CB3 Public Hearing — FY 2017 Budget Priorities
Wednesday September 16 at 6:30 pm — Community Board 3 Office, 59 E. Fourth St. (between Second Avenue and the Bowery)
This is an opportunity for organizations and residents to tell the Community Board their budget priorities.
What parks need reconstruction? What programs need funding? Help us assess the needs of our community.
Every year the Community Board submits a list of capital and expense budget priorities to city agencies. This hearing is your opportunity to have input into these district budget priorities. Tell us how money should be spent in Community Board 3.
Organizations, groups, and individuals representing all segments of the community are encouraged to participate.
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A cabaret task force within the 9th precinct. The night life activity in CB3 is a problem they have identified in their last 3+ annual reports. (these can be found online) however, they'd rather ignore the problem then deal with it. Ticketing drunk and disorderly behavior may send the message that this area is not looking to become a Times Square frat house. Party yes but don't act like amateur night and scream through the streets, throw garbage cans, walk into traffic, fights on the sidewalks and all other immature behavior that children do. Its embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteThen..go to the meeting on Wednesday and voice your opinion.
ReplyDelete@anon 9:44 I have, I even tried to become a community board member, which I found requires much political red tape. I have also discussed these and other matters in private with CB3 members current and past and it seems even they are exhausted with the state of CB3.
ReplyDeleteCB3 is out of touch with the community. Instead of having a meeting indoors in their sacred halls....go for a walk in the community one night between the hours of 7pm-9pm. Two hours walking up one block and down the other and the members of CB3 might actually get a feeling of knowing what really goes on in the neighborhood on a nightly basis. Let them take a count of the homeless on the streets; the drunken partygoers; the parking problems (created by lack of spaces due to bike lanes, pedestrian malls, etc) exacerbating the already horrendous traffic caused by the trucks, taxis, Uber(type) cars, and plain old idiots who don't know how to drive in Manhattan; the noise levels that are deafening caused by emergency vehicles unable to get through the overcrowded streets; etc. CB3...wake up...get in touch....take a walk!
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ReplyDeleteBest ideas I've heard so far on controlling the out of control fratboy/girl mentality that has slowly but surely destroyed the EV. We should also consider stopping restaurants/bars from having an open front to their establishments. It's the "bandshell" effect. The noise of the restaurant bounces around the interior and comes out even louder... like a bandshell. But the sad fact of CB3 ... It's the place where all good ideas go to die. They are a political arm of the Borough President. And we know all NYC plos work for the real estate industry.
The best spot to gauge literally every QOL issue we face today in the neighborhood is to observe the corner of 9th Street and Second Ave on any Friday or Saturday night. Bros and She Bros block the entire sidewalk outside of 13th Step forcing people into the streets along with the cars and bikes. Drunks walking against the light into the traffic. More bros getting into fights (wrestle around on the ground actually since none of these testosterone /alcohol/cocaine infused cavemen know how to throw a punch.) The chaos deters a variety of people from being out and attracts even more of this imbecilic demographic. Nowhere, EVER, is there a cop in sight.
ReplyDeleteI sit on CB3, and I assure you that none of the QOL issues are lost on the Board or its members.
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ReplyDeleteI sit on CB3, and I assure you that none of the QOL issues are lost on the Board or its members.
i sat on cb#3 for many years and i beg to differ with anonymous 12:52pm - the board does not give quality of life issues even enough energy to get lost.
how do you think it got so bad?
elected officials use the board's inaction to also ignore the problems.
Anonymous 10:26, The bike lanes and pedestrian malls are *meant* to reduce automobile traffic. Apart from the safety they afford pedestrians. One of the best things the DOT has done recently was to increase the number of both of these. They have *improved* the quality of life, not diminished it.
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