April 2010

Tom Miller, Chair
Joel Maxman, Vice Chair

Agenda: 

• Presentation by DOT of the proposed 34th Street Transitway project, creating a physically separate right-of-way for buses, a significant new pedestrian plaza, and more.
• A request from the Korean American Assoc of Greater NY for parking changes, including removal of "No Parking" at cor of 32nd and 5th and moving taxi stand at 32nd and 5th to 31st Street.
• Request by Kokopelli Tour Buses for a bus stop in our district. 

Robyn Hatcher, Chair
Magda Aboufadl, Vice Chair

MEETING CANCELED!!

Joe Hagelmann, Chair
Sharon Connolly, Vice Chair

Item Postponed  - Please note the following item has been postponed to a future date, to be determined.  Notice will be given when this item has been rescheduled.

• Discussion of proposed agency rule change that would alter the way "expressive matter" is exhibited/sold

• Burt's Bees promotional event with stationary bikes and blenders in Union Square, April 22nd, 8am-1pm
• Marshall's promotional event in Union Square, April 29th, 10am-6pm Festival as part of Mother's Day Walk sponsored by Oprah Magazine benefiting ten charities in Duffy Square, May 9th, 9am-1pm
• PC Richard/HP computers/Sex and the City 2 promotional event in Union Square, May 25th, 11am-2pm
• Nike-sponsored World Basketball Festival to celebrate USA team to the World Championships in Duffy Square, August 12th, 5-7:30pm

Howard Mendes, Chair
Edward Klimerman, Vice Chair

MEETING CANCELED!

Kevin Finnegan, Chair
Matthew Schneid, Vice Chair 

MEETING CANCELED!!

Nicholas Athanail, Chair
Asa Somers, Vice Chair

Preliminary Agenda:

• 835 6^th Ave., CGM 835 Ave. LLC, d/b/a Bar Basque - application for an original liquor license
  
• 251 West 30^th, Lola's - application for an original  liquor license
  
• 49 East 29^th, Red Sky - application for a liquor license renewal
  

• 760 8th Ave., Copacabana - application for an original liquor license

• 268 West 47th, Copacabana - application for an original liquor license

Layla Demay, Chair
Kyu Kim, Vice Chair

Agenda :

• LIM College, application to hold a block party on East 53^rd Street, between 5^th and Madison Avenues, on Sunday, August 22.
• Newsstand Application #1346346, NEC West 54^th Street and 7^th Avenue (843 7^th Avenue).

Vikki Barbero, Chairing

Agenda:

• On-going Discussions

Vikki Barbero, Chairing

Public Session begins at 6p

• Members of the public are encouraged to speak
• Speakers Cards are accepted until 6:30p.

Business Session

• Chair's Report (Vikki Barbero)
• Adoption of last month's Minutes

Committee Reports

Old Business/New Business

Preliminary Meeting Agenda

Land Use & Zoning

• The applicants, 401 Commercial LP and 401 Hotel REIT LLC, propose to redevelop the current site of the Hotel Pennsylvania on Seventh Ave b/t 32nd & 33rd Sts, across from Penn Station, with a new commercial office building - a redevelopment project known as 15 Penn Plaza.  Hotel Pennsylvania would be demolished.  Two options are being proposed - a Single-Tenant Office Scenario and a Multi-Tenant Office Scenario.  As proposed, the single tenant scenario would be over 1,200 feet tall, making it the third tallest building in NYC.  The multi-tenant tower would be slightly smaller. 

The zoning actions required in order to construct the building are:

• A subway improvement bonus which includes the construction of new entrances on 7^th Avenue and the opening up of the passageway (the Gimbel's Tunnel) between the 7^th and 6^th Avenue lines
• An up-zoning of the midblock between 7^th & 6^th Avenues (from a C6-4.5 to a C6-6) 

Parks

• Trip Media's application to conduct a special event in Union Square Park to promote Burt's Bees' products, on Thursday April 22nd, 2010
• TJX Companies' application to conduct "Marshall's Shoportunity" special event in Union Square Park, on Wednesday April 28^th, 2010
• PC Richard/HP computers/Sex and the City 2 promotional event in Union Square, May 25th, 11am-2pm
• LeadDog Marketing application to conduct a special event in Father Duffy Square as a part of the Mother's Day Walk, on Sunday May 9^th, 2010

Public Safety & Quality of Life

• 760 8th Ave., Copacabana - application for an original liquor license

• 268 West 47th, Copacabana - application for an original liquor license

• 835 6^th Ave., CGM 835 Ave. LLC, d/b/a Bar Basque - application for an original liquor license

• 251 West 30^th, Lola's - application for an original liquor license

• 49 East 29^th, Red Sky - application for a liquor license renewal

Consents & Variances

• LIM College, application to hold a block party on East 53^rd Street, between 5^th and Madison Avenues, on Sunday, August 22.

• Newsstand Application #1346346, NEC West 54^th Street and 7^th Avenue (843 7^th Avenue).