Manhattan Community Board 1 Full Board Meeting...Noah Pfefferblit, District Manager Manhattan...
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Manhattan Community Board 1
Full Board Meeting
Hunter College MFA building
205 Hudson Street
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014
6:00 PM
Catherine McVay Hughes, Chairperson
Noah Pfefferblit, District Manager
Manhattan Community Board 1
Public Hearing
I. Mayor’s Preliminary Budget for CB 1 for FY 2015
• (1-2 minutes per speaker)
• To view City’s response to CB1’s budget
requests please link onto our web site
II. Welcome President Jennifer Raab of Hunter
College
Manhattan Community Board 1
Public Session
Comments by members of the public
(6 PM to 7 PM)
(Please limit to 1-2 minutes per speaker, to allow
everyone to voice their opinions)
Manhattan Community Board 1
Business Session
Adoption of January 2014 minutes
Chairperson’s report – C. McVay Hughes
Ask for nominations of CB1 members to serve
on the five member Nominating Committee
District Manager’s report – N. Pfefferblit
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT RENOVATION PROJECT
2012
CERTIFICATION COMMUNITY BOARD
REVIEW (60 DAYS)
BOROUGH PRESIDENT REVIEW
(30 DAYS)
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
REVIEW (60 DAYS)
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
(50 DAYS)
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
South Street Seaport Pier 17
CERTIFICATION COMMUNITY BOARD
REVIEW (60 DAYS)
BOROUGH PRESIDENT REVIEW
(30 DAYS)
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
REVIEW (60 DAYS)
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
(50 DAYS)
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
CERTIFICATION
COMMUNITY BOARD REVIEW
(60 DAYS)
BOROUGH PRESIDENT REVIEW
(30 DAYS)
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
REVIEW (60 DAYS)
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW
(50 DAYS)
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
Working group involvement in
PRE-CERTIFICATION
World Trade Center Performing Arts Center
World Trade Center Health Program; Amendments to List
of WTC-Related Health Conditions; Cancer; Revision
WTC Health Program – Program Update
STAC – February 14, 2014 Meeting
Since the last meeting of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee
(STAC) in March 2012, the WTC Health Program added more than 50
types of cancer to the List of WTC-Related Health Conditions, enrolled
responders from the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania sites, and
finalized several policies and procedures to guide providers in determining
WTC-related health conditions, including cancers, and medically
associated health conditions. For more information about these policies
and procedures, please visit the WTC Health Program’s website.
WTC Health Program – Program Update
STAC – from February 14, 2014 Meeting
WTC Health Program’s website
WTC Health Program – Program Update
STAC – from February 14, 2014 Meeting
WTC Health Program’s website
Three-way stop sign to be added at Battery Place and First Place
Photo by Tammy Meltzer
Community Board 1 Traffic Hotspots
Battery Park City
• South End Avenue at intersections of Liberty, Rector and West Thames
Street – we are working with NYC DOT to implement traffic calming effects by
Spring 2014*
• Battery Place and First Place, the area in front of PS 276 - parents have
complained about potential dangers
• North End Avenue between Chambers and Vesey Streets and Warren Street
between North End Avenue and West Street, between PS 89 and Ballfields –
dangerous conditions
• South End Avenue in front of Gateway Plaza - crossing problems at turn off
Liberty Street onto South End Avenue up to the turn into the Gateway complex
• Vesey Street – the north-south crossing on the west side of the bridge that is
being dismantled is dangerous. The crosswalk and traffic light are blocked off and
people cross in the middle of a two-way street with buses and cars going in both
directions.
Community Board 1 Traffic Hotspots
Financial District
• The southern portion of Water Street is hazardous to pedestrians.
People have been killed by speeding cars while crossing the street there
in recent years.*
• Church Street at Vesey and Liberty Streets
• Route 9A/Westside Highway at Battery Tunnel area – pedestrian fatally struck
• Drivers of black-car limos pose hazards to pedestrians. They sometimes don't
stop or slow down at stop signs after business hours.
