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Application by Carnaval Cubano Nacional for a Post-Parade Event in Madison Square Park and on Madison Avenue between West 26 and 27th Streets
WHEREAS, Carnaval Cubano Nacional (the "Applicant") has submitted a permit application to the Parks Department and the Street Activity Permit Office (“SAPO”) to hold a post-parade event in Madison Square Park and on Madison Avenue between West 26 and 27th Streets on Sunday, July 15th, 2018, causing those streets' full or partial closures; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of several years, applicants for similar events have worked with Community Board Five, in coordination with SAPO and the Madison Square Park Conservancy, to improve their events operationally and alleviate any issues from prior years’ events; and
WHEREAS, This would be the first time the Applicant has held this event in this location; and
WHEREAS, The Applicant did not acknowledge nor appear at a public Community Board Five hearing to present its plans for its event; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five takes its role in the review of applications for events in our parks and public spaces seriously and substantively reviews the applications to provide input to the Parks Department and SAPO; and
WHEREAS, Because of the failure by the Applicant to participate in this review process, Community Board Five and the public in general were denied the opportunity to learn about this event, ask questions, and provide input, resulting in an automatic denial pursuant to Community Board Five policy; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five continues to question the appropriateness of these large events and their detrimental impact on the Flatiron neighborhood, including the considerable impact on Madison Square Park in seasonal months of park usage; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five’s Policy on Large Events in and around Madison Square Park, adopted in 2011, does not permit for the approval of any new post-parade events in or around Madison Square Park or its adjacent streets; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends denial of the application from Carnaval Cubano Nacional for a post-parade event in Madison Square Park and on Madison Avenue between West 26 and 27th Streets on Sunday, July 15th, 2018.