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Arts, Culture, Education and Schools

To learn more about the Arts, Culture, Education and Schools Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Business Licenses & Permits

To learn more about the Business, License & Permits Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Chelsea Land Use

To learn more about the Chelsea Land Use Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Land Use

To learn more about Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen Land Use Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Housing, Health & Human Services

To learn more about the Housing, Health, and Human Services Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Other Task Forces and Working Groups

Budget Task Force

Community Boards are Charter mandated to produce an annual Statements of Community District Needs and Budget Requests. Together, these documents are intended to support communities in their ongoing consultations with city agencies, elected officials and other key stakeholders. In addition, MCB4 drafts a written response to the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget. The Budget Task Force meets multiple times throughout the year. To learn more, visit our Budget & Statement of District Needs page.

Rachel Lee, Chair         Roberta Barnett

Christine Berthet           Kevin Collins

Ella Kim                        Chenise Mitchell

Greg Morris                  Maria Ortiz

Delores Rubin              Katy Stokes

Jessica Chait

Port Authority Bus Terminal Working Group

The Port Authority Bus Terminal Working Group is made up of MCB4’s Land Use, Transportation, and Housing Committee leadership. Its goal is to collaborate with existing stakeholders, such as the PANYNJ, elected representatives, and the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition. In addition, The Working Group strategizes the Board’s response as each next step of the project is reached. The Working Group meets on an as needed basis. Visit the PABT project page for more information.

Christine Berthet          Leslie Boghosain Murphy

Jessica Chait               Maartin de Kadt

Jean Daniel Noland      Joe Restuccia

 

NYCHA Fulton and Elliot Chelsea Redevelopment Working Group

Greg Morris, Chair          Joe Restuccia

Maria Ortiz                     Jessica Chait

Josephine Ishmon         Kevin Collins

Bryan Sloane

 

Balanced Business Task Force

The Manhattan Community Board 4 Balanced Business Diversity Task Force explores ways to maintain the existing business mix of our neighborhoods, which give them a unique definition and quality, and ways to support the growth of new businesses. The Task Force meets on an as needed basis.

Social and Racial Justice Working Group\Task Force

The Social and Racial Justice Task Force engages the community to understand their concerns regarding racism and discrimination, and takes a proactive role in facilitating measurable progress towards social and racial equity and equality affecting our District. The Task Force meets on an as needed basis.

  • Public Forum on Health Disparities & COVID-19: On March 23, 2021, the Social and Racial Justice Task Force, collaborating with MCB4’s HHHS Committee put together an amazing panel of experts that were able to share both professional expertise and personal experiences on the topics of maternal mortality, COVID-19 and vaccinations. Watch a recording of the forum on our Youtube page.
  • SRJWG\TF Recommendations – 2020

 

For further information on any of these Task Forces and Working Groups, please contact the MCB4 office.

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Transportation Planning

To learn more about the Transportation Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.

Waterfront, Parks & Environment

To learn more about the Waterfront, Parks & Environment Committee, please click on the left side columns located at the top of the page for more information.