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Calendar/Agenda



 CALENDAR OF MEETINGS

 NOVEMBER 2009

*PUBLIC HEARINGS are noted with asterisks.  MEETINGS AT THE COMMUNITY BOARD OFFICE ARE AT 3 WASHINGTON SQUARE VILLAGE, AT THE BOARD OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM ADJACENT TO SUITE 1A.  Calendar is subject to change, so we suggest that individuals visit our website [cb2manhattan.org] regularly for updates.   At all meetings, additional items may be raised as "New Business".


LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS 1st MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair

Mon., 11/2 @ 6:45 PM–*NOTE TIME* -NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Pl.  Room 208

  • *515 Broadway Application is to install new storefront infill. (laid over)
  • *54 Howard Street  Application is to alter the base of the building and install storefront infill.
  • *208 W. 11th Street  Application is to install a painted wall sign.
  • *263 W. 12th Street  Application is to modify the facades, construct a rooftop bulkhead and railing, replace windows and install new storefront infill.
  • *628 Broadway  Application is to alter storefront infill installed in non-compliance with Certificate of No Effect 06-5427


WATERFRONT Arthur Z. Schwartz, Chair

Mon., 11/2 @ 6:30 PM - Housing Works, 320 W. 13th St. Conference Room C, Fourth Flr.

  • Presentation by Village Community Boathouse about issues at Pier 40
  • Discussion re:  Pier 40 – what limits should there be to future development?


STREET ACTIVITIES & FILM PERMITS Evan Lederman, Chair

Thurs., 11/5 @ 6:30 PM -CB#2-Man. Conference Room, 3 Washington Sq. Village, ground fl.

  • 12/13-NOHO NY District Management Association, Crosby St. bet.Bleecker St. & Houston St.
  • Apr-Dec-2010-Carmine Street Block Association, 6th Ave. & Carmine St., 6th Ave. bet. Carmine St. & W. 3rd St.


SIDEWALKS, PUBLIC FACILITIES & PUBLIC ACCESS Zella Jones, Chair

Mon., 11/9 @ 6:30 PM – CB#2-Man. Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor 

*App. to NYCDOT for revocable consents: to construct, a stair and railing at 640 Broadway

*Renewal App. for revocable consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk cafe for:

  • Schatzi Corp. d/b/a Wallse, 342-344 West 11th St., with 8 tables & 16 seats, DCA# 1257073
  • Tre-Giovani, Inc., 548 LaGuardia Pl., with 4 tables & 12 seats, DCA# 0997686
  • Florios Enterprises, Inc. 192 Grand St., with 7 tables & 20 seats, DCA# 0890546
  • Tanti Baci Caffe, LLC, 135 ½ 7 Avenue South, with 6 tables & 12 seats, DCA# 1252026
  • P.M.W.,  Inc. d/b/a Spring Street Natural Restaurant, 62 Spring Street, with 7 tables &  27 seats, DCA#  1193198 


TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION Shirley Secunda, Chair

Tues., 11/10 @ 6:45 PM – *NOTE TIME*-NYU-19 University Pl. (corner of 8th St.) Room 102

  • *Restoration of parking and one-way conversion on Carmine St. bet. 7th Ave.  S. and  Bleecker St.:  DOT presentation and discussion.
  • *Request to change parking regulations on the south side of Grove St. from Bleecker St. to 7th Ave. S. from “No Parking 8am to 6pm, Except Sunday” to “No Standing Anytime.”


SLA LICENSING Raymond Lee, Chair

Tues., 11/10 @ 6:30 PM- St. Vincent’s Hospital, 170 W. 12th St. Cronin Auditorium, 10th Floor

