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Consents & Variances

March 2014, Consents & Variances Committee

2014 Street Fair and Block Party Applications.

At the regularly scheduled monthly meeting of Community Board Five on Thursday, March 13, 2014, the Board passed the following resolution by a vote of 35 in favor; 1 opposed; 1 abstaining:

WHEREAS, Community Board Five has received the following 49 applications for renewal of street fairs that also took place in 2013:

Madison Avenue

1. The Workmen's Circle and St. Patrick's Cathedral Fair, on Madison Avenue between 42^nd and 57^th Streets on Sunday, July 27^th.

2. Daytop Village Madison Avenue Festival, on Madison Avenue between 42^nd and 55^th Streets on Sunday, August 17^th.

3. St. Patrick's Cathedral Young Adults Expo, on Madison Avenue between 42^nd and 57^th Streets on Saturday, August 30^th.

4. National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Inc., on Madison Avenue between 42^nd and 57^th Streets on Sunday, September 21^st.

5. American Diabetes Association and St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Madison Avenue between 42^nd and 57^th Streets on Saturday, November 1^st.

Broadway

6. Union Square Community Coalition and Kidney Urology Foundation, on Broadway between 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Sunday, April 6^th.

7. The Sierra Club and Children's Leukemia Research Association Fair, on Broadway between 35^th and 39^th Streets on Saturday, May 3^rd.

8.  NY Young Republicans and CORE - Times Square Expo, on Broadway between 47^th and 57^th Streets on Saturday, June 14^th.

9.  Midtown North Precinct/Midtown South Explorers Club/St. Francis Food Pantry, on Broadway between 47^th and 57^th Streets on Saturday, July 12^th.

10. The Motion Picture Club, on Broadway between 47^th and 57^th Streets on Sunday, July 20^th.

11. The Guardian Angels on Broadway between 47^th and 57^th Streets on Saturday, September 13^th.

12. Holy Innocents Church and Coalition of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E), on Broadway between 47^th and 57^th Streets on Sunday, October 19^th.

13. St. Cecile's Scholarship Fund and 6th Avenue Festival, on Broadway between 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Sunday, October 27^th.

14. Gramercy Park Block Association and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Association, on Broadway between 17^th and 23^rd Streets on Saturday, November 8^th.

Sixth Avenue

15. St. John the Baptist Church and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., on 6^th Avenue between 34^th and 42^nd Streets on Saturday, June 21^st.

16. USO of Metropolitan NY and Global Role Models, on 6^th Avenue between 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, June 28^th.

17. McBurney YMCA, on 6^th Avenue between 14^th and 23^rd Streets on Saturday, July 5^th.

18. Avenue of the Americas Association and St. Bartholomew's Church, on 6^th Avenue between 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, July 26^th.

19. St. Bartholomew's Church, on 6^th Avenue between 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, August 16^th.

20. Global Role Models, on 6^th Avenue between 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Sunday, August 24^th.

21. Immigrants Foundation Inc. on 6^th between 42^nd and 56^th Streets, on Sunday, September 21^st.

22. Big Apple Performing Arts on 6^th Avenue between 42^nd and 56^th Streets on Saturday, September 29^th.

23. Midtown South Community Council and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Association, on 6^th Avenue between 34^th and 42^nd Streets on Sunday, November 2^nd.

Other Locations

24. Knights of Vartan, on Military Island on Broadway between 42^nd and 43^rd Streets on Sunday April 27^th.

25. Earth Day New York, on Vanderbilt Avenue between 42^nd and 45^th Streets; on 43^rd Street between Vanderbilt and Madison Avenues; and on 44^th Street between Vanderbilt and Madison Avenues on Friday, April 19th.

26. Project Dance, The Lamb's Church, on 44^th  Street between Broadway and 6^th  Avenue on Saturday, April 26th.

27. Fashion Institute of Technology Block Party,  on 27^th Street between 7^th and 8^th Avenues on Saturday, May 3rd.

28. American Diabetes Block Party, on West 41^st Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, May 4th.

29. Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 45^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, May 11^th.

30. National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations and St. Patrick's Cathedral Fair, on 52^nd  Street between 7^th and 6^th Avenues on Sunday, May 18^th.

31. Global Role Models, on West 45^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday May 31st.

32. Cystic Fibrosis Event, on 18^th Street between 5^th and 6^th Avenues, on Sunday, June 8^th.

33. The Church of Scientology and Children's Leukemia Research Association, on 46^th Street between Broadway and 8^th Avenue on Sunday, June 23^rd.

34. Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 41^st Street between 6^th Avenue and Broadway on Saturday, July 5th.

35. St. Bartholomew's Church, on West 52^nd Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday July 13^th.

36. LAVAGEM RUE 46, on 46^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, July 20^th.

37. St. George Association NYPD and Children's Leukemia Research Association, on 45^th Street between 5^th and 7^th  Avenues on Saturday, August 9^th.

38. 47th-48th Street Block Association and National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, on 8^th Avenue between 42^nd  and 57^th Streets on Sunday, August 17^th.

39. Seafarers Block Party, on Irving Place between 14^th and 15^th Streets on Friday, August 22^nd.

40. Holy Innocents Church Restoration Block Party, on 52^nd Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, August 23^rd.

41. LAVAGEM RUE 46 Religious Ceremony, on 46^th Street between Madison and 5^th Avenues on Saturday, August 30^th.

42. Avenue of the Americas Block Party, on West 45^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, September 7^th.

43. Midtown North Community Council Birthday Block Party, on 52^nd Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, September 14^th.

44. The Korea Times KAAGNY, on 32^nd Street between Broadway and 5^th Avenue on Saturday, October 4^th.

45. Midtown North Community Council and National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, on 8^th Avenue between 42^nd and 57^th Streets, on Sunday, October 5^th.

46. 29th Street Repertory Theater Inc., on 45^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Sunday, October 12^th.

47. Encore Community Services, on 52^nd Street between 5^th  and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, October 25^th .

48. United War Veterans and Children's Leukemia Research Association, on 53^rd Street between 5^th and 6^th Avenues on Monday, November 11^th.

49. Midtown South Community Council Block Party, on 45^th Street between 6^th and 7^th Avenues on Saturday, November 15^th.

WHEREAS, The sponsors of these events have an indigenous relationship to Community Board Five; and

WHEREAS, These events have been held for many years without incident; and

WHEREAS, The sponsors are all not-for-profit entitled entities and abide by Community Board Five's Street Activity Permit Policies; therefore be it,

RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the above 49 permit applications for street fairs or block parties.

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