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Newsstand application # 1425479, NWC 23rd Street and 5th Avenue
WHEREAS, The applicant seeks a permit to install and operate a newsstand on NWC of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue, and
WHEREAS, An application for this exact location was denied in September of 2011, and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five has received communication from the DOT that they intend to once again deny the application at this location, and
WHEREAS, The applicant was contacted by members of Community Board Five suggesting that the applicant withdraw their application and choose another location, and
WHEREAS, The applicant did not respond to that request, and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five has received objections to this application from the building owner at 200 West 23rd Street as well as the Flatiron Partnership; and
WHEREAS, There is already a newsstand on the same corner, on the 5th Avenue side of 23rd and 5th; and
WHEREAS, There are four other newsstands within a one block radius including the NEC 23rd Street and 6th Avenue, NWC 23rd Street and Madison, SEC 22nd Street and Broadway, and the aforementioned newsstand around the corner at 23rd Street and 5th avenue; therefore be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends denial of the application to install a newsstand on NWC of 23rd Street and 5th Avenue
The above resolution passed by a vote of 36 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining.