CALENDAR OF MEETINGS - FEBRUARY 2010

This calendar is subject to change. To confirm meetings or for any questions, call Community Board 3 at 212-533-5300 or visit the website at www.cb3manhattan.org

Chinatown Working Group Community Meeting and Workshop
Planning the future of Chinatown
Monday, February 1 at 7:00pm - PS 130 at 143 Baxter St (btwn Hester/Grand Sts)

Economic Development Committee
Tuesday, February 2 at 6:30pm -- Community Board 3 Office - 59 East 4th Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery)

1.  Update from planning fellow re: Report on the Snapshot of Retail Rents and Zip Code Business Patterns (Census Bureau) and review of Avenue A and 9th Street retail inventory
2.  Proposal to install art in empty store fronts

SLA & DCA Licensing Committee
Monday, February 8 at 6:30pm -- JASA/Green Residence - 200 East 5th Street at Bowery

1.  Committee goals 2.  Sidewalk Café Guidelines Renewal with Complaint History 3.  Banjo Jim's (Banjo Family LLC), 700 E 9th St (op) Sidewalk Cafe Application 4.  Cafe Mocha, 116 2nd Ave 5.  188 Ave A Take Out Food Corp, 188 Ave A Applications within Resolution Areas 6.  Sigmund Pretzel Shop Inc, 29 Ave B (rw) 7.  SPOT (ACO Bakery Inc), 13 St Marks Pl (rw) 8.  St Marks PHO Corp, 13 St Marks Pl (rw) 9.  Moon Pie Pizzeria, 31 Ave C (up/op) 10. Eat Pisode (Eat Pisode Inc), 123 Ludlow St (rw) 11. Cafe Allumette, 182 Ave B (rw) 12. Casa de Chabela Corp, 40 Ave B (op) 13. T Poutine LLC, 168 Ludlow St (rw) Alterations/Transfers/Upgrades 14. Corp to be Formed, 14 Ave B (trans/op) (Butterfly) 15. 88 Orchard (Robusto NYC Inc), 88 Orchard St (alt/rw/extend license to sidewalk cafe) 16. A&D Wine Corp, 65 2nd Ave (trans/op) (Crem Caffe) 17. 93 Art LLC, 93 3rd Ave (trans/op) (Lit) 18. The Horse Box (Corp to be Formed), 218 Ave A (trans/op) (Cricket & Eddie) 19. Matsu Kado (Gaira Food Inc), 104 2nd Ave (trans/rw) (Spice) 20. Freemans (Freeman Holdings LLC), 191 Chrystie St (alt/op/expansion to 2nd floor, 2nd floor service bar, kitchen prep in basement)

21. Blvd Crash Mansion (199 Bowery Rest Group LLC), 199 Bowery (alt/op) 22. Corp to be Formed, 103 2nd Ave (trans/op) (Bounce Deuce) 23. AR Restaurant (40 Mulberry Restaurant Inc), 40 Mulberry St (trans/op) (Antica Roma Restaurant) 24. Nomad (Sandwich Shop Inc), 78 2nd Ave (alt/rw/new bar, new handicap bathroom, install air conditioning, install gas oven) 25. Barramundi (Torquay NY LLC), 67 Clinton St (alt/add/op) New Liquor License Applications 26. Rivington Wine & Cheese Inc, 95 Delancey St (op) 27. Max (Luigi Iasilli), 36 E 2nd St (rw) 28. Zaitzeff (Ziatzeff 3 Corp), 194 E 2nd St (op) 29. Porchetta (Porchetta LLC), 110 E 7th St (eb) 30. New Lang Qi Zhong Hing Seafood Inc, 30 Market St (eb) 31. Chickpea (Chickpea at Houston Inc), 147 E Houston St (rw) 32. Cafe Amore Pizza (Cafe Amore of NY Restaurant Inc), 104 E 14th St (rw) 33. Corp to be Formed, 77 E 4th St (rw) 34. Kumo Restaurant (JRH Restaurant Group Inc), 214 1st Ave (rw) 35. Tallgrass Burger (Tallgrass Burger Company Inc), 214B 1st Ave (eb) 36. AE Hospitality Group LLC, 201 E Houston St (rw) (Yoshi RR Inc)

op=full liquor   rw=restaurant wine   eb=eating place beer   tw=tavern wine   alt=alterations   trans=transfer   up= upgrades

Human Services, Health, Disability, & Seniors / Youth & Education Committees
Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30pm -- Rutgers Community Center - 200 Madison Street (btwn Rutgers & Pike Sts)

Human Services 1.  Committee Goals 2.  Common Ground: Andrews House services at 197 Bowery

Youth 1.  Committee Goals 2.  Planned Parenthood presentation "We're Going to the Principals" to increase access to sex education

Arts Task Force
Tuesday, February 9 at 6:30pm -- Theater for the New City - 155 First Avenue (btwn E 9th & 10th Sts)

1.  Committee Goals 2.  Manhattan CB Theater & Arts Task Force Initiatives: Non-Profit Arts Incentive for Community Facility Space Proposal for Tax incentive for Non-Profit Arts Use of Community Facility Space. Currently, non-profit arts organizations who own their own buildings get a tax break, but there are not tax breaks for non-profit arts who rent in for-profit buildings.

3.  Outstanding Support of the Arts Award Proposal: To give recognition to individuals that go above and beyond to preserve CB3 small to medium arts spaces or organizations, and who show by example what can be done for success and identify of barriers that need to overcome. 4.  Future of the Arts in CB3? General Discussion 5.  Brief Update: Planning for CB3 Arts Education Workshop/Forum Spring 2010

Transportation & Public Safety / Environment Committees
Wednesday, February 10 at 6:30pm -- University Settlement, Speyer Hall - 184 Eldridge Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey Sts)

1.  Committee Goals 2.  Double Happiness Travel Inc & New Everyday Bus Tour Inc request for two passenger pick up and drop off locations, suggested locations: Pike St west curb (E B'way to Henry St, far-side), E B'way south curb (Pike to Rutgers Sts, mid block), E B'way north curb (Rutgers to Pike Sts, near side)

3.  Selective Bus Service on 1/2nd Ave; Houston -- 125th Sts  joint effort of  NYC Transit & NYC Dept of Transportation to implement Bus Rapid Transit improvements. Improvements will include:  dedicated lanes for buses, off-board fare collection, and articulated, low-floor buses 4.  Support for red light camera at Ave A/Houston at east-facing light 5.  Discussion of Dept of City Planning Chinatown Bus Study (see CB 3 website for copy) 6.  MTA's quarterly bus schedule revisions - M8, M103

Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs, Landmarks, & Waterfront Committee
Thursday, February 11 at 6:30pm -- BRC Senior Services Center - 30 Delancey Street (btwn Chrystie & Forsyth Sts)

1.  Committee Goals 2.  Parks Dept: tree planting--current plans and questions & answers Farmers Market Application 3.  La Guardia Houses Farmers Market, 4/10-11/28, Madison St (Clinton-Montgomery Sts) Block Party Application 4.  Chinese New Year Celebration, 2/15, Mott St (Pell-Bayard Sts) 5.  Rutgers Tenant Association Oldtimers Stickball Game, 4/24,5/15,6/12,7/17,8/14,9/4, Rutgers St (Cherry-Madison Sts) 6.  Chinatown Memorial Day Event, 5/31, Mott St (Pell-Bayard Sts) 7.  Downtown Art NYC Festival of Young Artists and Leaders, 6/5, E 4th St (2nd Ave-Bowery) 8.  CityLight Church E 7th St  Block Party, 8/14, E 7th St (Ave A-1st Ave) 9.  FAB Festival and Block Party, 9/25, E 4th St (Bowery-2nd Ave) 10. Chinatown Holiday Caroling Festival, 12/23, Mott St (Pell-Bayard Sts)

Street Fair Application 11. Transportation Alternatives, 4/3, Cooper Sq (E 5th-E 8th Sts) 12. Middle Collegiate Church 2nd Ave Festival, 5/08, 2nd Ave (E 4th-E 14th Sts) 13. St George Festival, 5/21-5/23, E 7th St (Cooper Sq-2nd Ave) 14. Two Bridges Neighborhood Council Lower 3rd Ave Spring Festival, 5/22, 3rd Ave (Astor Pl-E 14 St) Cooper Sq (St Marks Pl-E 7th St) 15. Loisaida Ave C Festival, 5/30, Ave C (E 6th-E 13th Sts) 16. East Village Visiting Neighbors East Village Festival, 7/17, 4th Ave (E 8th-E 14th Sts) 17. Asian Americans for Equality Chinatown Summer St Festival, 8/1, Bayard St (Mott-Baxter St) 18. Andrew Glover Youth Program 4th Ave Festival, 9/4, 4th Ave (E 8th-E 14th St) 19. Our Lady of Sorrows Church Carnival, 9/30-10/3, Pitt St (Rivington-Stanton Sts)

Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private Housing Committee
Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30pm -- University Settlement, Speyer Hall - 184 Eldridge Street (btwn Rivington & Delancey Sts)

1.  Committee Goals 2.  Chinatown working group: a) report on Community Meeting 2) presentation of action plan for 197 A plan 3.  Discussion of development of Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) 4.  Seward Park Urban Renewal Area update

5.  GOLES presentation: Community Voices & The Future of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA Matters: Report) 6.  Renovation and addition to The 122 Community Center (150 1st Ave): to bring the building up to code, including new stair, elevator and lobby spaces, and exterior cornice. The project is also to upgrade mechanical and fire protection systems and realize significant reorganization and improvement to its interior spaces.

Executive Committee
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:30pm
Community Board 3 Office, 59 East 4th Street

Community Board 3, Full Board Meeting
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 6:30pm
PS 20 - 166 Essex Street, (E Houston & Stanton Sts)

February 16th is the last day for community members to submit March agenda items