West 46th Street Block Association, Inc.

May 1, 2007/ Hartley House at 413 West 46th Street

Nov 03, 2007

Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 7pm
Hartley House at 413 West 46th Street


1. Welcome and Introduction

2. Guest Speaker- Sean McGarr of 621 West 46th Street- A new club, with a roof deck, is being planned at 621 West 46th Street (across from PACHA). There was a hearing at the Community Board 4 Business, Licenses, and Permits Committee Meeting on April 10th. The Committee did not have a quorum but it appears they will recommend at the full Board meeting on May 1st that this liquor license be approved. The building is under construction today and the club is expected to be 9,000 square foot night club, with a total capacity of 480 people. The club will operate 7 days a week until 4am. It will have 2 floors and 3 bars. They intend to apply for a cabaret license. They plan to have both live music and DJ's. They plan to use outside promoters. The minimum age is 21. They plan to use their roof. The music is described as "mix of pop, 70's, 80's, 90's, No Rap, Heavy Metal, or Drum Bass". This new club will bring the saturation on this block to 3,300 people which is the equivalent of one of the club streets in Chelsea.
The membership voted and passed the following statement for CB4s consideration: For the record and consistent with our previous positions, the West 46th Street Block Association opposes not adhering to the 500 foot rule.?”

3. Reading of the Minutes of Prior Meeting- There are no minutes because we did not have an April meeting due to Passover. Please accept my apologies for not notifying you properly.

4. Reports of Officers
4.1. President?’s Report (Darrick Sampson)- no report
4.2. Vice President?’s Report (Allison Tupper) - no report
4.3. Treasurer?’s Report (Steve Fanto)- Steve reported our bank account balance.
4.4. Secretary?’s Report (Watty Strouss) - no report


5. New Business
5.1. Taste of Times Square- Wendy Magro (wmagro@TIMESSQUAREALLIANCE.ORG) reported that she is currently working on the Taste of Times Square event. TSA mailed out approximately 255 solicitation letters to all of the restaurants in our district to participate in Taste of Times Square which will take place on Monday, June 11 from 5:00 to 8:30. As of today, Joshua Tree and Barbetta are the only two Restaurant Row establishments that have accepted. She gave everyone a registration deadline of tomorrow.
5.2. Ninth Avenue International Food Festival- Saturday & Sunday, May 19th & 20th, 2007, 11 am - 7 pm, 37th to 57th Streets- the Block Association will again solicit baked goods from restaurants within the jurisdiction of the Block Association.
5.3. Annual Wine & Cheese Party- We decided that we would hold the event on Friday, June 15th.
5.4. West 44th Street Better Block Association Garage Sale- Darrick announced that the sale will take place on Saturday, June 2nd from 10am to 5:30pm? No one expressed interest in staffing a booth.

6. Public Announcements
6.1. FLOWER PLANTING ON PIER 84, SUNDAY, MAY 6TH, 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM - WEST 44TH STREET AT THE HUDSON RIVER. COME ON DOWN TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PIER ON THE HUDSON RIVER AND HELP PLANT IN OUR NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN! WE PROVIDE THE PLANTS & THE EQUIPMENT; THE RIVER, THE CITY & THE GARDEN PROVIDE GORGEOUS VIEWS, & THE CHANCE TO ENJOY THE SPRINGTIME AFTER A LONG WINTER! DROP US A LINE, AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO SOME DIGGING IN THE DIRT! THE WEST 44TH STREET BETTER BLOCK ASSOC./ FRIENDS OF PIER 84, PIER84GARDEN@GMAIL.COM , WEST44NYC@YAHOO.COM

7. Adjournment