• Intersection of Water street and Hanover Square – there has been one fatality
• Lax enforcement of existing statutes causes problems
• West Street at Albany and Vesey Streets
Community Board 1 Traffic Hotspots
Seaport/Civic Center
• South Street intersections at Beekman Street and Peck Slip -- no lights,
very fast traffic, block waterfront access*
• Beekman and Spruce Streets – dangerous intersection with two
schools, Pace University, New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan
Hospital and a large construction project – more traffic control measures
needed*
• Fulton & Beekman Streets – heavy traffic, confusing
• Pearl Street south of the Brooklyn Bridge including where it becomes St
James Place - traffic entering bridge waved by, making it difficult to cross even
with the light
Community Board 1 Traffic Hotspots
Tribeca
• Hudson Street at Beech, Laight and Vestry intersections in the vicinity
of the Holland Tunnel – noise and congestion*
• Laight Street and Hudson St - at rush hour traffic is bumper to bumper with no
space for pedestrians and bike riders – with an exit from the Holland Tunnel
crossing through this intersection and backing up Laight St as vehicles try to
get onto the West Side Highway, there is no right turn aloud from the Holland
Tunnel exit, but drivers making illegal right turns, endangering pedestrians and
bikers who could be blind-sided
General • Motorized and other bicycles on sidewalks and going in the wrong direction on
the street
*Priority issues for each area are in bold
CB1 URBAN FELLOWS
• Julien-Pierre A Schmitz
– Affordable Housing Guide & Stabilization Guide updates
– New Unit Owner’s Guide
– Inventory of green buildings in CD1
• Julie Farishta
– Senior population analysis
• Aleena Sophonpanich
– CD1 cycling study
– Pace University subway survey report
• Julie Farishta & Aleena Sophonpanich
– CD1 open space survey update & expansion
NY RISING COMMUNITY RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
Executive Committee - C. McVay Hughes
1) New York City Council Int. No. 28 to require that
all community board full board meetings be
webcast – Resolution
2) NYC Department of Buildings task force for
extreme weather best practices – Resolution
3) Con Edison cost analysis and discussion on the
use of non-corrosive sidewalk salt – Resolution
4) City Council hearing on best practices for
recruitment and appointments to community boards
– Discussion
5) Downtown Alliance – Report
6) Commissioner Marco A. Carrión, Mayor’s
Community Assistance Unit – Report
7) CB1 Monthly Meetings for 2014 – Report
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Committee Reports
Quality of Life – P. Moore
1) NYC DOT – Report
2) Bus parking and idling policy enforcement –
Report
3) RoadRunners Half Marathon – Report
4) Community District 1 subway station survey by
Pace University students – Report
5) Police misconduct and citizen rights – Report
6) Rodent Academy – Report
7) Fire Safety Forum – Report
8) Concerns regarding radon levels in gas
delivered to NYC homes – Report
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Committee Reports
Half Marathon Traffic Alert
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Committee Reports Tribeca - P. Braus
1) Spring Studios – Report
2) Bogardus Capital Project – Report
3) Conversion of 1st Police Precinct stable into
temporary WTC Security Command Center –
Resolution
4) 5 White Street, application for transfer of liquor
license to entity to be formed by Dan Abrams –
Resolution
Bogardus Capital Project
Conversion of 1st Police Precinct stable into temporary WTC Security Command Center
PHOTO BY CARL GLASSMAN / TRIBECA TRIB
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Committee Reports Tribeca - P. Braus
5) Tribeca Family Festival activity permit
application for Greenwich Street between Hubert
Street and Chambers Street; Beach Street
between Hudson Street and Greenwich Street;
North Moore Street between West Street and
Hudson Street; Franklin Street between Hudson
Street and Greenwich Street; Harrison Street
between West Street and Hudson Street; Jay
Street between Hudson Street and Greenwich
Street, Duane Street between Hudson Street
and Greenwich Street; Reade Street between
Hudson Street and Greenwich Street, Saturday,
April 26, 2014 10:00 am to 11:59 p.m. –
Resolution
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Committee Reports Tribeca - P. Braus
6) 175 Franklin Street, application for liquor license
for 175 Franklin LLC – Resolution
7) 190A Duane Street, sidewalk café renewal
application for Nonna Restaurant Corp, d/b/a
Roc – Resolution
8) Bastille Day 2014 Street Activity Permit
application for West Broadway between White
Street and Walker Street, Thursday, July 10,
2014, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm – Resolution
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Committee Reports Youth & Education – T. Joyce
1) Speaker Silver, Council member Chin and CEC
D2 letters to Chancellor Farina regarding the
restoration of seats to the Capital Plan and loss of
Pre-K’s downtown – Report
2) Parks free mobile event units – Report
3) CB1’s Educational Priorities – Resolution
“Given the time it takes to
design and complete school
buildings, many of the
capacity projects created by
the FY 2010 – 2014 Capital
Plan will open over the next
several years. The table
below provides the
geographic details of the
seats coming on line in the
next few years:”
DOE Capital Plan Report
DOE FY 2010-2014 Capital Plan
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Committee Reports Financial District – R. Sheffe
1) 30 Park Place – Report
2) LMCCC – Update by Joseph Simenic, Executive
Director
3) 66 John Street – Report
4) 133 Greenwich Street – Report
5) Proposal for canopy at the Pier 11 waiting area –
Resolution
6) 123 William Street – Resolution
7) 66 Pearl Street, application for wine and beer
license for Pachanga Inc., b/d/a Fika – Resolution
8) Street permit application by Chabad of Wall Street
(Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on
Monday, May 26, 2014, Liberty, Broadway and
Trinity Place – Resolution
30 PARK PLACE PUBLIC PARK
Pier 11 New Canopies
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Committee Reports Financial District - R. Sheffe
Seaport/Civic Center - J. Fratta
9) Street permit application by NYC Police Museum
Fair (Mardi Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on
Friday, June 6, 2014, Broad Street, South Street
and Water Street – Resolution
10) Street permit application by ZIUA (Mardi Gras
Festival Productions, promoter) on Sunday, June
22, 2014, Broadway, Liberty Street and Battery
Place – Resolution
11) Street permit application by Sons of Italy
Freedom (Mardi Gras Festival Productions,
promoter) on Friday, August 1, 2014, Liberty Street,
Broadway and Trinity Place – Resolution
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Committee Reports Financial District - R. Sheffe
Seaport/Civic Center - J. Fratta
12) Street permit application by the 1st Pct (Mardi
Gras Festival Productions, promoter) on Friday,
August 30, 2014, Liberty, Broadway and Trinity
Place – Resolution
13) Street permit application by Bowling Green
Association (Mardi Gras Festival Productions,
promoter) on Sunday, October 13, 2014, Whitehall,
Stone, Water, Morris, Liberty Streets, Battery Place
and Broadway – Resolution
14) Street permit application by IPTA (Mardi Gras
Festival Productions, promoter) on Monday,
November 11, 2014, Broadway, Liberty Street and
Battery Place – Resolution
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Committee Reports Battery Park City – A. Notaro
1) RoadRunners Half Marathon – Report
2) BPC Homeowners' Coalition – Report
3) Parks Enforcement Patrol – Report
4) Battery Park City Committee Report – Report
5) 225 Liberty Street, application for liquor license for The
Little Kitchen Restaurant Group LLC d/b/a Little Muenster –
Resolution
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Committee Reports Seaport/Civic Center - J. Fratta
1) Peck Slip School – Report
2) Street Co-Naming: Peck Slip & Harold Reed Way
– Report
3) Old Seaport Alliance – Report
4) Brooklyn Bridge public space project by Pace
University students – Report
5) 230 Canal Street, application for a new liquor
license for 230 Canal Rest. Inc. – Report
6) Change in traffic direction on Peck Slip –
Resolution
7) Street Activity Permit, application by Dushahra
festival, Thursday, September 18 – Monday
September 22, 2014, South Street between John
and Beekman – Resolution
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Committee Reports Seaport/Civic Center - J. Fratta
1) Peck Slip School – Report
2) Street Co-Naming: Peck Slip & Harold Reed Way
– Report
3) Old Seaport Alliance – Report
4) Brooklyn Bridge public space project by Pace
University students – Report
5) 230 Canal Street, application for a new liquor
license for 230 Canal Rest. Inc. – Report
6) Change in traffic direction on Peck Slip –
Resolution
7) Street Activity Permit, application by Dushahra
festival, Thursday, September 18 – Monday
September 22, 2014, South Street between John
and Beekman – Resolution
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Committee Reports Seaport/Civic Center - J. Fratta
8) Street Activity Permit, application by Downtown
Independent Democrats Festival, Sunday, April
20, 2014, Lafayette Street between Canal and
Leonard – Resolution
9) 150 Nassau Street, application for a restaurant
liquor license for Nassau 8793 LLC d/b/a/ Denny’s
– Resolution
10) 225 Front Street, application for a liquor license
alteration for Dona Gallo Inc.d/b/a Barbalu –
Resolution
11) 111 Fulton Street, application for a new wine and
beer license for 111 Fulton LLC – Resolution
12) 27 Cliff Street, reconsideration of an application
for a restaurant liquor license for Dalglish 7 Inc. –
Resolution
Denny’s Bar Area
Denny’s Entrance from Nassau St
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Committee Reports Planning – J. Galloway
1) Proposed signage for East River Esplanade, New
York City Economic Development Corporation –
Resolution
2) Route 9 A – Report
ROUTE 9A
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Old Business
No Business conducted
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New Business
No Business conducted
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Adjournment
Thank you and goodnight!