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CB14 is hiring! Brooklyn Community Board 14 is seeking a full-time Community Coordinator for the CB14 district office. Please click this link to view the complete job description and for instructions to apply.
Postponed: Community Environment, Cultural Affairs, and Economic Development Committee Meeting
Please note: The Community Environment, Cultural Affairs, and Economic Development Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6:30 PM is being postponed. The new meeting date will be December 8, 2022 at 6:30 PM.
CB14 Housing & Land Use Committee Meeting
Please join Brooklyn Community Board 14 online for a Housing & Land Use Committee meeting this evening, Monday, September 19th at 6:30 PM. Click here to watch the live stream on the CB14 YouTube channel. Click here to view the meeting agenda. To request the Webex link, please email info@cb14brooklyn.com.
CB14 Board Meeting Tonight
Please join Brooklyn Community Board 14 online for our monthly board meeting this evening, Monday, May 9th at 7 PM. Click here to watch the live stream on the CB14 YouTube channel. Click here to view the meeting agenda. To request the Webex link, please email info@cb14brooklyn.com.
Update from Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Last week, the Congresswoman voted to pass critical legislation to fund the government and respond to the key issues of this moment. This was passed by the US Senate. The government funding legislation passed by the House last week (more…)
Community Board Applications & Renewals
The 2022 Brooklyn Community Board application period is now open through March 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM. Brooklyn’s 18 Community Boards represent the needs of their neighborhoods and weigh in on important issues. Community Boards help to deliver city services to residents and advise on land use and zoning issues, among other important functions. If you are interested in joining your community board, apply before March 4th on the Brooklyn Borough President’s website.
NYC Speaks
As New York City makes its way toward recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the new mayoral administration invites you to help shape city priorities and policies. NYC Speaks is a citywide engagement initiative designed to ensure that New Yorkers are heard. To take part, complete the NYC Speaks Survey by February 11 and help spread the word! A social media toolkit is available at nycspeaks.org/share.
CB14 Executive Committee Meeting Postponed
Link NYC 5G Design Proposal
Please click the link below to review the Link 5G Design Proposal from the NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications (DOITT).
DoITT_Link5G Design Proposal for Community Boards
Labor Day – Office Closed
The CB14 District Office will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2022 in observance of Labor Day.
Excluded Workers Fund Informational Webinar
The community is invited to attend a free webinar to help prepare excluded workers for the application process. The webinar will be held on Thursday, July 29th at 6:30pm hosted by Assemblymember Bichotte Hermelyn. For more information, click here to view the flyer or contact the Assemblymember’s office at 718-940-0428.
Open Restaurants Zoning Text Amendment
Managing Agency: NYC Department of Transportation
Location: Citywide
Project Description: A permanent Open Restaurants program, managed by NYC DOT, to allow restaurants to use the sidewalk adjacent and curbside roadway space in front of their businesses for outdoor dining.
Status: Pending
Due to the success of the emergency Open Restaurants Program during COVID-19, New York City is working to create a permanent Open Restaurants program. This program will be managed by NYC DOT and allow restaurants to use the sidewalk adjacent and curbside roadway space in front of their businesses for outdoor dining. In order to make this program permanent, the laws that control outdoor dining in non-emergency situations must be changed.NYC Permanent Open Restaurants Program Brochure (pdf)
Vision for Permanent Program
- NYC DOT will administer both the sidewalk and roadway café programs through a streamlined application process
- Allow for outdoor dining on the sidewalk and in the curbside roadway space
- Available citywide
- Detailed, upfront design guidance based on the design guidelines outreach process
- Both sidewalk and roadway seating require license agreement
- Full NYC DOT enforcement unit to enforce roadway structures, ADA Compliance, clear path, and amplified noise devices
- Continued coordination with other city agencies on enforcement and rules
Timeline
There are many legal changes required to making this program permanent.
