Community Board 1 put its September committee agendas online, and Tribeca is on the list. The schedule includes FY28 District Needs, fair housing discussions, and a run of licensing items that affect Lower Manhattan businesses and residents.
The first listed meeting is the Transportation & Street Activity Committee on 9/2 at 6p. Its agenda includes NYC Transit bus service along the West Street/9A corridor and Hudson River Park, Lower Manhattan Placard Parking, and FY28 District Needs: Remove, Revise & Identify New Priorities.
9/3 at 1 Centre Street
The Battery Park City & World Trade Center Committee follows on 9/3 at 6p. That agenda includes NYC Department of Transportation's 8 Proposed Revocable Consent Agreements for the Battery Park City Authority's South Battery Park City Resiliency Project, BPC Public Space and Streetscape Framework - RFP, a BPC Security Update from Patrick Murphy, Programming, Construction and Event Updates from Nicholas Sbordone, and FY28 District Needs: Remove, Revise & Identify New Priorities.
Patrick Murphy is listed on the agenda as Director of Security for Allied Universal. Nicholas Sbordone is listed as Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs for BPCA. Their appearances put security and construction updates in the same meeting as the resiliency and consent-agreement items, so the committee is not just hearing policy language; it is also hearing the people tied to day-to-day operations.
The board is still handling recurring issues like Lower Manhattan placard parking while also adding new agenda items such as a cannabis application and a Battery Park City resiliency project. That mix runs through the September schedule: one meeting can cover street activity, another can cover security, and the licensing agenda can move quickly from a new application to a renewal notice.
Tribeca licensing items
The Licensing & Permits Committee meets on 9/9 at 6p, and several Tribeca addresses are on the agenda. They include a new cannabis application for 108 South Street by Green Klub Inc, a method of operation change for 253 Church Street by TK Tribeca LLC dba Tara Kitchen for a full liquor license, and a new application and temporary retail permit for 458 Greenwich Street by Better Than August LLC dba North Bar for a full liquor license.
Other listed matters include renewal notices for 370 Canal Street, 81 Warren Street, 86A West Broadway, 456 Greenwich Street, 253 Church Street, and 275 Greenwich Street. The same agenda also lists a new application and temporary retail permit for 11 Fulton Street by Blue Fox Theatre LLC dba iPIC Theatres and the Tuck Room for a full liquor license, a new application for catering establishment and temporary retail permit for 175 Greenwich Street by 175 Greenwich Sub LLC dba Glasshouse Downtown for a full liquor license, a new application and temporary retail permit for 32 Old Slip by Five Iron Golf Fidi LLC for a full liquor license, and a renewal notice for 150 Nassau Street by DP Hospitality Group-Brooklyn Chop House.
Community Board 1 said meetings are still live on Webex and are also recorded and posted to the board's YouTube page, with documents and draft resolutions available online. Residents and businesses in Tribeca and the Financial District can use that material to see which items are moving toward a committee vote and which are only being introduced for review.
For readers tracking what comes next, the practical step is simple: watch the committee agendas that touch your block, business, or building, because the board is putting the September review list in front of you before it acts on it.
Community Board 1 agendas for September
The September lineup also includes the Education & Culture Committee on 9/8 from 5:30 to 6:00p and the Environmental Protection & Culture Resiliency Committee on 9/8 at 6p. The board can be contacted at [email protected].
