Street Fairs Committee

Street Fairs Committee
PUBLIC HEARING
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 6:30 PM
This meeting was conducted via Zoom

MINUTES: May Street Fairs Committee Meeting Minutes

AGENDA:

A livestream of this meeting can be found here.

PLEASE NOTE: The resolutions contained in the committee minutes are recommendations submitted by the committee co-chairs to the Community Board. At the monthly Full Board meeting, the resolutions are discussed and voted upon by all members of Community Board 8 Manhattan. These resolutions are advisory; the decisions of the Street Activity Permit Office are binding. Anyone with interest in the issues tonight are invited, but not required to attend the Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 Full Board meeting.

Following the Full Board meeting, applicants are expected to share any changes to the event's programming relevant to their answers from their supplemental application in a timely manner with the Board Office prior to the event. Failure to do so may affect the Committee's discussion of future street fairs from the same applicant. All updates received from the applicant by the Board Office will be communicated through the agenda in red. Please contact the Board Office for further details.

1. MetFest: MCRW Reopening (Sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Full Street Closure at Fifth Avenue between East 83rd Street and East 82nd Street, Saturday 05/31/2025, from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
   1. MetFest MCRW Reopening Supplemental Application
2. Discussion regarding 92nd Street Greenmarket Sunday (Sponsored by Council on the Environment Inc dba GROWNYC) — Sidewalk and Curb Lane Closure at First Avenue between East 92nd Street and East 93rd Street, Sundays from 06/22/2025 to 11/23/2025, from 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM, originally presented during the January 21st Street Fairs Committee, following updates from the applicant.
   1. 92 Street Greenmarket Sunday Supplemental Application
3.  Discussion regarding Spring Spectacular (Sponsored by Resident of 91st Street) — Full Street Closure at East 90th Street between York Avenue and East End Avenue, Friday 06/13/2025, from 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM, originally presented during the March 26th Street Fairs Committee meeting, following concerns from members of the Community Board during their April 16th Full Board meeting on the nature of the event sponsor.
   1. Spring Spectacular Supplemental Application
4. St. James Church Fall Picnic (Sponsored by St. James Church Fall Picnic) — Full Street Closure at East 71st Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue, Sunday 09/07/2025, from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM.
   1. St. James Church Fall Picnic Supplemental Application
5. Old Business
6. New Business
   1. Review of Guidelines for Applicants

Wilma Johnson and Barbara Rudder, Co-Chairs