Amidst rising delta variant cases, CB6 led Manhattan community boards in authoring a letter urging then-Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature to allow community boards to meet online and modernize the Open Meetings Law. Board members and community residents also sprang into action and contacted our elected officials to advocate for meeting online. At the beginning of September, the State Legislature and the Governor passed legislation that allows community boards to hold meetings online until January 15, 2022. While the legislation does not reform the Open Meetings Law and is only meant as a temporary measure, for the next few months, community boards can meet safely while ensuring high levels of engagement in the community during the pandemic, and CB6 looks forward to having a robust conversation at future meetings about reforming the Open Meetings Law.

The CB6 Transportation Committee announced a project to reimagine a congested segment of 3rd Avenue (from 26th Street to 32nd Street) to increase the amount of sidewalk space available to pedestrians and outdoor dining alike. That way, there isn’t so much competition for tight space. CB6 commissioned Sam Schwartz Engineering to draft a concept plan for widening the sidewalks on this portion of 3rd Avenue, using a CB6 resolution as a guide. You can find Sam Schwartz Engineering’s concepts for the area here. If you live in and around the area, we’d love to hear your feedback on the project! Simply email us your thoughts at info@cbsix.org.

Mount Sinai had initially planned to sell two of their properties on its Beth Israel campus–1 and 10 Nathan Perlman Place. If the sale happened, the community would’ve had less access to the wide variety of care provided at these two properties, ranging from substance abuse services to treatment for heart disease. Additionally, our community had serious concerns that the campus would be purchased by a developer and turned into more luxury housing, rather than the quality affordable housing and community facilities that our district needs. 

Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) has decided to reconsider their plans and remain in our district. However, MSBI says that they still plan to sell a portion of their current properties, including the Bernstein Pavilion. To view the latest updates on MSBI and the work of our Strategic Community Planning Committee, please view the “latest news” page on the Perlman Place Community Planning website. Perlman Place Community Planning is a project of CB6, launched in 2020, that seeks to give the community a voice in the future planning and development of any MSBI campus buildings that the hospital decides to sell.

Work operations have begun at Asser Levy Playground and around the Solar One facility (Stuyvesant Cove Park north). Closures within the Park and pedestrian detours will take place to accommodate equipment transport and construction fencing.

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If you have questions, or would like to learn more about the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, please contact the Community Construction Liaison (CCL): Nadine Harris

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