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

  • Il Bucco Alimentari/Vineria, 53 Great Jones St., NYC
  • Mussel Madness, LLC, d/b/a Flex Mussels, 154 W. 13th St., NYC
  • Spain Taste New York Corp., d/b/a Lizarran, 45 Mercer St., NYC 10013
  • TLM Restaurant, Inc., 115 Mulberry St., NYC 10013
  • Mahogany Fine Foods and Catering, LLC, 75 Varick St., NYC 10013
  • Sbafo N.Y.C., LLC d/b/a Sabafo, 581 Hudson St., NYC 10014
  • BCRE Grand Bar, 25 Grand Street-Ground Fl., NYC
  • BCRE Grand Restaurant, 23 Grand Street – Cellar, NYC
  • BCRE Grand Hotel, 27-31 Grand St., NYC
  • 159 Bleecker Street Rest., LLC, 159 Bleecker St., NYC 10012
  • Il Rifugio, 172 Waverly Pl., NYC 10014
  • The Lion Restaurant Group, LLC, 62 W. 9th St., NYC 10011
  • Pear Tree Café, Inc., 92 W. Houston St., NYC 10012
  • Entity to be formed Matthew Isaacs and Justin McManus, 248 W. 14th St., NYC 10011
  • The Lion Restaurant Group, LLC, 62 W. 9th St., NYC 10011
  • Cinq A Sept, Inc., 48 Macdougal St., NYC 10012
  • Felos, LLC d/b/a Felos, 71 Spring St., NYC 10012
  • Oliver Todd, LLC, 25 Great Jones St., NYC 10012-(hotel)
  • Cerulean Management, 170 Mercer St., NYC 10012
  • 10 Downing, LLC, 10 Downing St., NYC 10014
  • Candle Café, 8th Street, LLC d/b/a Candle Café, 33 West 8th St., NYC 10011

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

  • Downtown Restaurant Co., LLC, 372-376 West Broadway, NYC 10012 (plus additional bar)
  • RRBV Associates, LLC, 290 Hudson St., NYC 10013
  • AB Green Gansevoort, LLC, d/b/a The Standard, 844-848 Washington St., NYC 10014-(4 additional bar applications)

FYI: New Beer and/or Wine Licenses:

  • ZRC Operations Company, Inc. d/b/a Qdoba Mexican Grill, 184 Bleecker St., NYC 10012
  • Sushi West Corp., 556 Hudson St. aka 101 Perry St., NYC
  • Mika Food, LLC, Bala Boosda, 214 Mulberry St. NYC 10012
  • GAFI, Inc., d/b/a Fredi, 228 Bleecker St., NYC 10014-(transfer)
  • Selva Tropical Café, Inc. ,10 Prince St., NYC 10012
  • Dulane Restaurant Corp., d/b/a The Path Café, 131 Christopher St., NYC 10014

**Renewals: Trattoria Oreste, 64 Carmine St. (on-premise); 74 Fifth Ave. Market Corp., 74 5th Ave. (b&w); Karahi Indian Cuisine, 118 Christopher St. (b&w); Snack, 105 Thompson St. (b&w); Mansions Catering, 80 Fifth Ave. (on-premise); Buffanna, 141 Mulberry St., (on-premise); New York University Torch Club, 18 Waverly Pl. (on-premise); Mary’s Fish Camp, 246 W. 4th St. (w); Seven White, 142 W. 10th St. (on-premise); Spice Market, 29-35A 9th Ave. (on-premise); Ghandi Café, 283 Bleecker St. (b&w); Snack Taverna, 63 Bedford St. (on-premise); Oro Bakery & Bar, 375 Broome St.-West Store, ((b&w); SoHo Billiards Sport Center, 298 Mulberry St. (on-premise); The Grey Dogs Coffee, 33 Carmine St. (w); Silver Bullet Deli, 759 Broadway, (b); Le Figaro, 174 Bleecker St. (on-premise); Sumile, 154 W 13th St. (on-premise); Kelley & Ping, 127 Greene St. (on-premise); Holiday Inn SoHo, 138 Lafayette St. (on-premise); Tauro Restaurant, 284 Hudson St. (b&w); The Room, 144 Sullivan St. (b&w); Positano, 122 Mulberry St. (b&w); Café Wha?, 115 Macdougal St. (on-premise); Ciao Stella, 206 Sullivan St. (on-premise); New York University for its School of Law, 40 Washington Square So., (on-premise); New York University for its School of Law, 110 W. 3rd St. (on-premise); Greenwich Village Bistro, 13 Carmine St. (b&w); 171 Grand Inc., 171 Grand St. (on-premise); Le Pain Quotidien, 100 Grand St. (b&w); Oscar Café, 50 Macdougal St.(w); Manatus Restaurant, 340 Bleecker St. (on-premise); Tani Baci Caffe,163 W. 10th St. (b&w);

