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Manhattan Resolution Date COMMUNITY BOARD #1 – MANHATTAN RESOLUTION DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2014 COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: SEAPORT/CIVIC CENTER COMMITTEE VOTE: 7 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused PUBLIC VOTE: 1 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused BOARD VOTE: 31 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused RE: Alternate sites for proposed Seaport development WHEREAS: In 2012, Community Board 1 (CB1) participated in the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) for a proposal to re-construct Pier 17, involving several public meetings and an official public hearing including CB1’s Planning, Seaport/Civic Center, Landmarks and former Waterfront Committees as well as the full board; and WHEREAS: The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) has been given the option by the City of New York to develop additional properties in the South Street Seaport area, including the Tin Building, the New Market Building and areas adjacent to them; and WHEREAS: On November 19, 2013, the Howard Hughes Corporation presented their preliminary plans for these sites to the Seaport/Civic Center Committee, including the following features: Dismantling the Tin Building and demolishing the New Market Building in order to reconstruct the platforms underneath them Reconstructing the Tin Building with an additional floor, pushed back 30 feet east from the original placement to allow for elevation to meet FEMA standards and a more easily accessible East River Esplanade walkway/bikeway Demolishing the Link Building and Pier 17’s “back of house” structure Constructing a marina north of the New Market site Constructing a new mixed-use 600 foot tower in place of the New Market Building; and WHEREAS: In October 2008, Community Board 1 adopted a resolution in response to a feasibility study of a major redevelopment of Pier 17 by General Growth Properties (GGP), including a proposed 495 foot tower hotel and residential building, of which 390 feet were as-of right. The resolution states, “Regarding the impact of the project on the area and the historic district the Community Board is pleased with the overall design but laments that even without variances there is an opportunity for an as-of-right 390-foot high building so close to the South Street Seaport Historic District;” and WHEREAS: Following the November 2013 presentation by the Howard Hughes Corporation on their preliminary plans including the Tin Building, the New Market Building and areas adjacent to them, CB1 adopted a resolution reiterating its opposition to a tower in place of the New Market Building, particularly a tower of 600 feet, whose height would be out of context with the low-rise character of the area, block views of the waterfront, and would conflict with the iconic presence of the Brooklyn Bridge; and WHEREAS: In February 24, 2014, the South Street Seaport Working Group (SWG) was formed to engage in a candid, community-driven dialogue that focused on the future development of the South Street Seaport Historic District and its immediate vicinity; and WHEREAS: The SWG was formed by Manhattan Community Board 1, Councilmember Margaret Chin, Borough President Gale Brewer, State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron and Congressman Jerrold Nadler following concerns raised by Community Board 1, local residents and others regarding the proposal by HHC for redevelopment of the Seaport; and WHEREAS: The NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC Department of City Planning and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs also participated to provide technical support as needed to the SWG; and WHEREAS: Over a ten week period, members of the SWG worked to define a set of shared guidelines to provide recommendations to inform cohesive developments in the South Street Seaport Historic District and its immediate vicinity; and WHEREAS: Guideline 6, "Building Heights & Views," included the following clause: "Alternatives to the proposed 50-story tower should be sought and any building on the New Market site should be contextual with the buildings within the South Street Seaport Historic District;" now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: CB1 is diametrically opposed to a tower on the New Market site and supports the research into alternative sites for development, within the CB1 district and outside of any historic districts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: This action may require the transfer of air development rights or other actions. COMMUNITY BOARD #1 – MANHATTAN RESOLUTION DATE: NOVEMBER 20, 2014 COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: NEW BUSINESS BOARD VOTE: 31 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused RE: The Peck Slip School Classroom Space WHEREAS: CB1 passed a resolution in June 2014 (attached) asking DOE to consider turning the two conference rooms in Tweed Courthouse (where the Peck Slip School is located) into classroom space; and WHEREAS: DOE added height and baffling to the existing six