Committee Agendas

PRELIMINARY
COMMUNITY BOARD
COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS
JANUARY 2026



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1/1       Office Closed – New Year’s Day

1/7       Transportation & Street Activity Permits Committee – 6:00 PM
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                            1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting  

  1. Update on Pilot Project for Sustainable Transport Between Red Hook and Governor’s Island and December’s Demo Day Connecting Hunts Point and Pier 16  - Presentation, Empire Clean Cities, Lauren Kesner O'Brien
  2. Street Activity Permit - 32nd Taste of Tribeca for 5/16/2026, Greenwich Street between Duane and Jay Streets - Taste of Tribeca, Chair, Phil Chenery - Resolution
  3. Request for Shuttle bus stop for NYU Shuttle, Lafayette Street between Walker and White Street - Possible resolution
  4. Request MTA to improve conditions at Fulton Station - Possible resolution
  5. Request for two-way tolling on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge - Possible resolution (Cancelled)

 

1/8       Landmarks & Preservation Committee – 6:00 PM
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

  1. Docket # LPC-26-03445 - 37 Harrison Street - Application to build a low fence in the backyard where there is a pedestrian easement - Resolution
  2. Docket # LPC-26-05605 - 143 Franklin Street - Conversion of existing 6 story commercial building and cellar to condominiums - Resolution


 

1/12  Joint Land Use, Zoning & Economic Development Committee and Environmental Protection Committee – 6:00 PM
         Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                            1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting 

Land Use, Zoning & Economic Development Committee

 

  1. Quay Accelerator, Programming to address Downtown Retail Vacancy Rates - John Lynn, Co-Founder - Possible resolution
  2. 50-58 Cliff Street Proposed Affordable Housing Development Project, Settlement Housing Fund - Presentation 

Joint Committees

  1. Brownfield Cleanup Program Application 50-58 Cliff Street - Langan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying, Landscape Architecture and Geology - Elizabeth Adkins, Senior Project Engineer - Presentation
  2. Discussion on the Moving FIDI Seaport Forward plan - Report

1/13     Youth & Education Committee – 6:00 PM
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting


  1. *PS 150 traffic safety – Resolution
  2. Discussion of federal freezing of child care funds - Matt Pastor, Legislative Director, Congressman Dan Goldman’s office - Possible resolution 

    *Transportation & Street Activity Permits Committee members are encouraged to attend for item #1


1/14     Licensing & Permits Committee – 6:00 PM
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

Tribeca area

  1. 277 Church Street, new application and temporary permit for A Slight Ache LLC for full liquor license – Resolution

 

The following notices have been received for renewal 

  • 458 Greenwich Street, Fish Tales LLC dba North Bar for full liquor license
  • 275 Church Street, Tiny’s Gumbo Bar NYC LLC dba File Gumbo Bar for full liquor
  • 47 Murray Street, Murray 57 LLC dba Monk Mc Guinns for full liquor license
  • 94 Chambers Street Store B, Racines NYC LLC dba Racines for full liquor license
  • 179 West Broadway, MM Food Service LLC dba MM Kitchen Studio for full liquor license


Financial District area

  1. 33 Maiden Lane, new application and temporary retail permit for Carnegie Diner 33 LLC dba Carnegie Diner & Cafe for beer & wine license – Resolution 
  2. 19 South William Street, application for method of operation change to amend the daily 2 AM closing hours to 4AM for Liam Street Venture LTD/Magic of Things LLC dba The Cauldron for full liquor license – Resolution


The following notices have been received for renewal 

  • 55 Wall Street, GC Ballroom Operator LLC dba Cipriani 55 Wall Street for full liquor license
  • 120 Church Street, Om Sai NYC LLC dba Burger Village for full liquor license


Battery Park City area

  1. Agenda to be determined


The following notices have been received for renewal 

  • Agenda to be determined


Seaport/Civic Center area

  1. 19 Fulton Street, application for an alteration to add an outside bar to the premises HHC Cobblestones LLC dba Cobble & Co and Sunday in Brooklyn for full liquor license – Resolution
  2. 1 Fulton Street, application for an alteration to remove the outside bar from the premises HHC Fulton Retail LLC, HHC Lawn Games & The Lawn Club NYC LLC dba The Lawn Club for full liquor license – Resolution
  3. 89 South Street, ground floor, transfer application with temporary retail permit and no change to method of operation for Gitano NYC & Grupo LLC for full liquor license – Resolution


The following notices have been received for renewal 

  • Agenda to be determined


Governor’s Island & Ellis Island areas

  1. Agenda to be determined


The following notices have been received for renewal 

  • 402 Comfort Road, Pizza Yard Holdings LLC dba Pizza Yard for wine, beer and wine license
  • Ellis Island, Evelyn Hill Inc, private event catering for full liquor license 


Cannabis

  1. Agenda to be determined


Outdoor Dining

  1. Agenda to be determined


1/15     Environmental Protection Committee – 6:00 PM (Cancelled)
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

  1. Agenda to be determined


1/19     Office Closed – Martin Luther King Jr. Day 

1/20     Waterfront, Parks & Cultural Committee – 6:00 PM
             Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

  1. Gotham Park Updates - Gotham Park, Co-Founder & President, Rosa Chang
  2. BPCA Field renovation update

1/21     Quality of Life, Health, Housing & Human Services Committee – 6:00 PM 
            Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting
  

 

  1. Presentation on New York Health Act, Bill Ferns, Senior Advocate Leadership Team (SALT), Melanie D'Arrigo, Executive Director, Campaign for New York Health
  2. Budget Priorities for Bellevue Hospital - Renee Kinsella, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Community Advisory Board (CAB)     
  3. Discussion on Quality of Life Issues with 89 Trinity - the Former American Stock Exchange, Historic building - Natasha Lifton, Trinity Church - Resolution 
  4. Discussion on Protest Buffer for Houses of Worship - Possible resolution


1/26     Personnel Committee – 6:00 PM
 |          Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                             1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

 

  1. Discussion of Land Use Consultant position - Possible resolution 
  2. Executive Session

 

1/26 Executive Committee – 6:45 PM
        Location:  Community Board Office - Conference Room
                            1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting

  1. Microhub Location Review West Side of South Street between Fulton and John - DOT Discussion and  resolution
  2. Downtown Skyport/ EDC Follow Up- Pilot Increase in capacity with change in operating hours - Steven Spinello and Robbie Ladov, GM Vertiports/Heliports, Downtown Skyport, Tara Das, EDC - Resolution
  3. Independent Budget Office (IBO) City Budget overview and Analysis of the November 2025 Financial Plan Fiscal Years 2026 - 2029 - Presentation, Cameron Chapman, Assistant Director; Hannah Leverenz, Community Engagement Specialist IBO
  4. Community Board Leadership Transition Period Discussion - Possible Resolution 
  5. Committee reports and MBP Borough Board updates 


1/27 Open Public Session: Community Board 101 - What does a Community Board do and how can the public get involved? 5:00 PM 

1/27 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6:00 PM 
        Location:   Manhattan Borough President’s Office
                              1 Centre Street, 19th Floor South and Live Remote Meeting 


Public Hearing (7:00 PM – 7:15 PM)

Topic: Comments on
New York State Executive Budget