CB1 Agendas for April

The following is a partial list of the board’s agendas. Meetings are held at CB1's offices, 49-51 Chambers St., Room 709, unless otherwise noted. Call 212-442-5050 or e-mail man01@cb.nyc.gov to confirm meeting dates and agendas. Battery Park City Committee meetings are now be held at CB1's offices instead of the BPC Library.

4/1 Financial District Committee – 6 p.m.
1) South Street and Battery Park Underpass – Presentation by Richard Carmona, Senior Project Manager, NYC DOT.
2) 28 Liberty Street (formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza) – Presentation by Frank E. Mahan, AIA Associate Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP.
3) 88 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – resolution.
4) 8 Maiden Lane Hotel Project – Update by Alex Lu, Esq., Counsel, W & L Group Construction, Inc.
5) Need for more grocery stores in the Financial District – discussion.
6) 128 Pearl Street, application for a liquor license for KTG Hospitality LLC – resolution
7) Governors Island, application for a wine and beer license for El Paso Taquria 1643 Corp, d/b/a El Paso Restaurant Mexicano – resolution.
8) Street activity permit for Dushahra festival on Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. on Maiden Lane between Front St. and South St. – resolution.
9) Street activity permit for Oysterfest on Saturday, September 19, 2015, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley, Mill Lane between South William St. and Stone St. and Hanover Square between Pearl St. and South William St. – resolution.
10) Street activity permit for Downtown Friends of VN Liberty Street Festival on Sunday, July 18, 2015 12pm-7pm on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – resolution.

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:

  • 88 Fulton Street, renewal wine and beer license application for Bennie’s Thai Cafes

  • The Bosque Area, Carousel Kiosk, renewal wine and beer license application for Table Green Cafe

  • 16-18 Maiden Lane, renewal wine and beer license application for Oka Sushi Inc.

  • 91-97 Pearl Street/48 Stone Street, renewal liquor license application for Pearlstone Restaurant LLC, d/b/a Ulysses’ Folk House

  • 4 South Street, #206, renewal liquor license application for Pizza Plus at Staten Island Ferry

  • 87 Pearl Street, renewal liquor license application for Pizza on Stone, LLC

  • Pier 15 South, renewal liquor license application for Cones Café and Watermark Bar & Lounge

  • 27 Park Place, alteration liquor license application to de-license the additional bar for MXK Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Remix

  • 40 Exchange Place, alteration liquor license application for Donore Corp, d/b/a the Irish Punt

4/7 Battery Park City Committee – 6 p.m.
1) 250 Vesey Street, application for liquor license for GRGNY1, LLC – resolution.
2) American Heart Association/NYC LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., application for
Battery Park City Authority permit for Thursday, May 28, 2015 – discussion.
3) 325 South End Avenue, application for liquor license for Chipotle Mexican Grill #1836 –
resolution.
4) Parking signage and enforcement – discussion.
5) BPC Ballfields – discussion.
6) Maintenance of West Street median – discussion.
4/8 Tribeca Committee – 6 p.m.
1) 285 West Broadway, application for cabaret license for Haus – resolution.
2) Street activity permit for Church Street School on Sunday, May 17, 2015, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Warren Street between West Broadway and Greenwich – resolution.

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:

  • 81 Hudson Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Puffy’s Tavern

  • 81 Warren Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Il Giglio Restaurant

4/9 Landmarks Committee – 6 p.m.

1) Guidelines for Applicant Presentation to Landmarks Committee - discussion.
4/13 Planning Committee – 6 p.m.
1) World Trade Center – Update by Glenn Guzi, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2) Silverstein Properties – Update by Malcolm Williams, Construction Manager
3) Route 9A – Update by Julie Nadel and Shilpan Patel, New York State Department of
Transportation
4) Move NY – Presentation by Jonathan Matz, Campaign Coordinator
5) FY 2016 Manhattan Borough Budget Priorities Report – Resolution
6) Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment – Update by CB1 Staff
4/14 Youth & Education Committee – 6 p.m.
1) Manhattan Youth summer programs – update.
2) Teacher evaluations – resolution.

4/16 Quality of Life Committee – 6 p.m.
1) NYC DOT Construction update
2) Construction site safety during high winds – discussion with DOT & DOB
representatives.
3) Police and the public – presentation by Robert Gangi, Director, Police Reform
Organizing Project and Tanya Dwyer, Leader of the Community Outreach Committee of Trinity Church
4) Rodent issues in CB1 – update by Caroline Bragdon, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
5) WTC Health Registry – update.
6) United States Postal Service – update.

4/21 Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6 p.m.
1) Old Seaport Alliance – Update by Whitney Barat, Executive Director (tentative)
2) 111 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – resolution
3) 24 Peck Slip, application for new sidewalk café license for Suteishi Japanese Restaurant - resolution.
4) 33 Peck Slip, application for hotel liquor license for an entity to be formed by Bob Ghassemieh – resolution.
5) 207 A Front Street, application for wine and beer license for LLC to be formed – resolution.

4/22 Executive Committee – 6 p.m.
1) Committee reports
4/28 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6 p.m.
Location: Southbridge Towers
90 Beekman Street, Community Room

All documents relating to the above agenda items are on file at the Community Board 1 office and are available for viewing by the public upon written request to man01@cb.nyc.gov. At all meetings, additional items may be raised as "New Business.” Please notify CB1 two days in advance, if wheelchair access is required.