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Tibet Festival w/ multiple activities, Bryant Park, Sept 19-20, 10am-8pm
WHEREAS, Community Board Five takes its role in the review of applications for Parks Special Events seriously and requests an opportunity to review the application before a permit is granted by the Parks Department Special Permit Office; and
WHEREAS, The Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, Inc. has submitted an application to conduct a special event known as “Tibet Festival: 50 Years in Exile” in Bryant Park on Saturday & Sunday September 19 & 20, 2009, between the hours of 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM; and
WHEREAS, The Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; and
WHEREAS, The proposed activities of the festival are to include:
- Tibetan cultural performances & presentations;
- Exhibition of native Tibetan costumes;
- Discussions regarding Tibetan history, political affairs, culture and traditions;
- Screening of Tibetan movies; and
WHEREAS, The proposed activities of the festival are also to include:
- Tibetan Bazaar offering the opportunity for visitors to purchase a variety of native handicrafts, books and souvenirs;
- Tibetan Food Show offering the opportunity for visitors to purchase a variety of native delicacies and traditional foods; and
WHEREAS, Vendors of merchandise and food would be charged participation fees; and
WHEREAS, The applicant has provided the attached site plan detailing the footprint of the proposed event, which indicates that this will monopolize the park space from the terrace at the east end through the fountain at the west end; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant did not know the fee required to rent the park space and suggested vendor sales would be needed to cover the expense; and
WHEREAS, This event requires an excessive amount of this park’s space for an inordinately lengthy duration of time, leaving very little space remaining for respite and other recreation; and
WHEREAS, This event has excessive commercial nature, making usage of the park space as more of a marketplace than as a site for a cultural or artistic exhibition; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends denial of the application by The Tibetan Community of New York and New Jersey, Inc. to conduct a special event in Bryant Park on Saturday & Sunday September 19 & 20, 2009.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 22 in favor; 13 opposed; 1 abstaining.