CB1 Agendas: One Chase Manhattan Plaza, BPC Ballfields, WTC Update

Posted
Mar. 30, 2015

The following is a partial list of the board’s agendas. Meetings are held at CB1's offices, 49-51 Chambers St., Room 709, unless otherwise noted. Call 212-442-5050 or e-mail man01@cb.nyc.gov to confirm meeting dates and agendas. An ID is needed to enter the building. Please note that Battery Park City Committee meetings will now be held at CB1's offices instead of the BPC Library.

4/1 Financial District Committee – 6 p.m.

1) South Street and Battery Park Underpass – Presentation by Richard Carmona, Senior Project Manager, NYC DOT.

2) 28 Liberty Street (formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza) – Presentation by Frank E. Mahan, AIA Associate Director, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP.

3) 88 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – resolution.

4) 8 Maiden Lane Hotel Project – Update by Alex Lu, Esq., Counsel, W & L Group Construction, Inc.

5) Need for more grocery stores in the Financial District – discussion.

6) 128 Pearl Street, application for a liquor license for KTG Hospitality LLC – resolution

7) Governors Island, application for a wine and beer license for El Paso Taquria 1643 Corp, d/b/a El Paso Restaurant Mexicano – resolution.

8) Street activity permit for Dushahra festival on Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12 p.m.-7 p.m. on Maiden Lane between Front St. and South St. – resolution.

9) Street activity permit for Oysterfest on Saturday, September 19, 2015, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley, Mill Lane between SouthWilliam St. and Stone St. and Hanover Square between Pearl St. and South William St. – resolution.

10) Street activity permit for Downtown Friends of VN Liberty Street Festival on Sunday, July 18, 2015 12pm-7pm on Liberty Street between Broadway and Trinity Place – resolution.

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:

  • 88 Fulton Street, renewal wine and beer license application for Bennie’s Thai Cafes

  • The Bosque Area, Carousel Kiosk, renewal wine and beer license application for Table Green Cafe

  • 16-18 Maiden Lane, renewal wine and beer license application for Oka Sushi Inc.

  • 91-97 Pearl Street/48 Stone Street, renewal liquor license application for Pearlstone Restaurant LLC, d/b/a Ulysses’ Folk House

  • 4 South Street, #206, renewal liquor license application for Pizza Plus at Staten Island Ferry

  • 87 Pearl Street, renewal liquor license application for Pizza on Stone, LLC

  • Pier 15 South, renewal liquor license application for Cones Café and Watermark Bar & Lounge

  • 27 Park Place, alteration liquor license application to de-license the additional bar for MXK Restaurant Corp. d/b/a Remix

  • 40 Exchange Place, alteration liquor license application for Donore Corp, d/b/a the Irish Punt

4/7 Battery Park City Committee – 6 p.m.

1) 250 Vesey Street, application for liquor license for GRGNY1, LLC – resolution.
2) American Heart Association/NYC LeadDog Marketing Group, Inc., application for
Battery Park City Authority permit for Thursday, May 28, 2015 – discussion.
3) 325 South End Avenue, application for liquor license for Chipotle Mexican Grill #1836 –
resolution.
4) Parking signage and enforcement – discussion.
5) BPC Ballfields – discussion.
6) Maintenance of West Street median – discussion.

4/8 Tribeca Committee – 6 p.m.

1) 285 West Broadway, application for cabaret license for Haus – resolution.

2) Street activity permit for Church Street School on Sunday, May 17, 2015, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on
Warren Street between West Broadway and Greenwich – resolution.

The following notices have been received for renewal, upgrade, or transfer of wine and
beer or liquor licenses or sidewalk cafe permits:

81 Hudson Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Puffy’s Tavern
81 Warren Street, application for a renewal of a liquor license for Il Giglio Restaurant

4/9 Landmarks Committee – 6 p.m.

1) Guidelines for Applicant Presentation to Landmarks Committee - discussion.

4/13 Planning Committee – 6 p.m.

1) World Trade Center – Update by Glenn Guzi, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2) Silverstein Properties – Update by Malcolm Williams, Construction Manager
3) Route 9A – Update by Julie Nadel and Shilpan Patel, New York State Department of
Transportation
4) Move NY – Presentation by Jonathan Matz, Campaign Coordinator
5) FY 2016 Manhattan Borough Budget Priorities Report – Resolution
6) Zoning for Quality and Affordability text amendment – Update by CB1 Staff

4/14 Youth & Education Committee – 6 p.m.

1) Manhattan Youth summer programs – update.

2) Teacher evaluations – resolution.

4/16 Quality of Life Committee – 6 p.m.

1) NYC DOT Construction update
2) Construction site safety during high winds – discussion with DOT & DOB
representatives.
3) Police and the public – presentation by Robert Gangi, Director, Police Reform
Organizing Project and Tanya Dwyer, Leader of the Community Outreach Committee of
Trinity Church
4) Rodent issues in CB1 – update by Caroline Bragdon, Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene.
5) WTC Health Registry – update.
6) United States Postal Service – update.

4/21 Seaport/Civic Center Committee – 6 p.m.

1) Old Seaport Alliance – Update by Whitney Barat, Executive Director (tentative)
2) 111 Fulton Street, BSA application special permit for physical culture establishment – resolution
3) 24 Peck Slip, application for new sidewalk café license for Suteishi Japanese Restaurant - resolution.
4) 33 Peck Slip, application for hotel liquor license for an entity to be formed by Bob Ghassemieh – resolution.
5) 207 A Front Street, application for wine and beer license for LLC to be formed – resolution.

4/22 Executive Committee – 6 p.m.

1) Committee reports

4/28 CB 1 Monthly Meeting – 6 p.m.
Location: Southbridge Towers
90 Beekman Street, Community Room

All documents relating to the above agenda items are on file at the Community Board 1 office and are available for viewing by the public upon written request to man01@cb.nyc.gov. At all meetings, additional items may be raised as "New Business.” Please notify CB1 two days in advance, if wheelchair access is required.