists in this case; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five is also concerned with the impact of additional street blades on the city landscape;
WHEREAS, The applicants were invited to, but did not attend the Consents & Variances Committee Meeting to present their proposals for review and, therefore, the committee was unable to determine the answer to a number of questions; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five does not support the request for street renaming of East 54th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues “REGIONE CAMPANIA WAY”.
The above resolution passed with a vote of 28 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention.