Community Board 4 -- January 2000 Schedule

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Manhattan Community Board No. 4
330 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036
Tel. 736-4536 Fax. 947-9512

Community Board 4 -- January Schedules

-- Full Board Meeting
-- Monthly Committee Schedule
-- CB4 Newsletter

You can access CB4 schedules (including board resolutions and more) 
at: http://hellskitchen.net/comm/cb4/index.html 

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MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD NO. 4
FULL BOARD MEETING

DATE:   Wednesday, January 5, 2000
TIME:   6:30 PM  
PLACE:  St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital
        1000 Tenth Avenue (between 58th/59th Streets)
                                                        
AGENDA

--  Public Session                      Walter Mankoff
--  Adoption of the Agenda  
--  Adoption of Minutes
--  Elected Officials' Reports
--  Borough President's Report          Dirk McCall                      
--  Chair's Report                      Katherine Gray
--  District Manager's Report           Laura Fink 
                            
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
 
1) Ratification of Letter to DCP re: Sherwood 36
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE

2)  Letter to Mayor Giuliani re: Shelter/Work Requirement
3)  Letter to NYC Dept. for the Aging re: Provision of Services to NORC

BUSINESS LICENSES & PERMITS

4)  Letter to NYSLA re: ML Restaurant Group LTD, 216 Seventh Avenue
5)  Letter to NYSLA re: Daioh Corp., 300 West 23rd Street
6)  Letter to NYSLA re: Baron Francois Limited, 236 West 26th Street
7)  Letter to NYSLA re: Chelsea Park, LLC, 118-120 10th Avenue

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE

8)  Letter to NYCDOT re: Bus Shelter Contract
9)  Letter to Gasteria Oil, Corp. re: Illegal Entrance on Tenth Avenue
10) Letter to NYCDOT re: West 25th Street Horn Blowing
11) Letter to NYPD Traffic Control Division re: Parking at Park West High School
12) Letter to NYCDOT re: Traffic Conditions at Int. School 51, 520 W. 45th St.
13) Letter to DOITT re: Hazardous PPT Installation

WATERFRONT PRESERVATION & PLANNING

14) Letter to HRPT re: Pier 63 Lease

CHELSEA PRESERVATION AND PLANNING COMMITTEE

15) Letter to Costco re: West 23rd Street Location
 
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT

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Manhattan Community Board No. 4
Committee Schedule                      January 2000

Jan 5    6:00 PM Public Hearings
(Wed)    7:00 PM Full Board Meeting
         St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, 2nd Floor Conference Room
         1000 Tenth Avenue (between 58th/59th Streets)

Jan 10   South Hell's Kitchen Planning Committee
(Mon)    6:00 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
         
1. Update: Triple Bridge Project
2. Discussion with Port Authority & NYC Parks Department re: Space & Greening
3. Mixed Use Zoning

Jan 11   Business Licenses & Permits Committee
(Tues)   6:00 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
         
1. Sidewalk Café: Morning Star, 401 West 57th Street
2. Sidewalk Café: Tello's, 184 8th Avenue
3. Sidewalk Café: Cafeteria, 119 7th Avenue
4. Sidewalk Café: Zanzibar, 634-645 9th Avenue
5. Liquor Licenses: 

   Applications: 
   John O'Donnell Bar, Inc., 687 8th Avenue
   92 Eighth Avenue Rest. Corp., 92 Eighth Avenue
   The White House (NY), Inc., 603 West 45th Street aka 609/11 11th Avenue
   NGBG Restaurant Inc., 737 Ninth Avenue
   New Mil, L.L.C., 547 Ninth Avenue
   44th & Ninth Avenue Restaurant Inc., 623 9th Avenue
   Morgan Restaurant Corp., 315 10th Avenue

   Renewals:
   Daniella Restaurant Corp., 320 Eighth Avenue
   Circle Line Sightseeing Yacht's, Inc., Pier 83
   Colas Restaurant Corporation, 148 8th Avenue
   Kem Restaurant Inc., 214 10th Avenue
   Phoenix Sound, Inc., 616-20 West 46th Street
   Lipgould Restaurant, Inc., 753 9th Avenue
   Hot Rod Diner & Bar, 270 11th Avenue
   
6. Street Activity Permit: White Feather Farms, 
   West 58th Street b 8th/9th Avenues
   
7. Liquor License Questionnaire Revision   

Jan 11   Health & Human Services Committee
(Tues)   6:30 PM Hudson Guild, 441 West 26th Street, Art Gallery  

1. Presentation: Julie Schwartzman, West Side Green Party 
   re: Mosquito Spraying

Jan 12   Housing Committee
(Wed)    6:45 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
         
1. Update:  McBurney YMCA
2. Update:  793 9th Avenue
3. Update:  Use of Macklowe Fund 
4. Ongoing Issues:  NYCHA, Clinton Sp District Enfmt., SRO Enforcement
5. Problems with specific buildings
            
Jan 13   Waterfront Preservation & Planning Committee
(Thurs)  6:00 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
         
