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Application from Madison Square Park Conservancy for “Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition”, a marketing event in Madison Square Park from June 9th to June 12th, 2022
WHEREAS, The Madison Square Park Conservancy (“Applicant”) intends to submit a permit application to the Parks Department for “Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition,” a marketing event to be held in the southwest gravel section of Madison Square Park; and
WHEREAS, Set-up would begin at 12 AM on June 6th, 2022; with the installation ending and the event officially opening to the public and beginning at 8 AM on June 9th, ending at 8 PM on June 12th, and with cleanup and dismantling of the event in all respects to be finished the morning of June 14th by 2 AM; and
WHEREAS, The event is to have Yves Saint Laurent install a circular, donut-shaped art gallery featuring photographs by Alex Webb, with the outside of the gallery to reflect the park’s natural environment back to the viewer; and
WHEREAS, The exhibit will have a radius of approximately 17 feet, with a height of approximately 9 feet; and
WHEREAS, The exhibit will be free and open to the general public for inspection, viewing, and interacting with 5-10 staff monitoring the event; and
WHEREAS, Signage will be limited to a brand logo on the physical structure reading “SAINT LAURENT,” measuring approximately 4.3 inches by 6 feet; and
WHEREAS, There will be no amplified sound, no products distributed, no food distributed, and every effort will be made to minimize the impact on the use of the park by the general public while this event is ongoing; and
WHEREAS, Applicant has indicated that in return for the private use of public space for this event, a substantial contribution to the Applicant will be made, which is consistent with past practice and necessary for the funding of the park per its contractual agreement with the Parks Department, that allows for four annual marketing events, of which this is the third for 2022; and
WHEREAS, All operational aspects of the event, including sanitation and potential queueing, have been planned for in a satisfactory manner; and
WHEREAS, Community Board Five believes that the nature and conduct of the event as proposed is satisfactory and consistent with its past approvals for the four marketing events done in past years; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the application from Madison Square Park Conservancy for “Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition”, a marketing event in Madison Square Park from June 9th to June 12th, 2022.