Items of Interest from the April 24, 2026 Eblast – CB2 Manhattan Community Board

ITEMS OF INTEREST

SURVEY ON PUBLIC E-BIKE CHARGING STATIONS
The NYC DOT launched a public portal to solicit feedback for our Public E-Bike Charging (PEC) program. This initiative follows a six-month e-bike battery-charging pilot intended to ensure that battery-swapping cabinets are safe, widely used, and convenient for delivery workers. For additional information about the program, please see today’s release, linked here. The PEC location in CB2’s District will be at the NW corner of Cooper Square at East 4^th Street.

RESCHEDULED – SANT JORDI BOOK FAIR AND FESTIVAL
Inspired by the Barcelona tradition and bolstered by the West Village’s strong literary history, the West Village BID is excited to bring back the Sant Jordi book fair and street festival to Christopher Street on Sunday, April 26, noon – 5 p.m. This is the second year the West Village BID has partnered with the Farragut Fund & Catalan Institute of America to celebrate books, roses, music, and Catalan culture.

Festivities will also include a dramatic projection mapping light show that brings a Village building at 7th Avenue and Greenwich Street to life on Sunday, April 26, 8:00-10:30 p.m.

To learn more, please click here.

FIVE BORO BIKE TOUR
The Five Boro Bike Tour will take place in the morning of Sunday, May 3^rd. The Tour begins in lower Manhattan, and in CB2’s District the route runs along Sixth Avenue from Canal Street through to West 14^th Street, and continues on from there. The organizers have made online information available, including: street closures and parking regulation changes; alternate modes of transportation before and during the event; temporary removal/changes to Citibike stations. For the complete Program for the event, please click here.

SHARE YOUR IDEAS FOR SUMMER STREETS
Summer Streets is a program of the NYC Department of Transportation that closes certain roadways (including Lafayette Street in CB2’s District) to vehicular traffic and opens the streets to alternative uses.

The DoT has created a survey to gather feedback from neighbors about what they would like to see during upcoming Summer Streets, linked here.

REPORTS FROM ELECTEDS

Assembly-Member Deborah Glick – April Report
Council Member Harvey Epstein – April Report
U.S. Representative Dan Goldman – April Report

POSTPONED! TREE WONDER ECO FAIR

The Tree Wonder Eco Fair scheduled for Saturday, April 25^th has been POSTPONED due to the anticipated stormy weather. The new date is TBA.

DENIM DAY
Denim Day is on Wednesday April 29, when people across the world wear denim to denounce harmful behaviors and attitudes that surround sexual violence, celebrate body autonomy, and show support for survivors. This year’s theme is #InjusticeToOneIsInjusticeToAll to signify our solidarity when some in our community feel isolated and afraid. The event includes the Annual March and Rally from Brooklyn Borough Hall to 1 Centre Street-David Dinkins Building. The rally begins at 9 am; the March across the Brooklyn Bridge is scheduled for 11:30 am. To learn more, please click here.

NoHo BID COMMUNITY SURVEY
The NoHo BID wants to hear from you! The NoHo BID’s Community Survey is now live. These questions are designed to help us better steward and serve our neighborhood, and it should only take a few minutes. Best of all? For sharing your feedback, you’ll be entered in to win great raffle prizes! Click here for more details and to take the survey. The Survey will close on or about May 1^st.

CITYWIDE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING – VOTING BEGINS SOON
In addition to the Participatory Budgeting program run by Members of the City Council, the NYC Civic Engagement Commission runs PB for each Borough. Voting begins May 6^th. To explore the proposals on the ballot for Manhattan, please click here.

FREE GALLERY WALK FOR STUDENTS
A collection of 5 arts institutions on the west side of Manhattan will be hosting tours of their exhibitions for students during the months of April and May. Each institution will be staffed with an educator or curator ready to speak with the students. The galleries include: Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), 225 W 13th Street, New York, NY 10011 (The Earth, the Fire, the Water, and the Winds: For a Museum of Errantry with Édouard Glissant); Fort Gansevoort, 5 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10014] (Oototol); White Columns, 91 Horatio Street, New York, NY 10014 (Concrete Spirit and Art (by) Dealers); Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014 (WORKING CONDITIONS); and The Kitchen, 163B Bank St., 4th Fl Loft, New York, NY 10014 (Tromorama, Upon a Machine).
Please use this form to sign up for a date and time slot. For more information, please click Here.

CPR TRAINING
The 6^th Precinct Community Council and Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital will conduct a free CPR Training session on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:30 PM. Entrance is at 200 W. 13th Street (SW corner of 7th and 13th). There are limited spots, so first come, first serve. Please RSVP to [email protected] .

CUNY SPRING CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION ASSISTANCE EVENT
Saturday, May 16th, FROM 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W 59th St
New York, NY 10019. To make an appointment:

Call us at 646-664-9400 and leave us a message
Text us at 929-334-3784
Email us at [email protected]
Website: Citizenship Day – The City University of New York

For more information, please click here.