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


EXECUTIVE Jo Hamilton, Chair

Wed., 11/11 @ 6:30 PM – CB#2-Man. Board Office Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground Floor


ZONING & HOUSING  David Reck, Chair

Thurs., 11/12 @ 6:30 PM – Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St.  Father Demo Hall

  • *73-75 Sullivan Street (SECOND HEARING) (Block 489, Lot 9) City Planning Application for a change in the zoning map to extend the existing C1-5 overlay district along Spring Street, from the northern boundary of the M1-5B zoning district (200 feet north of Broome Street) to the southern boundary of the R7-2 zoning district (100 feet south of Spring Street), to a depth of 100 feet from the eastern Sullivan Street frontage.  In total, the Rezoning will affect an approximately 157 foot by 102 foot (16,083 SF) area.  The Rezoning Area is   located entirely within a R7-2 zoning district.
     
  • *57-63 Greene Street (Block 486, Tax Lot 28) City Planning Commission Special Permit Application pursuant to Section 74-711 for the conversion of the previously unconverted units on floors 2 through 6 of the building to Joint Living Work Quarters for Artists (Use Group 17D) and to convert the ground floor and the cellar to Use Group 6 retail use in a M1-5A zoning district.


LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS  2ND MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair

Mon., 11/16 @ 6:30 PM – NYU-19 West 4th St. (bet. Mercer & Greene Sts.), Room102

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 LPC'S WEBSITE:  WWW.NYC.GOV\LANDMARKS


SOCIAL SERVICES  & EDUCATION Keen Berger, Chair

Tues., 11/17 @ 6:30 PM-CB#2-Man. Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village, ground floor

  •  Focus on Seniors
    • Additions and new thoughts about Seniors Brochure
    • Police responses and suggestions re Silver Alert and other senior issues
    • District Attorney update on senior issues
  • Update on 75 Morton
  • Update on paid sick leave


ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC HEALTH Jason Mansfield, Chair

Wed., 11/18 @ 6:30 PM- St. Vincent’s Hospital, 170 W. 12th St. Cafeteria

  • Manhattan Borough President’s Office: Update from Dr. Stephen Corson on hydro-fraking, including current status and how we should proceed.
  • Manhattan District Attorney’s Office: Presentation on arrests versus prosecution rates within the 1st and 6th Precincts.
  • Presentation on the possibilities of converting city vehicles to hybrid electric power.


FULL BOARD Jo Hamilton, Chair

Thurs., 11/19 @ 6:00 PM - St. Vincent’s Hospital, 170 W. 12th St. Cronin Auditorium, 10th Floor

THE PUBLIC SESSION BEGINS AT 6:00 PM. SPEAKERS' CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM 6:00 TO 6:30 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  MEETING Sean Sweeney, Chair

Mon., 11/30 @ 6:30 PM – NYU Silver Building, 32 Waverly Place, Room 711

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 LPC'S WEBSITE: WWW.NYC.GOV\LANDMARKS


PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

  • 9th Tues.,  11/17 @  7:00 PM   9th Pct. Station House,321 East 5th St. 2nd Floor.
  • 5TH Wed., 11/25 @  8:00 PM   5th Pct. Station House, 19 Elizabeth St.
  • 6th Wed.,  11/18  @ 7:30 PM   Church of Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St., Lower Level
  • Call 1st Precinct for date-(212-334-0640)


Note: 

  • Check our website for updates to the calendar and other items, including the link to our new Community Bulletin Board, throughout the month. 

  • Parks, Recreation and Open Space Committee and Arts & Institution Committee will not be meeting in November.

  • The Board Office will be closed on:  Tuesday, November 3, 2009, Election Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009, Veteran’s Day and Thursday, November 26, 2009, Thanksgiving Day.


 


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