We strongly encourage the public to attend virtually by registering here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nPWj-wLHRPipW8ndS181Sg However, if you would like to attend in-person, you must wear a mask over your mouth and nose during the entire meeting and register in advance here: https://cb2exec0222.eventbrite.com The in-person component will be in the CB2 Conference Room, 3 Washington Square Village #1A.

1. *Land of the Blacks: Presentation by Kamau Ware, Founder & Historian Black Gotham Experience By the 1640s, the “Land of the Blacks” encompassed over 130 acres of Manhattan in the neighborhoods now known as Chinatown, Little Italy, SoHo, NoHo, and Greenwich Village. Twenty-eight parcels were owned by free Black men and women and passed

Written testimony and/or virtual speaker cards can be submitted by email before 5:00 p.m. February 17, 2022 to [email protected]. Please submit your name, agenda topic, and address. Public speakers will be limited to 2 minutes or less at the discretion of the Chair. We recommend submitting written testimony, which will be summarized at the meeting,

*Open Restaurants: Rulemaking Please register using the link below:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IYIR2kjMShK8_uQXNnmHuw

1. *Panel Discussion: Return to Office? Work from Home (WFH) and Its Effects on the Future of NYC's Economy The new world of work continues to shift the paradigm of physical corporate office space and its role in the employer-employee relationship. While the complexity of hybrid workforces and permanently remote workforces have led to large

*Presentation by NYC Department of Social Services and the not-for-profit organization Housing Works regarding plans to establish a Drop-In Facility with Stabilization Beds at 231 Grand Street, between Elizabeth Street and the Bowery, to provide medical and behavioral health care, case management, housing placement, and other social services to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Please register

*Update on the 181 Mercer Street project, including the relocation of the supermarket, as well as Community Engagement & Programming news from representatives of NYU. Please register using the link below:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gke5P46-TyGmwOaTTowW4A

1a.*    Applications to the New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) for Corporate Change to existing Restaurant Wine (RW), Tavern Wine (TW) or Full Liquor On-Premise (OP) Licenses: PSSP NY, Inc. d/b/a Sofia’s Little Italy, 143 Mulberry St. 10013 (OP-Restaurant) (Sidewalk Café) (DOT Open Restaurant Seating) Emmy Squared Bedford, LLC d/b/a Emily, 33 Bedford St.

*NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and Dave Harper from the NYC AIDS Memorial will present two temporary public art installations for St. Vincent’s Triangle scheduled to be installed in May 2022, ahead of Pride Month. Please register using the link below: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M41IPZxqR4u8s7QFugcYpw

*Request to co-name the n.w. side of 5th Ave. and Washington Sq. N. Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer Way. (laid over) *Presentation by DOT of proposal to install a protected bike lane on Centre St./Cleveland Pl. and to upgrade the existing bike lane on Lafayette St., from Canal St. to Spring St. Please register using