SAFE INTERACTIONS WITH DOGS

From the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene:
Interacting Safely with Dogs — Whether you share your home with a canine companion or just pass by dogs on the streets of New York, knowing how to interact with dogs safely is important for all. Join the NYC Health Department and dog experts Claire Cario and Anamarie Johnson to learn more about dog (and human!) behavior so you can help prevent bites.
Online (Zoom) – Wednesday, April 29^th, 7-8pm. Register at bit.ly/interacting-with-dogs
Re Service Dogs:
Certified Service Animals are permitted in most places that their respective human is allowed. The types of qualified service animals is greater than just guide dogs for the visually impaired. For information from the New York State Attorney General’s Office about Service Animals in public accommodations, please click here.

JOIN THE COOMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FOR New York Public Radio
The New York Public Radio Community Advisory board is recruiting through April 27^th. For more information, please click here.

IMPLEMENTATION OF HUDSON SQUARE PLAZA
NYC DOT in partnership with the Hudson Square BID, is moving forward with the implementation of the Hudson Square Plaza on Little 6^th Avenue between Spring and Dominick Streets. Work is expected to begin by late April. To learn more, please click here.

WASHINGTON SQUARE MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Washington Square Music Festival returns for its 68^th season in Washington Square Park Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23 and 30, all at 8 pm. More information to follow.

For small businesses …

SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
The NYC Department of Small Business Services is accepting applications for SBS Commercial Revitilization Grants. These grants offer funding to help Community Based Organizations to enact programs and delivery services to increase foot traffic on commercial corridors, enhance the public realm, and build organizational management and leadership capacity. The types of grants include: Merchant Organizing Grant; BID Development Grants; Small BID Support Grants; Avenue NYC Commercial Revitalization Grants; and Public Realm Grant. To learn more, please click on the list of grants or the application site or reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE FORUM
The U.S. Small Business Administration is sponsoring a small business resource forum on Friday, May 22 from 9 am to 1 pm at the Federal Plaza Conference Center, 26 Federal Plaza, 6^th Floor. RSVP is necessary – to register, send an email with your name and email address here.

FREE FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE WHITNEY
The Whitney Museum offers free admission from 5–10 pm on Fridays, with special programming throughout the Museum. On April 24^th, the Whitney  Free Friday Nights program includes “¡Peloteros! Latinos Shaping the Legacy of American Baseball,” and opportunities to tour the Whitney Biennial 2026. For more information and free tickets, please click here.

NYC TRASH BINS AVAILABLE AT HOME DEPOT
Most residential and commercial buildings are now required to place trash, composting and other items for collection in solid bins with closing lids. Starting in June 2026, those bins must NYC Bins approved by DSNY.

DSNY has announced that a variety of sizes of conforming NYC Bins are now available for purchase at various Home Depot locations.

For more information, including Home Depot locations, please click here.

RE-ROUTING OF THE GREENWAY ALONG THE HUDSON
The bikelanes and pedestrian paths along the Hudson River will be re-routed starting on or about April 20^th for approximately 6 months to accommodate work for the Manhattan Tunnel Project. For more information, please click here.

NYPL UPDATES

The Hudson Park Branch Library is temporarily CLOSED for replacement of flooring and other structural work. The Branch hopes to re-open in late April or early May of this year.
- During the transition, much of the Hudson Park Branch Library’s programming will be held at the Jefferson Market Branch Library.
For the Jefferson Market Branch Library, please click here.
Mulberry Street Branch Library, please click here.

For the NYPL Spring Staff Picks for Spring/Summer reading, please click here.

GET INVOLVED WITH YOUR FAVORITE PARK
The Partnership for Parks is hosting an “It’s My Park” information session to share opportunities to volunteer to improve and maintain public parks. The online event is on Thursday, April 30^th from 6 to 7:30 pm. Registration is required and closes the day before. To register, please click here.

FLOOD PREPAREDNESS
For practical guidance on how to remain safe and informed in the case of a flood, please consult the information from the NYC Office of Emergency Management Here, or register for a webinar on flood preparedness for places of worship by clicking here.

NEW MTA MOBILE APP
With the newly-released MTA Mobile App, users can get accurate arrival times for subways and buses; service updates, and more. To download the new app, Click Here for Android or Click Here for iOS.

MTA – OMNY ASSISTANCE
The OMNY Customer Call Center is now operating 24/7 at 877-789-6669.

COMING SOON – MTA BUSES WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT COINS
At a later date in 2026, buses will no longer accept coins as payment. The exact date will be shared ahead of time. Instead, customers can tap and ride using their OMNY card, phone, or contactless debit or credit card. OMNY cards can be reloaded with cash or coins at OMNY vending machines in subway stations or at participating retail locations near you like Walgreens or CVS. If there is a local business or retailer in your district that would be a good candidate for the OMNY retail network, you can nominate them at this link. There is no cost for a store to participate.

