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Newsstand Application #1367479, N/E/C West 44th Street and Broadway
WHEREAS, The applicant is proposing a newsstand on the North East Corner (NEC) of West 44th Street & Broadway; and
WHEREAS, CB5 takes its role seriously, and the applicant failed to appear at a regularly scheduled meeting and failed to address questions and concerns CB5 had about the application; and
WHEREAS, The proposed location has been denied by DCA & DOT in 2003, and
WHEREAS, CB5 has a moratorium for new street furniture at the site of the proposed newsstand, and
WHEREAS, The proposed newsstand would have a negative impact on pedestrian traffic, which is already acutely heavy, and add to congestion and create an unsafe condition; and
WHEREAS, Safety is a crucial concern for Community Board Five; and
WHEREAS, Community Board 5 recognizes that the newsstand applicants are usually individuals and small business owners (often minorities or recent immigrants) and urges the Department of Small Business Services to assist applicants in the cumbersome application process; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five recommends denial of the application to install a newsstand at the NEC West 44th Street & Broadway; and be it further
RESOLVED, That Community Board Five urges DOT to proceed with the pedestrian count at the location at rush hour (5 PM- 6 PM) on a weekday, and be it further
RESOLVED, That in recognizing that the cost of applying for a newsstand is very high for the applicant, including the cost of hiring professionals to assist with the application, Community Board Five requests that DCA refund the application fee for applications that are denied.
The above resolution passed by a vote of 42 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.