May 2008

Transportation Committees

Jay Marcus and Christine Berthet Co-Chairing

Agenda:

• Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for NJ Transit Hudson River Tunnel and new Manhattan Station Project

Kevin Finnegan chairing.

Agenda:

• Presentation by the Department of Transportation on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit.
• Presentation by Tri-State Transportation Campaign on the pedestrian improvements in the Penn area
• Request by Mr. Michael Gross to move the Bus Stop from 180 West 58 Street to 900 Seventh Avenue.

Magda Aboulfadl co-chairing &

Robin Hatcher co-chairing.

Agenda:

• To Be Announced

Maxine Teitler chairing.

Agenda:

• Jibrail Nor, application for a musical performance in Union Square Park on June 16, 2008
• Union Square Partnership, application for:
• Summer in the Square, June 19, 2008
• Back to School Blowout, September 14, 2008
• Harvest in the Square, September 18, 2008
• New York Gospel Mission, application to hold outreach in Union Square Park on June 10, July 1 and August 12, 2008
• Civic Entertainment Group, application to hold an awareness campaign in Union Square Park, Southwest Plaza, on May 20, 2008
• Karlanda Kai Gomes, application to hold a wedding ceremony in Madison Square Park on September 20, 2008
• Ten Grand Productions, application for a theatre performance in Madison Square Park on May 24 and 27, 2008
• Ocean Spray, application to hold a product promotion in Madison Square Park on May 14, 2008
• Public Interactive Performance, event in Bryant Park on May 29, 2008
• Global Peace Festival, application to hold a festival in Bryant Park on May 25, 2008
• New York Buddhist Church, application to hold a 59th Annual Obon Folk Dance Festival in Bryant Park on July 13, 2008
• Lambda Productions, application to hold a Continental Promotion in Bryant Park on May 28, 2008
• NYC Parks & Recreation Public Art Program, proposal for temporary sculpture by Dennis Oppenheim entitled “Tumbling Mirage”on the Union Square Triangle from May to September 2008

Howard Mendes chairing.

Agenda:

• 1270 Avenue of the Americas, application for the removal of a non-original marquee and the replacement of non-original entry doors.
• 29 West 21st Street, Application for the removal and reconfiguration of non-original store-front, entry doors and street façade windows. And application for new signage.
• 17 West 56th Street and 26th West 56th Street, Request for designation of townhouses. (ITEM SCHEDULED FOR JUNE)
• 7 West 43rd Street, application to enlarge door opening to create handicapped entrance.

John Mills chairing.

Agenda:

• 451-457 Madison Avenue (Villard Houses), application for permission for an open air café and public seating area
• 235 West 48th Street, (Ritz Plaza),  application for: 1) Certification under §37-625 of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York (the “Zoning Resolution” or “ZR”) to permit design changes to an existing Urban Plaza; 2) Certification under ZR §37-73 for an open-air café (the “Café”) within the Plaza; and 3) a modification of the Restrictive Declaration, which accompanied the previously approved Nighttime Closing Authorization, Number N960266ZAM.

Layla Law-Gisiko chairing.

Agenda:

Newsstand Application:

• #1277004, S/E/C of West 41 Street and Eighth Avenue.
• #1279914, N/W/C of West 52 Street and Sixth Avenue.

Street Activity Permit Application:

• SGI-USA, East 15 Street, between Union Square West and Fifth Avenue, on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

Item for Discussion:

• Community Board Five's Street Co-Naming Policy.
• Discussion on Sidewalk Cafe's.

Vikki Barbero chairing.

209 West 38th Street, 2nd Floor

Conference Room

Agenda:

• 17 East 27 Street, BPC Trapeze 27 LLC, application for an on-premises liquor license.

Review / Discussion:

Rooftop/Rear Yard Liquor License Policy .

David Siesko chairing.

TIME CHANGED

Agenda:

• To Be Announced

Public Session:

• Members of the public are encouraged to speak at either the Committee meeting of the Public Hearing session of the monthly Board meeting

Business Session:

• Chair's Report (David Siesko)
• Adoption of April 2008 Minutes

Committee Reports :

Old Business/New Business: