PRELIMINARY
COMMUNITY BOARD
COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDAS
JANUARY 2026
Attend meetings in-person or remotely via Live Remote Meeting.
All meetings are recorded and archived on the Manhattan Community Board 1 YouTube Channel.
Please check agendas weekly. We will continue to update as we receive ongoing information on priority business.
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
- 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
- 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
- Request for Shuttle bus stop for NYU Shuttle, Lafayette Street between Walker and White Street - Possible resolution
- Request MTA to improve conditions at Fulton Station - Possible resolution
- 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
- Docket # LPC-26-03445 - 37 Harrison Street - Application to build a low fence in the backyard where there is a pedestrian easement - Resolution
- 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
- Quay Accelerator, Programming to address Downtown Retail Vacancy Rates - John Lynn, Co-Founder - Possible resolution
- 50-58 Cliff Street Proposed Affordable Housing Development Project, Settlement Housing Fund - Presentation
Joint Committees
- Brownfield Cleanup Program Application 50-58 Cliff Street - Langan Engineering, Environmental, Surveying, Landscape Architecture and Geology - Elizabeth Adkins, Senior Project Engineer - Presentation
- 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
- *PS 150 traffic safety – Resolution
- 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
- 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
- 33 Maiden Lane, new application and temporary retail permit for Carnegie Diner 33 LLC dba Carnegie Diner & Cafe for beer & wine license – Resolution
- 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
- Agenda to be determined
The following notices have been received for renewal
Seaport/Civic Center area
- 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
- 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
- 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
Governor’s Island & Ellis Island areas
- 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
- Agenda to be determined
Outdoor Dining
- 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
- 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
- Gotham Park Updates - Gotham Park, Co-Founder & President, Rosa Chang
- 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
- Presentation on New York Health Act, Bill Ferns, Senior Advocate Leadership Team (SALT), Melanie D'Arrigo, Executive Director, Campaign for New York Health
- Budget Priorities for Bellevue Hospital - Renee Kinsella, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue Community Advisory Board (CAB)
- Discussion on Quality of Life Issues with 89 Trinity - the Former American Stock Exchange, Historic building - Natasha Lifton, Trinity Church - Resolution
- 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
- Discussion of Land Use Consultant position - Possible resolution
- Executive Session
1/26 Executive Committee – 6:45 PM
Location: Community Board Office - Conference Room
1 Centre Street, 2202A-North and Live Remote Meeting
- Microhub Location Review West Side of South Street between Fulton and John - DOT Discussion and resolution
- 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
- 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
- Community Board Leadership Transition Period Discussion - Possible Resolution
- 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