Community Board 7 will vote Tuesday night on a redesign of Lincoln Square that could dramatically alter the streets and sidewalks around Broadway and Columbus Avenue between 63rd and 66th street. The redesign is meant to make the streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. We last wrote about it here.
That and other issues, including liquor licenses and changes to some historic buildings, are on the agenda, which we’ve posted below. There’s also time for community input on any issue you feel needs to be addressed.
Fordham University
113 West 60th Street (Columbus Avenue)
6:00 PM
Public Hearing on the NYC Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
6:00 PM
Pre-Meeting
Business & Consumer Issues Committee
(Please see agenda at the end of this page)
6:30 PM
Full Board Meeting
Elizabeth Caputo, Chair
Agenda Subject to Change
Approval of minutes from previous full board meeting
Chair’s Report, Elizabeth Caputo
Community Session – We welcome all members of our community (residents, businesses, CBOs) who would like to speak on issues of interest to them. Please limit remarks to one minute and, if possible, provide a written copy for the record.
Manhattan Borough President’s Report, Diana Howard
Reports by Legislators
Reports by Elected Officials’ Representatives (One-minute remarks)
Business Session
Land Use Committee
Richard Asche and Page Cowley, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
1. 55 Amsterdam Avenue, d/b/a Bod Fitness (West 62nd Street.) Application #9-15-BZ to the Board of Standards & Appeals by West 62nd Street LLC for a special permit to operate a Physical Culture Establishment or health club at the subject premises.
2. 160 Columbus Avenue, d/b/a Equinox (West 68th Street.) Application #17-93-BZ to the Board of Standards & Appeals by Equinox SC Upper West Side, Inc. for an extension of the term special permit to operate a Physical Culture Establishment at the subject premises, and a change in the owner/operator to Equinox.
Transportation Committee,
Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons
Resolution Re:
3. NYC Department of Transportation’s Lincoln Square Bow-Tie Pedestrian Safety Project.
Youth, Education & Libraries Committee
Blanche Lawton and Eric Shuffler, Co-Chairpersons
Resolution Re:
4. The proposed Jewish Home Lifecare development on West 97th Street.
Housing Committee
Nick Prigo, Chair
Resolution Re:
5. Illegal hotels.
Preservation Committee
Jay Adolf and Gabrielle Palitz, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
6. 5 Riverside Drive, Apt. 8B (West 73rd Street.) Application #16-3561 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for window replacement in Apartment 8B.
7. 38 West 83rd Street (Columbus Avenue – Central Park West.) Application #16-4475 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to legalize window replacement and facade and areaway work performed without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits.
8. 315 & 325 West 85th Street, Metropolitan Montessori School (West End Avenue.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a five story, 9’ 7” in deep rear addition to 325 West 85th Street and a one-story rooftop addition to 315 West 85th Street to house additional classrooms and educational office space.
9. 263 West 93rd Street (West End Avenue – Broadway.) Application #16-0557 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to construct rear yard and rooftop additions, create a new masonry opening and excavation at the rear yard.
Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Michele Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
10. Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Renewal Applications
• 2178 Broadway (West 77th Street.) Renewal application # 1418144-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Serafina 77 West, LLC, d/b/a Serafina, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 38 tables and 76 seats.
• 2463 Broadway (West 91st Street.) Renewal application # 1277778-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by PQ Upper West, Inc., d/b/a Le Pain Quotidien, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 16 seats.
• 2479 Broadway (West 92nd Street.) Renewal application DCA# 1278350 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Katouna, Inc., d/b/a Perfecto, for a two-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 48 seats.
• 2745 Broadway (West 105th Street.) Renewal application # 1025180-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Grillo, LTD, d/b/a Henry’s, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 21 tables and 62 seats.
SLA Alteration Licenses:
11. 100 Columbus Avenue (West 64th Street.) Lincoln Center Performing Arts and Restaurant Services I, LLC, d/b/a Avery Fisher Hall.
12. 1941 – 47 Broadway (West 66th Street / Lincoln Center.) Lincoln Center Performing Arts and Restaurant Services I, LLC, d/b/a Alice Tully Hall.
13. New applications to the SLA for two-year liquor licenses.
• 103 West 70th Street (Columbus Avenue.) Amber 103 West Inc., d/b/a To be Determined.
• 320 Columbus Avenue (West 75th Street.) ShreejI Swami Restaurant Inc., d/b/a Saffron Indian Cuisine.
• 224 West 104th Street (Broadway.) Singapore Grille NY Inc., d/b/a To be Determined.
14. 210 West 70th Street (Broadway.) Lincoln Square Steak, LLC, d/b/a Lincoln Square Steak.
15. 2756 Broadway (West 106th Street.) 2756 Broadway LLC, d/b/a To be Determined. Request to serve liquor in restaurant and outdoor area: Gardens/Grounds.
Renewal Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Application:
16. 2756 Broadway (West 106th Street.) New application # 1421212-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Five Lamps Corp., d/b/a Five Lamps Tavern, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 32 seats.
6:00PM Pre-meeting of the Business & Consumer Issues Committee
1. 2178 Broadway (West 77th Street.) Renewal application # 1418144-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Serafina 77 West, LLC, d/b/a Serafina, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 38 tables and 76 seats.
2. 2756 Broadway (West 106th Street.) 2756 Broadway LLC, d/b/a to be Determined. Request to serve liquor in the restaurant and rear yard.
3. 2756 Broadway, Renewal application # 1421212-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Five Lamps Corp., d/b/a Five Lamps Tavern, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 32 seats.
