Community Board 7 will discuss several liquor license and cafe applications and a proposal to change the sidewalk near the Eleanor Roosevelt monument in Riverside Park at 72nd street, along with several other items at its monthly full-board meeting on Tuesday. There are also opportunities for public comment on whatever topic you’d like.
Check out the agenda below:
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 Tenth Avenue (West 59th Street)
6:00 PM Pre-Meetings
Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Parks & Environment Committee
(Please see agenda at the end of this document.)
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.  Â
Manhattan Borough President’s Report, Diana Howard
Reports by Legislators
Reports by Elected Officials’ Representatives (One-minute remarks)
Business Session
Business & Consumer Issues Committee
Michele Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
Applications to the SLA for two-year liquor licenses:
1. Hudson Beach & West 105th Street, 106 Amsterdam Rest Corp, d/b/a To be Determined, for street and park levels.
2. 929 Columbus Avenue (West 105th Street.) 929 Columbus Avenue, LLC, d/b/a To be Determined.
3. 5:30PM Pre-meeting Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Renewal Applications:
• 279 Amsterdam Avenue (West 73rd Street.) Renewal application #1369548-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Manna Amsterdam Avenue LLC, d/b/a Gina La Fornarina, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 14 tables and 28 seats.
• 425 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th – West 81st Street.) Renewal application #1218074-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 425 Amsterdam Café, Inc., d/b/a McAleer’s Pub, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 16 seats.
• 447 Amsterdam Avenue (West 81st – 82nd Streets.) Renewal application #2010401-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 447 Amsterdam Restaurant, LLC, d/b/a The Meatball Shop, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 15 Seats.
• 494 Amsterdam Avenue (West 84th Street.) Renewal application #1207810-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by PQ West 84th Inc., d/b/a Le Pain Quotidien, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 16 Seats.
4. Unenclosed Sidewalk Café Renewal Applications:
• 237 Columbus Avenue (West 71st Street). Renewal application #1219794-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 71 Wine Bar Café Operating Corp., d/b/a Bin 71 Restaurant, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 12 seats.
• 423 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th Street.) Renewal application #0981250-DCA to the Department of
Consumer Affairs by BSWR Corp., d/b/a Sarabeth’s, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed
sidewalk café with 7 tables and 16 seats.
• 491 Columbus Avenue (West 84th Street.) Renewal application # 1440354-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Nidja, LLC, d/b/a Gastronomie 491, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 6 tables and 12 seats.
• 201 West 95th Street (Amsterdam Avenue.) Renewal application DCA# 1282774 to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 201 Rest. 95th Street Corp., d/b/a Buceo 95 Restaurant, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 10 tables and 21 seats.
• 960 Amsterdam Avenue (West 107th Street.) Renewal application # 1275484-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Thai Market, Inc., d/b/a Thai Market, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 12 tables and 25 seats.
5. 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 49 tables and 98 seats.
Enclosed Café Renewal Application:
6. 44 West 63rd Street (Broadway.) Renewal application DCA# 1229629/ ULURP # N130324 ECM to the
Department of Consumer Affairs by ERS Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a P.J. Clarke’s, for a four-year consent to operate an enclosed sidewalk café with 22 tables and 46 seats.
New Unenclosed Café Application:
7. 975 Amsterdam Avenue (West 108th Street.) New application #15967-2014-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 975 Amsterdam, Inc., d/b/a Spice, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 14 tables and 28 seats.
New Enclosed Sidewalk Café Application:
8. 221 Columbus Avenue (West 70th Street.) New application #146246 / ULURP # N130295ECM to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Amber 221, Inc., d/b/a Amber, for a four-year consent to operate an enclosed sidewalk café with 11 tables and 22 seats.
Preservation Committee
Jay Adolf and Gabrielle Palitz, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
9.  270 West 77th Street (West End Avenue – Broadway.) Application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a rear yard addition and facade renovations, including window replacement.
10. 27 West 70th Street (Columbus Avenue – Central Park West.) Application #15-7650 to the Landmarks Preservation Commission to replace a window.
Parks & Environment Committee
Klari Neuwelt, Chairperson
Joint with the Transportation Committee, Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons.
Resolution Re:
11. Eleanor Roosevelt Monument, Riverside Park (West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive.) Department of Parks & Recreation’s proposed replacement of the existing bluestone pavement and reconfiguration of the existing entrance to accommodate pedestrian-crossing improvements.
Transportation Committee
Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons
Resolutions Re:
12. 53 West 71st Street (Columbus – Central Park West.) Application EIN#39-2080018 to the Department of Transportation for new revocable consent to construct, maintain and use installation of stoop and fenced in area.
13. West 97th Street (Columbus-Amsterdam Avenues.) Application to the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office by GrowNYC for a permit to operate a greenmarket on the north side of West 97th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues in 2015.
6:00 PM Pre-Meetings
Business & Consumer Issues Committee Pre-Meeting
Michele Parker and George Zeppenfeldt-Cestero, Co-Chairpersons
1. 929 Columbus Avenue (West 105th Street.) Application to the SLA for a two-year liquor license by 929 Columbus Avenue, LLC, d/b/a To be Determined.
2. 279 Amsterdam Avenue (West 73rd Street.) Renewal application #1369548-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by Manna Amsterdam Avenue LLC, d/b/a Gina La Fornarina, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 14 tables and 28 seats.
3. 425 Amsterdam Avenue (West 80th – West 81st Street.) Renewal application #1218074-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 425 Amsterdam Café, Inc., d/b/a McAleer’s Pub, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 16 seats.
4. 447 Amsterdam Avenue (West 81st – 82nd Streets.) Renewal application #2010401-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by 447 Amsterdam Restaurant, LLC, d/b/a The Meatball Shop, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 7 tables and 15 Seats.
5. 494 Amsterdam Avenue (West 84th Street.) Renewal application #1207810-DCA to the Department of Consumer Affairs by PQ West 84th Inc., d/b/a Le Pain Quotidien, for a four-year consent to operate an unenclosed sidewalk café with 8 tables and 16 Seats.
Parks & Environment Committee, Klari Neuwelt, Chairperson
Joint with the Transportation Committee, Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairpersons.
Eleanor Roosevelt Monument, Riverside Park (West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive.) Department of Parks & Recreation’s proposed replacement of the existing bluestone pavement and reconfiguration of the existing entrance to accommodate pedestrian-crossing improvements.
Question for:
Preservation Committee
Jay Adolf and Gabrielle Palitz, Co-Chairpersons
What is your stand on the soon to be torn down townhouses on north west 96th off CPW?
Are they not as worthy as any of the landmaked homes directly across the street? Have you met with developer to at least save the facades?