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Newsstand application at the Southwest corner of 5th Avenue and East 37th Street (IFO 397 5th Avenue)
At the regularly scheduled monthly Community Board Five meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2019,
the following resolution passed with a vote of 42 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining:
WHEREAS, Bajaj Narender (“Applicant”) seeks a permit to install and operate a newsstand on the SEC
of 5th Avenue & East 37th Street, in front of 397 5th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, The proposed newsstand would be located in a heavily congested area and create numerous
obstructions; and
WHEREAS, The proposed newsstand would create an unnecessary burden on pedestrian flow; and
WHEREAS, The applicant was required to attend the public hearing and post notification in the
community, but did neither; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends denial of the application to install a newsstand at
the SEC 5th Avenue & East 37th Street, in front of 397 5Th Avenue; and be it further
RESOLVED, Recognizing that the cost of applying for a newsstand is very high for small business
owners and operators, Community Board Five continues to request that DCA should refund the fee for
any application denied.