Welcome to Manhattan Community Board Two

CHINATOWN
ENVIRONMENT , PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC HEALTH
EXECUTIVE
INSTITUTIONS
LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS
OMNIBUS ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE

SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC FACILITIES & PUBLIC ACCESS
SOCIAL SERVICES & EDUCATION
STREET ACTIVITY & FILM PERMITS
TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
WATERFRONT
ZONING & HOUSING

CALENDAR OF MEETINGS JULY 2008

PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE Tobi Bergman, Chair

Wed., 7/2 @ 6:30 PM-CB#2-Man. Board Office Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor

1. Review of Minetta Playground design.

2. Update on Duarte Park and Trinity Real Estate Plan for the temporary open space.

CB2 & CB3 ASTOR PLACE JOINT TASK FORCE

Mon., 7/7 @ 6:30 PM Cooper Union, 51 Astor Place, Engineering Building, Wollman Auditorium

1. Discussion of Conceptual Design for Astor Place and Vicinity.

TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION Shirley Secunda, Chair

Tues., 7/8 @ 6:30 PM –NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 507 (I.D. Required)

1.* Grand Street Partially-Protected Bicycle Path between Varick and Chrystie Sts. through SoHo, Chinatown and Little Italy.

2.* Traffic Strategies Subcommittee Report and Recommendations: Peak-Rate Metered Parking Pilot Program in area bounded on north by Charles and 10^th Sts., on south by Houston St., on west by 7^th Ave. and Bleecker St., and on east by MacDougal St. and Waverly Pl.

3.* Presentation by Manhattan Borough President Planning Intern for Community Board No. 2 Manhattan on potential spaces for greening and reclaiming for pedestrians (Joint Traffic and Transportation/Parks Committees item).

4.* Proposal to prohibit left turns from Eighth Ave. onto Jane St. for pedestrian/cyclist safety and priority.

5.* DOT Presentation: Summer Streets Program.

BUSINESS Raymond Lee, Chair

Tues., 7/8 @ 6:30 PM- SEIU 32BJ, 101 Ave. of Americas (6^th Ave.), 22^nd Floor, Pre-conference Room

1a.* Apps. to the State Liquor Authority (SLA) for New License to sell liquor on-premise:

· Steak Joint Associates, LLC, 199 Lafayette St., NYC 10012-(cont'd)

· Josh Halegua or Corp. or 108 W. Houston St., NYC 10012-(cont'd)

· Min Ok, Inc., 145 Bleecker St., NYC 10012-(cont'd)

· Tony Bank or Corp to be formed, 180 Lafayette St., NYC 10013-(cont'd)

· RBM 8^th Rest., LLC, 45 W. 8^th St., NYC 10011-(cont'd)

· Play Earth, Inc., 57 Great Jones St., NYC 10012-(cont'd)

· Archipelago Restaurant, 333 Hudson St., NYC 10013-(transfer) (cont'd)

· Corp. to be formed, 255 Centre St., NYC-(cont'd)

· Sodexho Operations, LLC, 499 Broadway/70 Mercer St., NYC-(cont'd)

· Steve Ferrara or Corp. to be formed, 296 Bleecker St., NYC 10014-(transfer) (cont'd)

· Martin Whelan or corp. to be formed, 80 W. 3^rd St., NYC

· Keith McNally or entity to be formed, 282-284 Bowery, NYC

· Lynn Fisher Hill or entity to be formed, 508 Greenwich St., NYC

· 93 Macdougal Café, 93 Macdougal St., NYC 10012-(transfer) (cont'd)

· Kika 99, Inc., 90 Thompson St., NYC 10012-(cont'd)

· 230 LLC, 230 Varick St., NYC 10014

· Fav Pizza II Corp., 140 W. 4^th St., NYC 10012

· BKPR Empire, Inc., 100 Christopher St., NYC 10014

· Compas New York, LLC, 19 Kenmare St,. NYC 10012

· 14 Bar, LLC, 63 Gansevoort St., NYC

· My Little Secret Rest., 149 Mulberry St., NYC

· Bobby Schagrin or Corp. to be formed, 482 Broome St., NYC 10013

· 675½ Hudson Street, LLC, 675½ Hudson St. NYC 10014

· Whole Restaurant Group, LLC, 47 E. 12^th St. NYC-10003-(transfer)

· Kika 99 Inc., 90 Thompson St. NYC 10012-(cont'd)

1b.* Apps. to the SLA for Alteration to sell liquor on-premise:

· Ginx, Inc. d/b/a Lola's, 40-42 Thompson St., NYC 10013-(cont'd)

· Bobo Rest., LLC,181 W. 10^th St., NYC (added public bar)-(cont'd)

· JZ Food & Wine, LLC, 47 8^th Ave., NYC

· Iridium Restaurant, Corp., 20 Spring St., NYC 10012-(b&w)

