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NOHO NEWS
December 2010

This is an archive page.  The current issue of the NoHo News is here

 

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NoHo/Bowery stakeholders reject NoHo NY BID expansion plans.

Click for a larger imageIn response to a variety of press reports and letters implying that the NoHo NY BID is advancing on their expansion plan, 20 of the largest NoHo/Bowery stakeholders gathered in late October to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of BID membership as well as the most pressing issues facing this area.  Unanimously, they concluded that the BID and its proposal does not fit the needs of NoHo east of Lafayette or along The Bowery, with the expansion area which would double the BID's size, largely supporting the promotional agenda of the Broadway merchants and realtors. Read the NoHo/Bowery Stakeholders letter to Commissioner Walsh, here.

We will be doing outreach and holding meetings in January with the remaining property owners and businesses in the proposed expansion area to elicit more feedback and to organize according to the will of the majority. 

We will also be soliciting opinions regarding the formation of a legal entity that can more effectively represent NoHo interests and which can collect donations and grants to further our objectives as a combined residential, commercial and arts institution neighborhood.

In the meantime, if you would like to register your objection to NoHo NY BID expansion you can sign our initial petition.  If you have questions or are in favor of BID membership you can comment here.

One final note:  It is most regrettable that the sidewalk cleaning services of ACE for the Homeless are caught in the middle of this and we realize that the opportunity for a steady, funded contract can't be ignored, indeed, we would advocate for all NYC BIDS to use nonprofit services for the performance of many of their benefits.  In the meantime, we do urge donations to ACE to support their valued and effective programs, never more needed for the increasing numbers of homeless and unemployed in this current economic climate.

Current Events                            If you missed the last issue, click here
 

The San Gennaro Festival application for 2011 will be heard at CB#2 in January.  Get ready !

CB#2 Hearing Highlights for December
SLA LICENSING Raymond Lee, Richard Stewart Co-Chairs
Tues., 12/7 @ 6:45 PM *NOTE TIME CHANGE*-NYU-19 University Pl. Room 102

1a* Apps. to the State Liquor Authority(SLA) for a Renewal License to sell Liquor or beer and wine:

• 9GJ d/b/a Acme, 9 Great Jones St. (on-premise) - some complaints regarding the downstairs club and patrons on the sidewalk.  These proved to be mild, but the Committee has recommended a stronger sidewalk presence.

• The Smile, 26 Bond St. (b&w) - It seems the SLA already issued the license, though we were led to believe it would be heard in time at the Community Board.  See the letter. ..and thank you for the many others sent. We are still hopeful of a Community Agreement that will be voluntarily attached to this renewal or will be considered separately by CB#2 in an alteration application.  For now, here's a DRAFT of the SLA Committee resolution.

FYI: New Beer and/or Wine Licenses:

• PQ Bleecker Inc. d/b/a Le Pain Quotidien, 65-69 Bleecker St. NYC 10012 - not sure this one will be heard. It is another address that has not ever had a license before, though it is in the NoHo BID area, it is right across the street from NoHo Star and the Bleecker Bar. This operator is a good one, and their current operation closes quite early. They do occupy an enormous space, however.  This item was not heard because it wasn't called up by interested parties.

Children’s Aid Society moves to close Sullivan St. pre-school and afterschool facility. Save A Village Education (SAVE) - has been established in response to CAS's decision. SAVE’s Mission is to ensure that CAS fulfills its commitment to keep the Center open through June 2012 and that it sells the Center to an organization that will preserve educational and community programs for children. You can also sign their petition here.

Bond St. Roadbed: A DOT crew is currently scheduled to do a restoration of the travelling section of the road bed this spring. 41-43 Bond should be pretty much finished with their heavy work by then.

A complete replacement of the roadbed (with Belgian block) would require a capital budget request. Monies set aside by Councilman Gerson for a capital investment on Bond St. can only be used for this purpose. Such a request will have to be made through the Community Board (and perhaps guided by others) and would not result in actual replacement before 2015. We can initiate the process for a complete replacement for the coming budget requests year, this spring.

DOT is conducting their study of traffic and pedestrian issues surrounding Bowery and Houston.  We recently inquired for an update.  The survey (data collection) has been completed and DOT is currently involved in the analysis of the data for existing conditions. This phase will be completed by the end of the year and the preliminary draft report will be ready by mid February. The next public meeting will be in April.
 

NoHo's MTA Project

We couldn't do better than Curbed coverage.....Here's the plan.

MTA Bleecker/Broadway/Lafayette Construction Update - Don't shoot the messenger, this is actually what they call a report !
 

Neighboring 'Hoods

Broadway BID - It seems the Broadway BID proposal has to go back for some revisions before CB#2 will approve it.

Chinatown BID - May have some minor adjustments but it looks like it will pass CB's 1,2, and 3, this month.

If you like to keep tabs on the Lower East Side, you should definitely read The Lo-Down.  We run into Ed Litvak everywhere and he does LOVE his beat.  Great reporting. 

Chinatown - We have been working with the Chinatown Working Group for over two years now in preparing a 197a-Plan  You can catch up on all the discussions at www.chinatownworkinggroup.org
 

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Neighborhood Watch

We created a "watch area" for NoHo, on June 11, 2010, where you can see and can register complaints.

It is an alternative to the City's 311 system that allows us to keep track of what is going on in our neighborhood,
in real time, and to monitor what is actually being done about it (unlike the City's 311 system). 

See What's Happening.......Go to the Neighborhood Watch Page

 

SLA LICENSING -  PLEASE sign the ONLINE PETITION regarding the granting of future licenses to NoHo area addresses.

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New Blogs in Town:  Or maybe not new, but we just found them anyway....Bowery Boogie and Colonnade Row.  A tad eclectic, which for NoHo, makes them just right. Oh, and one more, Greenwich Village Daily Photo

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If you have additional suggestions, are an artist living in NoHo, have any professional photography of our neighborhood, or slides of your artwork, please forward them to zella at nohomanhattan.org. Forgive the spell-out here but spamming robots have been stealing the actually linked address.

Don't forget to use the Activist Links page

You can also visit NoHo at i-neighborhoods.org - look for NoHo Manhattan. I-neighbors is run by a team of faculty and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I-neighbors was designed to encourage neighborhood participation and to help people form local social ties.


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