1. NYC EDC re: Pier 76 and Passenger Ship Piers
2. Pier 63/64 Planning
3. Chelsea Piers-Black Cars Parking on Sidewalks

Jan 18   Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs Committee
(Tues)   6:00 PM Penn South, 343 8th Avenue, (Opposite 27th Street) 
         Small Community Room
         
1. Report from CSB 2 Representative
2. Discussion of IS Schools in CB4
            
Jan 18   Chelsea Preservation & Planning Committee
(Tues)   6:15 PM Penn South, 343 8th Avenue, (Opposite 27th Street), 
         Large Community Room

1. New Projects in Chelsea
2. Follow-ups: West Chelsea

Jan 18   Quality of Life Committee
(Tues)   6:15 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)

1. Discussion with DEP Representative regarding Noise Issues
            
Jan 19   Transportation Planning Committee
(Wed)    6:00 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)

1. Presentation: Neil Scott, Transportation Alternatives 
2. Traffic Calming Techniques

Jan 19   Clinton Land Use & Zoning Committee
(Wed)    7:00 PM St. Clare's Hospital and Health Center, Cafeteria
         426 West 52nd Street ( 9th/10th Avenues)
         
1.  Presentation: Clinton Coordinating Committee re: Urban Renewal Area

Jan 19   Youth Services Parks & Recreation Committee
(Wed)    6:15 PM Hudson Guild, 447 West 25th Street, Basement

1. Presentation: Bernadette Grullon, NYC Parks Dept. re: McCaffrey Playground
2. Report on Chelsea Recreation Center
3. Report on Intermediate School 70
4. Film: "Unsung Heroes"
        
Jan 24   Executive Committee
(Mon)    6:15 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
            
Jan 29   14th Street Special Committee
(Wed)    6:15 PM Housing Works, 320 West 13th Street (8th/9th Avenues)

1. Traffic Follow-up Meeting with Assemblymember Gottfried re: Nurture ARD
2. Water Tunnel Access Shafts
            
Jan 29   Clinton TIL Task Force 
(Wed)    6:30 PM Community Board No. 4 Office, 330 West 42nd Street, 
         26th Floor (8th/9th Avenues)
                        
Feb 2    6:00 PM Public Hearing
(Wed)    7:00 PM Full Board Meeting
         Hudson Guild/Fulton Center
         119 Ninth Avenue (between 17th/18th Streets)

Please call the board office to confirm meeting times and agendas as they are 
subject to change.

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Manhattan CB4 Newsletter                  January 2000

In the Neighborhood

MOBILE METROCARD VANS AND BUSSES -- will be coming to Chelsea and Clinton.  A bus will be at West
23rd Street and Ninth Avenue on January 13 and January 27, 2000 from 1:00-2:00pm.  A bus will be
on the corner of West 42nd Street and Ninth Avenue on January 6 from 2:30-3:30pm, and a van will
be on the same corner on January 20 from 2:30-3:30pm.  One may apply for a reduced-fare Metrocard
on a MetroCard bus.  Money can be added to a Metrocard at vans and busses.  For additional
information, call (212) METROCARD.

CB4 COMMUNITY LEADERS  -- The CB4 office is trying to maintain a current Public Information List
of community leaders. Faxes and e-mail addresses are most useful as they enable us to disburse
information at a more rapid pace. Please call the office at 736-4536 with your information.

RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL? -- The Baruch College School of Public Affairs and the NYC 2001
Political Education Leadership Coalition are hosting a series of four forums to assist candidates
in understanding and mastering the complex workings of City government.  The cost is $60 for all
four or $20 for each. For information

SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE -- Learn more about sexual harassment in the workplace. Women's
Rights at Work presents an open forum Wednesday, January 19, 2000. For more information please
call 1-888-979-7765 x42.

Around the City

COLLEGE AID AWARENESS NETWORK -- provides financial aid information including information on how
to apply for aid, aid applications, answers to your financial aid questions and information on
private scholarships.  For more information, call (800) 689-1669 from January 18 to February 11,
2000 or log on to www.nysfaaa.org.

FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS SEMINAR -- is being offered free of charge by EAB.  The two-day seminar
will be January 11-12, 2000 from 6:30-9:00pm.  Participates will learn how to establish good
credit, buy a home with as little as 3% down, determine an monthly mortgage payment, and negotiate
the best price for your home.  Reservations are required.  Call (800) EAB-6527 for information.

FREE TRAINING FOR THOSE 55 AND OLDER -- is available from Project STEP. Training in computer and
office skills, and job placement assistance is being offered.  The program is 20 weeks long and
meets from 9:00am to 4:15pm.  Each participate works on his or her own computer and receives both
individual land group instruction.  For more information, contact a counselor at 369-5523 or
598-4148.

EL PRIMIR CONTACTO CON EL ARTE -- a program of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is available to
introduce children ages six to twelve with accompanying adults to the Museum's collection through
discussions, sketching and hands-on activities.  The program is in Spanish and runs on Saturdays
from 11:30am-1:30pm.  For information and reservations, call (212) 650-2833.