· R & L Restaurant Corp., 69 Gansevoort St., NYC

· Lafayette Pastry, LLC, d/b/a Falai, 265 Lafayette St. NYC 10012-(w)

· 150 RFT Varick Corp., 150 Varick St. NYC 10013-relocate-(cont'd)

1c.* Apps. to the SLA to sell beer and wine on-premise:

· Spread NYC, LLC, 209 Mulberry St., NYC-(cont'd)

1d.* Apps. to the SLA for Renewal of on-premise liquor license:

· The Beatrice, 285 W. 12^th St., NYC

1e.* Apps. to DCA for Cabaret license:

· GBND Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a The Village Underground, 130 W. 3^rd St., NYC 10012

**Renewals: Macelleria Rest., 48 Gansevoort St. (on-premise); I Tre Merli, 463 West Broadway, (on-premise); Ruby's Café, 219 Mulberry St. (b&w); Po, 31 Cornelia St. (b&w); Peculier Pub, 145 Bleecker St. (on-premise); Waverly Restaurant, 16-18 Bank St. (on-premise); Jacques Rest. 20 Prince St. (on-premise); AIA New York Chapter, 536 LaGuardia Pl. (on-premise); Little Owl, 90 Bedford St-Space#1, (w); Marquet, 15 E. 12^th St. (on-premise); Boom, 152 Spring St. (on-premise); Topsy, 575 Hudson St. (on-premise); Thai Angel Cuisine, 141 Grand St. (eating place beer); Wild Ginger, 49,51,53, Grove St. (on-premise); Café Espanol, 78 Carmine St. (on-premise); Yama Houston, 92 W. Houston St. (on-premise); Market Table, 28 Bedford St. (w); Arbee Restaurant, 95 7^th Ave. So. (on-premise); Le Pain Quotidien, 801 Broadway 10003, (w); En, 435 Hudson St. (on-premise); Pesce & Pasta, 262 Bleecker St.(on-premise); Boyd Thai Rest., 210 Thompson St. (b&w); Lai's Village Natural Rest., 46 Greenwich Ave.(on-premise); Shade, 241 Sullivan St. (on-premise); Caffe Vetro, 200 Mott St. (on-premise); Gradisca, 126 W. 13^th St. (on-premise); Hudson Food Court, 333 Hudson St.(w); Cosi, 841 Broadway, (on-premise); Modern Gourmet, 793 Broadway, (w); May Beauty of New York, Inc. 101 University Pl. (w);

**Please Contact the Board Office if you have an Issue with these Applications, to have them placed on the agenda for this meeting.

CHINATOWN James Solomon, Chair

Wed., 7/9 @ 6:30 PM-Public School 130, 143 Baxter St.

1.         Update on the new Museum of Chinese in America - Charles Lai
2.         Hospital for Special Surgery's Pediatric Outreach Program in Chinatown - Jalak Patel
3.         WTC Health Registry - Jessica Clemente

ZONING & HOUSING Hon. David Reck, Chair

Thurs., 7/10 @ 6:30 PM – NYU Waverly Building, 24 Waverly Pl., Room 431 (I.D. Required)

1.* The Archives, 666 Greenwich Street Semi Public Space Rent Reset (rents for not-for-profit tenants).

LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS 1^st MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair

Mon., 7/14 @ 6:30 PM– NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 809 (I.D. Required)

The Certificate of Appropriateness agenda is not yet available. Committee members will be notified by mail; others should call the Board office. TO VIEW CERTIFICATE of APPROPRIATENESS - ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS MONTH, GO TO THE LPC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.NYC.GOV\LANDMARKS

SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC FACILITIES & PUBLIC ACCESS Zella Jones, Chair

Mon., 7/14 @ 6:30 PM – NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 810 (I.D. Required)

1.* App. to NYCDOT for revocable consents to construct and maintain:

· Fenced-in-area and stoops at 18 Grove St.

· Stoop entrance and fenced in area at 288 W. 4^th St.

1a.* New App. for revocable consent to operate an Unenclosed sidewalk café for:

· Grand Sichuan 7^th Ave., Inc., 15 7^th Ave. So., with 10 tables & 20seats, DCA#12288706

· RF Rest., & Food Corp. d/b/a Café Espanol, 78 Carmine St., with 12 tables & 24 seats, DCA#1287002

· 60 Greenwich LLC, 60 Greenwich Avenue, with 13 tables & 26 seats, DCA# 1191326

· SoHo Bistro Inc., 69 Thompson St., with 4 tables & 8 seats, DCA# 1282784-(cont'd)

· 4 Runners, Inc. 310 W. 14^th St. with 5 tables & 10 seats, DCA# 1290477

1b.* New App. for revocable consent to operate an Enclosed sidewalk café for:

· Zonor Restaurant Corp., d/b/a Riviera Café, 225 W. 4^th St., with 17 tables & 36 seats, DCA#0629616