MTA SERVICE ALERTS
Riders may set up up real-time service alerts for MTA subways, buses, and commuter railroads to receive notices about service changes along your route as they happen. Riders may also set up alerts to become notified via email or text about elevator and escalator outages in select station(s).

WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK EVENTS
For updates from the Washington Square Park Conservancy, please click here.

HUDSON RIVER PARK EVENTS
For a calendar of events in Hudson River Park, please click here.

HIGH LINE PROGRAMMING
For the latest Free Events and program on the High Line, please click here.

ADA Pedestrian Ramps
The NYC Department of Design & Construction is at work on reconstruction of ADA pedestrian ramps, installation of granite curbs, upgraded sidewalks, restored cobblestone areas, and improvements in street lighting at the following locations. For more information, please click here and here. Upcoming work on this project is expected at:

Fifth Avenue at West 13^th Street – on-going, beginning April 24.
Fifth Avenue at East 12^th Street – on-going, beginning April 24.
Fifth Avenue at West 9^th Street – on-going, beginning April 24.
Waverly Place at Perry Street – through May 1.
Bleecker Street at Perry Street – through May 1.
MacDougal Street between King and Charlton Streets – through May 1.
Bleecker Street between MacDougal and Thompson Streets – through May 1.
Spring Street between Sullivan Street and West Broadway – through May 1.
Prince Street between MacDougal and Thompson Streets – through May 1.
Bowery between Bleecker and East Houston Streets – through May 1.
Broome Street between Thompson and Wooster Streets – through May 1.
Greenwich Street at Watts Street – through May 1.
5th Avenue at & West 8th Street – through May 1.
East 12th Street & 4th Avenue – through May 1.
Washington Street & Vestry Street – through May 1.
Broadway & West 3^rd Street – through May 1.
Mercer Street at Waverly Place – through May 1.
Cleveland Place at Kenmare Street – through May 1.
Hester Street at Baxter Street – through May 1.
MacDougal Street at Bleecker Street – through May 1.
Sullivan Street at Bleecker Street – through May 1.
Carmine Street at Bleecker Street – through May 1.
Bleecker Street at Cornelia Street – through May 1.
Bleecker Street at Jones Street – through May 1.
Bleecker Street at Leroy Street – through May 1.
Bleecker Street at Grove Street – through May 1.

NYS Travel Advisory: For this week’s travel advisory, please click here.

PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORIES

Holland Tunnel closures for the COMING week:
- From Sunday, April 26th, through Thursday, April 30th, from 11:00 pm each night to 5:00 am the following morning, one eastbound lane will be closed.
- From Sunday, April 26th, through Thursday, April 30th, from 11:30 pm each night to 5:30 am the following morning, one westbound lane will be closed.

Full Roadway Closures

West Houston Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets – through May 4.
Thompson Street between West Houston and Bleecker Streets – May 11 through June 9.
West 12^th Street between West 4^th Street and Greenwich Avenue – May 6-8.
Centre Market Place – May 4-5.
Grand Street at Mulberry Street – April 29 through May 13.
Elizabeth Street between Spring and Prince Streets – weekends through May 10.
Downing Street between Bedford Street and Sixth Avenue – through May 31.
East 10^th Street between Fifth Avenue and University Place – weekends through May 3.
Washington Place between Sixth Avenue and Washington Square West – weekends through May 10.
West 9^th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues – weekends through May 17.
Sullivan Street between Prince and West Houston Streets –through May 4.
Charles Street between Bleecker and West 4^th Streets – weekends April 25 through May 3.
Bedford Street between Grove and Barrow streets –through May 23.
Jane Street between Washington and Greenwich Streets – through May 24.
Perry Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets –through June 1.

And farther uptown on the West Side Highway …
Henry Hudson Parkway Exit at West 79^th Street Boat Basin will be closed intermittently from April 17^th for approximately 6 weeks – weekdays and Saturdays.

DINING OUT NYC PUBLIC HEARINGS
Link for All Dates: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/91467302621
Meeting ID: 91467302621

Please note that CB2 only lists the DONYC public hearings that include applications relating to our District.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 11:00 am

[agenda item 3] SPRING STREET BOOTH INC. dba ALDEN’S COFFEE to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent 8 SPRING ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.
[agenda item 4] FELLINI MEATPACKING CORP dba FELLINI COFFEE to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent 420 WEST 14 ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.
[agenda item 5] MCCBREN CORP. dba TRIONA’S to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent 237 SULLIVAN ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.
[agenda item 7] BONI RESTAURANT LLC dba BONI & MOTT to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent 238 MOTT ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.
[agenda item 9] CHINESE TREND BUFFET HOT POT LLC (EASY JOY) to maintain, operate, and use a roadway cafe for a term of four years adjacent to the proposed revocable consent is for a term of four years adjacent 145 MULBERRY ST in the borough of MANHATTAN.