Jason Mendelson chairing

Agenda:

• FY 2010 District Needs Statement

Kevin Finnegan chairing.

Agenda:

• 2 Columbus Circle, Museum of Art and Design loading zone proposal for 58th Street.
• DOT presentation and discussion of plans for Summer Streets project.
• Grand Central Partnership/DOT presentation on the proposed directional compass program.

Magda Aboulfadl co-chairing &

Robin Hatcher co-chairing

Discussion Items:

• Bob Bellinger, New York Public Library Update and clarification of Donnell Library plans.
• Jennifer Hackenbruch, MS RHY Project Director Greenwich Village Youth Council introduction and information about her Youth organization.

Layla Law-Gisiko chairing.

Agenda :

BSA Application:

• BSA# 167-08-BZ, application to legalize a Physical Culture Establishment at 253 Fifth Avenue, 2nd  Floor.

Sidewalk Café Application:

• 60 West 55th Street, BB at 55th & 5th LLC, application for a new unenclosed sidewalk café with 3 tables and 6 seats.
• 9 East 18th Street, Rosa Mexicano USQ, LLC, application for an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 12 seats.
• 117 West 57th Street, Alfredo’s Coal Oven Pizzeria Corp., application for an unenclosed sidewalk café with 2 tables and 8 seats.
• 382 8th Avenue, M&M 28th Street Restaurant LLC, application for an unenclosed sidewalk café with 5 tables and 11 seats.

Street Permit Application:

• Museum of Arts and Design, application to hold a Ribbon Cutting E vent at 2 Columbus Circle, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
• Project Dance, application to hold a block party on 44th Street, between Broadway and 44th Street on Saturday, April 18, 2009.
• 26 Street Block Association, application to hold a block party on West 26 Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues on Sunday, September 14, 2008.
• City Center, application to hold a block party on 55th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues on Saturday, August 9, 2008
• National Park Service, application to hold a block party on 20th Street, between Broadway and Park Avenue South on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
•  Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, application to hold a coffee hour after worship, in of 708 fifth Avenue and 7 West 55 Street (partial sidewalk and partial street use) on Sunday, September 7, 2008

Maxine Teitler chairing.

Agenda:

• Madison Square Conservancy, application to hold US Open viewing in Madison Square Park from Monday, August 25th to Sunday, September 7th, 2008.
• Ian White Maher, application to hold an art installation event in Union Square Park on Tuesday, July 15th, 22nd and 29th, 2008.

Howard Mendes chairing.

Agenda:

• 155 5th Avenue (bet. East 21st and 22nd Streets), application to remove the existing non-historic storefront and side doors and replace with new wood storefront and side doors
• 17 East 17th Street (bet. 5th Avenue and Broadway), application to install stairs and elevator bulkhead.
• 168 Fifth Avenue (Ladies’ Mile Historic District), application for alteration to the storefront.
• 24 West 55th Street/17 West 54th Street (bet. 5th and 6th Avenues), application for color change to casement windows and doors
• 516-520 Fifth Avenue - Application for a report from the Landmarks Preservation Commission pursuant to Section 74-711 of the Zoning Resolution to facilitate the construction of a commercial and residential building at 516-520 Fifth Avenue.  The project would include restoration work to the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen building at 20 West 44th Street.
• 12 West 23rd Street, application to install awning.

John Mills chairing.

Agenda:

• An application for a Zoning Authorization by the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 81-744(b) (Transfer of Development Rights from Listed Theaters) to transfer 48,180 square feet of unused development rights from the Majestic Theatre, 245 West 44th Street to a receiving site at 306 West 44th Street on the block bounded by West 44th Street, Eighth Avenue, West 43rd Street and Ninth Avenue.  The transfer of unused development rights would facilitate the development of a 34-story (including one mechanical floor) hotel building with ground floor retail containing 319,804 square feet of zoning floor area, and a seven-story affordable housing building with theater-related space on the ground and cellar levels containing 10,598 sf. of zoning floor area.
• Application to the City Planning Commission (“Commission”) for approval of a Zoning Certification, pursuant to Section 81-744(a) of the Special Midtown District (Transfer of Development Right from Listed Theaters), to permit within the Theater Sub-District of the Special Midtown District the transfer of unused development rights from a Listed Theater (the “TDR Application”).  The approval by the Commission of the TDR Application will facilitate the transfer of up to 9,480 square feet of unused development rights from the Broadhurst Theatre (“BT”) located at 235 West 44th Street (Block 1016, Lot 11) to the property located at 120 West 41st Street (Block 993, Lot 43) in Manhattan (“Property”).

Vikki Barbero chairing.

209 West 38th Street, 2nd Floor

Conference Room

Agenda:

• 55 West 55th Street, Maku Rest Inc., application for transfer of an On-Premises liquor license.
• 1186 Broadway, Friedfield Breslin LLC, application for an on-premises liquor license.
• 215 West 28 Street, GQ Nightlife LLC, application for a transfer of an on-premises liquor license.
• 30 West 18 Street, DBRD LLC, application for an on-premises liquor license.
• 39 West 32 Street, Broadway & Fifth LLC, application for an on-premises liquor license.

David Siesko chairing.

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 June 2008 Minutes

Committee Reports :

Old Business/New Business: