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Consents & Variances
2015 Street Fair and Block Party Applications
WHEREAS, Community Board Five has received the following applications for renewal of street fairs with the following notations; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five encourages SAPO to continue the open dialogue with Mardi Gras and Clearview to limit neighborhood impact; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five is in favor of expanding the city's event calendar so that the neighborhoods will not have their streets dominated with events during the warmest and most desirable months of the year; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five encourages SAPO & applicants where possible to limit neighborhood impact on 45th Street by relocating and consolidating these events to one date and having them occur on the Avenue of the Americas; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five encourages Fashion Institute of Technology to collaborate with neighborhood stakeholders to address concerns of community impact and noise during the annual FIT Block Party; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five encourages SAPO to move the Chelsea Visiting Neighbor Festival to a new location outside of our district as this is a new event and the community is already overrun with events; and
2015 Street Fair and Block Party Applications
MADISON AVENUE STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES
1. American Diabetes Association and St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Madison Avenue, bet. 42nd and 57th Street on Saturday, October 31. Mardi Gras Festival
2. Daytop Village Madison Ave Festival, on Madison Avenue, bet.42nd and 55th Street on Sunday, August 30th. Clearview Festival
BROADWAY STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES
3. Union Square Community Coalition and Kidney Urology Foundation, on Broadway, bet. 17th and 23rd Streets on Sunday, April 5th. Clearview Festival
4. The Sierra Club and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc. Fair, on Broadway, bet 35th and 39th Streets on Saturday, May 2nd. Mardi Gras Festival
5. NY Young Republicans and CORE – Times Square Expo, on Broadway, bet.47th and 57th Streets on Saturday, June 13th. Mardi Gras Festival
6. St. Francis of Assisi Church, on Broadway, between 31st and 32nd Street, on Sunday, June 21st.
7. Midtown North Precinct/Mditown South Explorers Club/St. Francis Food Pantry, on Broadway, bet. 47th and 57th Street, on July 11th. Mardi Gras Festival
8. The Motion Picture Club, on Broadway, bet. 47th and 57th Street on Sunday, July 19th. Clearview Festival
9. The Guardian Angels and St. Patrick's Cathedral, on Broadway, bet.47th and 57th Streets on Saturday, September 12th. Mardi Gras Festival
10. Holy Innocents Church and Coalition of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E), on Broadway, bet. 47 and 57th Streets, on Saturday, October 10th. Mardi Gras Festival
11. Gramercy Park Block Assoc. and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., on Broadway, bet. 17th and 23rd Streets on Saturday, November 7th. Mardi Gras Festival
AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS/6TH AVENUE STREET FAIRS/BLOCK PARTIES
12. St. John the Baptist Church and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., on 6th Avenue, bet.34th and 42nd Streets on Sunday, May 31st. Mardi Gras Festival
13. The Workmen's Circle and St. Patrick's Cathedral Fair, on Madison Avenue, between 42nd and 56th Street on Sunday, June 21st. Mardi Gras Festival
14. USO of Metropolitan NY, on Avenue of the Americas, bet. 42nd and 56th Streets on Saturday, June 27th. Mardi Gras Festival
15. McBurney YMCA, on 6th Avenue, bet. 14th and 23rd Streets on Saturday, July 18th. Clearview Festival
16. Avenue of the Americas Assoc. and St. Bartholomew's Church, on Ave. of the Americas, bet. 42nd and 56th Streets on Saturday, July 25th. Mardi Gras Festival
17. Chelsea Visiting Neighbors Festival, on 6th Avenue, between23rd and 32nd Streets, on Saturday, August 1st.
18. Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Bartholomew's Church, on Ave. of the Americas, bet.42nd and 56th Streets on Saturday, August 15th. Mardi Gras Festival
19. Brazilian American Cultural Center and National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations N.E.C.O, on Ave of the Americas, bet. 42nd and 56th Street; on 46th Street, between Madison and 7th Avenue on Sunday, September 6th. Mardi Gras Festival
20. Big Apple Performing Arts on 6th Avenue, bet. 42nd and 56th Streets on Saturday, September 26th. Mardi Gras Festival
21. Global Role Models, on Avenue of the Americas, bet. 42nd and 56th Streets on Sunday, October 18th. Mardi Gras Festival
22. Midtown South Community Council and Gramercy Park Neighborhood Assoc., on 6th Avenue, bet. 34th and 42nd Street on Sunday, November 1st. Mardi Gras Festival
MISCELLANOUS LOCATIONS
23. Project Dance, The Lamb's Church, on 44th Street, bet. Broadway and 6th Avenue on Saturday, April 25th.
24. Fashion Institute of Technology, Block party on 27th bet. 7th and 8th Avenues on Saturday, May 2nd.
25. American Diabetes Block Party, West 41st Street bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Sunday, May 3rd. Mardi Gras Festival
26. New York City International Film Festival Times Square, on 46/47 Broadway Pedestrian Plaza, on from Monday, May 4 to Wednesday, May 6th.
27. St. Francis 24th Street Garage Sale Fundraiser, on East 24th Street, between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue on Friday, May 8th.
28. Avenue of the Americas Block Party, on West 45th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Aves on Saturday, May 9th. Mardi Gras Festival
29. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School Spring Fest, on West 46th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues, on Saturday, May, 16th. Mardi Gras Festival
30. School of the Future, on 22nd Street, between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue on Saturday, May 16th.
31. National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations Block Party, on 52nd Street, bet. 7th and 6th Avenues on Sunday, May 17th. Mardi Gras Festival
32. Cystic Fibrosis Event, on 18th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenue, on Sunday, June 14th.
33. Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 45th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues, on Sunday, June 14th. Mardi Gras Festival
34. SGI-USA NY Celebration, on East 15th Street, bet. 5th Ave and Union Square W on Sunday, June 21st.
35. The Church of Scientology and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., on 46th Street, bet. Broadway and 8th Avenue on Monday, June 22nd. Mardi Gras Festival
36. Brazilian Culture Fair, on West 43rd Street, bet. 5th and 6th Avenues, on Sunday, June 28th.
37. Midtown North Community Council and National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, on 8th Avenue, bet. 42nd and 57th Street, on Sunday, October 4th. Mardi Gras Festival
38. Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services, on West 41st Street, bet. 6th Avenue and Broadway, on Friday, July 3th. Mardi Gras Festival
39. St. Bartholowe's Church, on West 52nd Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues, on Sunday, July 12th. Mardi Gras Festival
40. LAVAGEM RUE 46 Block Party, on West 46 Street, between 6th and 7th Avenues, on Sunday, July 19th. Mardi Gras Festival
41. Gramercy Visiting Neighbors, on 46th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Sunday, August 2nd. Clearview
42. St. George Association NYPD and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., on 45th Street, bet. 7th and 5th Avenues on Saturday, August 8th. Mardi Gras Festival
43. Midtown North Explorers Club Block Party, on 50th Street, bet. 7th and 6th Avenues on Sunday, August 16th.
44. 47th -48th Street Block Association and National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations, on 8th Avenue, bet. 42nd and 57th Street, on Sunday, August 22nd. Mardi Gras Festival
45. Holy Innocents Church Restoration Block Party, on 52nd Street bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Sunday, August 23rd. Mardi Gras Festival
46. Hearts of Gold Back to School, on 25th Street, between Broadway and 6th Avenue on Sunday, August 23rd.
47. LIM College Street Fair, on East 53rd Street, bet. 5th and Madison Avenues, on Sunday, August 23rd.
48. LAVAGEM RUE 46 Religious Ceremony, on 46th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Saturday, September 5th. Mardi Gras Festival
49. CB5 C.E.R.T. Block Party, on West 52nd Street, bet. 5th and 6th Avenues, on Wednesday, September 9th. Mardi Gras Festival
50. Midtown North Community Council Birthday Block Party, on 52nd Street, bet. 7th and 6th Avenues on Sunday, September 13th. Mardi Gras Festival
51. The Korea Times KAAGNY, on 32nd Street, between Broadway and 5th Avenue, on Saturday, October 3rd.
52. 29th Street Repertory Theater Inc., on 45th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Sunday, October 11th. Mardi Gras Festival
53. Encore Community Services, on 52nd Street, bet. 5th and 7th Avenues on Saturday, October 24th. Mort and Ray Productions
54. Global Role Models, on West 45th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues, on Saturday, October 31st. Mardi Gras Festival
55. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School Anniversary, on West 46th Street, bet. 6th and 7th Avenues, on Sunday, November 8th. Mardi Gras Festival
56. United War Veterans and Children's Leukemia Research Assoc., on 53rd Street, bet. 5th and Madison Avenues on Wednesday, November 11th. Mardi Gras Festival
57. Midtown South Community Council Block Party, on 45th Street bet. 6th and 7th Avenues on Saturday, November 14th. Mardi Gras Festival
WHEREAS, The sponsors of these events have an indigenous relationship to Community Board Five; 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 2015 permit applications for street fairs or block parties, pending the removal from the CB5 district of the Chelsea Visiting Neighbors Street Fair and the Gramercy Visiting Neighbors Street Fair.