inch dividers in the two subdivided classrooms; and WHEREAS: CB1 acknowledges the efforts of the principal and teachers working together to improve the learning environment; and WHEREAS: Attached to this resolution is a letter to DOE written by the parents of children attending the Peck Slip School; and WHEREAS: The letter states that the parents are not satisfied with the outcome and believe that the use of the adjacent rooms as classrooms is the best solution; and WHEREAS: CB1 agrees with the parents and our local elected officials (Speaker Silver, Borough President Brewer, Senator Squadron, and Councilmember Chin) asking DOE to explore all available spaces in the building that will be suitable for a classroom; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: CB1 urges DOE to consider turning the two conference rooms into classrooms so we can provide the best learning environment for our children. COMMUNITY BOARD #1 – MANHATTAN RESOLUTION DATE: JUNE 24, 2014 COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: YOUTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE VOTE: 7 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused PUBLIC MEMBERS: 1 In Favor 0 Opposed 0 Abstained 0 Recused BOARD VOTE: 35 In Favor 0 Opposed 1 Abstained 0 Recused RE: Increasing student seat capacity at Tweed Courthouse WHEREAS: Downtown schools continue to experience severe overcrowding such that 150 children were waitlisted for their zoned school kindergarten seats last year; and WHEREAS: The six classrooms in the basement of Tweed Courthouse were used by PS397 and PS276 in past years to incubate classes while awaiting permanent site availability; and WHEREAS: Four of the six larger classrooms were subdivided during some of the time as more space was needed; and WHEREAS: Due to the landmark designation of the building the dividers were only six feet high so as not to violate the integrity of the ceiling; and WHEREAS: The present PS 343 occupant has been instructed to open double the number of kindergarten classes for autumn of 2014, making it necessary to once again divide these six classrooms; and WHEREAS: Principals of both PS397 and 276 indicated that the previous dividers did not provide proper soundproofing for classes in the divided rooms to proceed as effectively as wished; and WHEREAS: The same situation would exist for students and staff this autumn; and WHEREAS: PS 343 will exit the space to its permanent site in fall, 2015, making the space available for a Pre-K Center; and WHEREAS: The DOE has made a concerted effort to provide Pre-K seats for our community; and WHEREAS: The Tweed classrooms properly divided and soundproofed would provide a much needed Pre-K Center in fall, 2015; and WHEREAS: The Chancellor’s Conference Room, Room 105 is adjacent to the classrooms; and WHEREAS: Room 105 could also be divided and properly soundproofed, making a full 14 additional rooms available for the Pre-K Center and possibly incubation space for a new school; now THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: CB 1 requests that the Chancellor relocate the Conference Room making that much needed space available for students and instructors. November 19, 2014 Dear Chancellor Farina: We are very grateful that the Department of Education has responded to the concerns of the Peck Slip School Parents regarding the shared classrooms at The Tweed Courthouse by improving the partitions to create solid walls with baffling affixed to the top of those walls. We have had some time to evaluate the improvements and although we appreciate the effort to improve the conditions, we still firmly believe there is no substitute for having a dedicated classroom. We appeal to you to please reconsider and do what’s in the best interest of the children by releasing Room 105 and returning it to a classroom as it was meant to be for the following reasons: 1. The room was originally designed to be a classroom, not a conference room. 2. It is contiguous to our other classrooms. 3. It would greatly reduce adult traffic in our space. (We acknowledge you have set up safeguards for this, but ultimately will not solve the problem.) 4. We would only use the room until 3pm each day for the remainder of the school year. Regarding the room referred to as the Chancellor’s Conference Room which is deemed unusable as a classroom by some, could be used for other purposes. We have every confidence that our staff with your support could find a productive use for that room (such as for service providers) that would greatly benefit staff and students at the school. While we look forward to our new building on Peck Slip next year, we still have three quarters of the school year in front of us and the room space is key to providing the best possible situation for our children for the remainder of our time at Tweed. Best regards, David Schwartz and Kerry McAleer Co-Presidents of the Peck Slip School PTA cc: Deputy Chancellor Kathleen Grimm, Council Member Margaret Chin, Senator Daniel Squadron, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Paul Goldstein, Mariano Guzman, Manhattan Borough President Gale A.
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