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Milestones
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| Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 |
Legal Actions Take Place (i.e. amendment to zoning text, changes to local law, rulemaking, design, and application details)
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| Winter 2022 |
Permanent Program Application Opens
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| 2023 |
Permanent Program Launches
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Public Outreach
NYC DOT and the Department of City Planning (DCP) will be embarking on a six-month outreach program engaging with New Yorkers to inform the future design rules for the permanent Open Restaurants program. In-Person and remote roundtables will take place throughout this fall and winter. These discussions will offer opportunities for New Yorkers to share their thoughts on how Open Restaurant structures should be designed to ensure that the final program rules balance creativity, feasibility and cost as they seek to enhance comfort and safety for all New Yorkers. Specifics and updates on these sessions will be posted below.
Five Borough Board Meetings
NYC DOT and DCP will present to each of the five boroughs at Borough Board or Service Cabinet Meetings in December and January. NYC DOT and DCP will share an overview of the Permanent Open Restaurants Design Guidelines Process, Goals, and solicit feedback. Members of the public are encouraged to attend one of the virtual public roundtables in January listed below.
- Queens, Monday, December 6, 2021, 5:30pm
- Brooklyn, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 6:00pm
- Bronx, Thursday, December 16, 2021, 10:00am
- Manhattan, Friday, December 17, 2021, 9:30am
- Staten Island, details to follow
Overview of Open Restaurants Permanent Design Guidelines – Presented to all Five Boroughs (pdf)
Virtual Public Roundtables
NYC DOT and DCP will host a series of virtual roundtables that are open to the public, where any New Yorker can share their thoughts on the permanent Open Restaurants program. The first two will be:
- Tuesday, January 11, 2022, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
- Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Virtual Topic-Based Roundtables
Alfresco NYC – RPA, Design Trust, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign in coordination with NYC DOT & DCP will host a series of virtual roundtables to bring together a range of stakeholders from the hospitality industry, design professions, and transit and accessibility advocates, to provide an in-depth look at major issues to be addressed by the permanent program. Roundtable input will be shared publically. Details to follow.
Engagement Process and Timeline
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| Fall/Winter 2021 | Design and public engagement processes, organized and led by DCP and NYC DOT, and assisted by an interagency Open Restaurants design taskforce. The design taskforce consists of representatives from relevant agencies involved in managing the restaurant industry or in street planning: DOB, DCWP, DEP, DOHMH, DSNY, EDC, FDNY, LPC, MOPD, MOME, PDC, and SBS. |
| Spring 2022 | Completion of the design engagement process, marked with the release of design guidelines in Spring 2022, which will detail all the intended design parameters, vetted by the interagency group. |
| Summer/Fall 2022 | A robust community and borough level engagement and outreach program will be set up for sharing the design concepts in advance of the City’s rulemaking process known as the City Administrative Procedure Act, or CAPA. It is through CAPA that the City will finalize and adopt formal rules relating to the permanent Open Restaurants program, including rules for outdoor dining structures in the roadway. |
| Winter 2022 | Following adoption of the rules through CAPA, NYC DOT will publish a final visual “manual” of design guidance, including an easy-to-use digital application that will provide a roadmap to restaurants on their outdoor dining structures. This resource will be made available ahead of the official launch of applications for the permanent Open Restaurants program, expected in late 2022.1 |
Watch CB14 Meetings Online
Watch live and archived Community Board 14 meetings on the CB14 YouTube channel. (*Please note that this platform does not allow comments. To participate in online meeting discussions, please email a request to CB14 for the Webex link.) Like and subscribe to receive updates about future meetings or sign up for our mailing list by emailing info@cb14brooklyn.com.
P.S. 90 Task Force Meeting
The next Task Force meeting to discuss the proposed development for the former P.S. 90 building located at 2286 Church Avenue is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24th from 5:30 – 8 PM. The meeting will discuss memorialization options and the co-design process for the project’s public engagement approach to ensure it is inclusive and accessible. Click here to view the meeting announcement. Watch live at https://ps90taskforce.nyc/get-
Human Services Committee Meeting
Please join CB14’s Human Services Committee online this evening, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 6:30 PM, for a meeting to discuss Covid-19 Vaccines and the Test + Trace program in NYC. Click here for more information or watch the live stream on the CB14 YouTube Channel.
Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs Committee
Please join CB14’s Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs Committee online this evening, Monday, December 21 at 6:30 PM. The meeting will include an update on NYC Public Schools from Professor David C. Bloomfield of Brooklyn College, information about Brooklyn Public Library resources and a presentation about Flatbush Development Corporation programs and services. Click here to view the full agenda. Watch the meeting live streamed at youtu.be/E_GSX-J39wM or email info@cb14brooklyn.com for the Webex link.
CB14 December Board Meeting
The community is invited to join Brooklyn Community Board 14 online on Monday, December 7 at 6:30 PM for the CB14 December monthly board meeting. Click here to view meeting the agenda. You are invited to watch the meeting live on the CB14 Youtube channel. If you wish to make a comment or an announcement at the meeting, please email info@cb14brooklyn.com to request the Webex link.
Public Hearing
DATE: Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Online meeting
*Click here to view on YouTube or email info@cb14brooklyn.com to request link.
AGENDA
- Report on Department of Homeless Services proposed shelter for single adults at 1 Kenilworth Place –
Erin Drinkwater, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Social Services (DSS), Tahisha Salmon Lue Hing, Vice President of Operations, Children’s Rescue Fund (CRF), Angela Gonzalez, Vice President of Programs & Staff Development, Children’s Rescue Fund (CRF) - Other business
Tonight: CB14 Board Meeting
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Online Meeting
Join Brooklyn Community Board 14 online this evening for our October board meeting. Watch the meeting live on the CB14 Youtube Channel or send an email to info@cb14brooklyn.com to request the Webex link.
October 6 Meetings
The community is invited to join CB14 online on Wednesday, October 6th for three public hearings beginning at 6:30 PM, followed by a meeting of the Transportation Committee at 7:00 PM. Click here to view agendas. The meetings will be hosted on WebEx and live streamed on the CB14 YouTube channel. Please email info@cb14brooklyn.com to request the WebEx link or click here to watch the live stream.
CB14 Committee Meeting Tonight
The community is invited to join CB14’s Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs and Transportation Committees online this evening, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 @ 6:30 PM. The meeting agenda includes updates on District schools projects, reopening plans and a proposal to permit street use for outdoor distancing, as well as a presentation about a planned bicycle lane installation on Parkside Avenue. Click here to watch the live stream of the meeting. If you would like to comment or participate in the committee discussion, please email info@cb14brooklyn.com to request the Webex meeting link.
Community Board 14 Meeting Tonight
Please join Brooklyn Community Board 14 this evening, Monday, September 14th at 6:30 PM for our monthly board meeting. The meeting will begin with a Public Hearing on Community Budget Recommendations at 6:30 PM. The regular monthly meeting will commence directly following the public hearing at approximately 6:45 PM. Click here to view meeting the agenda. The meeting will be live streamed online at this link. Any community members wishing to make comments at the meeting should request the Webex link by emailing info@cb14brooklyn.com by noon on the day of the meeting.
CB14 Virtual Board Meetings – June 2020
Please join Brooklyn Community Board 14 online this month! We will be hosting a Human Services Committee meeting focused on Census 2020, a Public Safety Committee meeting with the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office as well as the regular monthly meeting of the full board. Click here to view meeting calendar and agendas.
Face Mask Distribution Event
Th
e office of Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte will be distributing free face masks and hand sanitizer while supplies last to the public on Friday, June 12 from 1 – 3 PM at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church located at 305 East 21st Street in Community District 14. Please RSVP by June 11th by emailing AD42@nyassembly.gov or call 718-940-0428. Click here to see event flyer.
CB14 Virtual Board Meeting Tonight @ 5:30 PM
The public is invited to attend Brooklyn Community Board 14’s May board meeting on Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 pm. Members of the public can access the meeting via CB14’s YouTube channel. The board meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Click here to view the meeting agenda. Please subscribe to our channel in order to receive invitations to all future online CB14 meetings. Please email info@cb14brooklyn.com to subscribe to our monthly newsletter featuring meeting dates, helpful resources, news & announcements. (more…)