1c.* Renewal App. for revocable consent to operate an Unenclosed sidewalk cafe for:

· 151 Mulberry Street Corp. d/b/a IL Palazzo, 151 Mulberry St., with 12 tables & 24 seats, DCA#113376

· Smorgas Chef West Village, LLC, d/b/a Smorgas Chef, 283 W.12^th St., with 14 tables & 28 seats,

· DCA# 1233131

1d.* Renewal App. for revocable consent to operate an Enclosed sidewalk cafe for:

Karavas Food Ltd., d/ba Karavas Pl., 162 W. 4^th St., with 10 tables & 21 seats, DCA# 1001562

2.* App. to Department of Consumer Affairs for Newstands at:

Northwest corner of Prince St. & West Broadway DCA# 1289781

Northwest corner of Delancey St. & Bowery DCA# 1289705

SOCIAL SERVICES – SENIOR SERVICES & EDUCATION Keen Berger, Chair

Tues., 7/15 @ 6:30 PM-Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, 3 Clarkson St. 3^rd Floor

1. Department of Aging: Budget, centers, priorities.

EXECUTIVE Brad Hoylman, Chair

Wed., 7/16 @ 6:30 PM – CB#2-Man. Board Office Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor

WATERFRONT Arthur Z. Schwartz, Chair

Wed., 7/16 @ 7:30 PM- Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, 3 Clarkson St. 3^rd Floor

1. Gansevoort waste transfer station. Discussion of road forward, what to do with remediation money, possible response from CB2. 2. Presentation and discussion of revised People's Pier proposal for Pier 40.

3. Report from Pier 57 Work Team.

JOINT PARKS, WASHINGTON SQUARE TASK FORCE Tobi Bergman, Brad Hoylman, Co-Chairs

Thurs., 7/17 @ 6:30 PM-NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 520 (I.D. Required)

1.         Status report on phase 1 construction.
2.         Status report on phase 2 planning and design, including initial report on dog run design.
3.         Status report on comfort station and maintenance building planning.

4. Design of playgrounds including "mounds" area.

STREET ACTIVITY AND FILM PERMITS Amanda Kahn, Chair

Thurs., 7/17 @ 6:30 PM- Metropolitan College, 75 Varick St. (a/k/a One Hudson Sq.) 11th fl. conference center

1. Review of application for Hudson Square Business Improvement District.

9/4 – The New School, 12^th St. bet. 5^th & 6^th Aves.

9/6 – Rebecca & Drew Manufacturing (new), W. 13^th St. bet. Gansevoort & Hudson Sts.

9/13 –Bedford-Downing Block Assn., Downing St. bet. 6^th Ave. & Bedford St.

ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC HEALTH Jason Mansfield, Chair

Mon., 7/21@ 6:30 PM-NYU Waverly Building, 24 Waverly Pl. Room 569 (I.D. Required)

1. Safety Awareness/Crime Prevention seminar and training by NYPD 1st & 6th Pct's.
2. Presentation by OEM on Flood and Hurricane preparedness for CB2.

INSTITUTIONS David Gruber, Chair

Mon., 7/21 @ 6:30 PM- NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl. Room 809 (I.D. Required)

1. Continuing discussions on NYU 's Plan 2031. Silver Towers and the Morton Williams Supermarket site.

ST. VINCENT'S OMNIBUS Brad Hoylman, Chair

Tues., 7/22 @ 6:30 PM-Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, 208 W. 13^th St. Room 410

1. Update and discussion on St. Vincent's/Rudin Proposals.

FULL BOARD Brad Hoylman, Chair

Thurs., 7/24 @ 6:00 PM- Public School 41, 116 West 11^th St. bet. 6^th & 7^th Aves. Auditorium

THE PUBLIC SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 PM. SPEAKERS' CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM 6:00 TO 7:00 PM. Reports from the Chair, District Manager, Borough President, Standing Committees. INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT ATTEND ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY IN ADVANCE TO THE BOARD OFFICE. WRITTEN TESTIMONY WILL BE PLACED INTO THE RECORD

LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS 2^ND MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair

Mon., 7/28 @6:30 PM– NYU Waverly Building, 24 Waverly Pl. Room 569 (I.D. Required)

The Certificate of Appropriateness agenda is not yet available. Committee members will be notified by mail; others should call the Board office. TO VIEW CERTIFICATE of APPROPRIATENESS - ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS MO NTH, GO TO THE LPC'S WEBSITE AT WWW.NYC.GOV\LANDMARKS

CONSTRUCTION IMPACT Tobi Bergman, Chair

Tues., 7/29 @ 6:30 PM-CB#2-Man Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor

1. Discussion of Task Force Priorities.

BY-LAWS Susan Kent, Chair
Thurs., 7/31 @ 6:30 PM- CB#2-Man. Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor

NOTE: The Board Office will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2008.