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Dan, summarizing a recent Hudson River Park advisory meeting, said the park has a new safety officer who is coordinating with the NYPD to hand out masks and encourage compliance. \"They use the dog run as an example. They opened up the dog run last week, and no one was wearing masks. And within 2 days, everyone was wearing masks because it was understood that this was the right thing to do,\" Dan said.

Speakers praised the distribution efforts but warned of possible hotspots. Committee members described mixed observations: some weekend and evening periods have dense gatherings where masks are infrequently worn, while other visits showed comfortable spacing. Several members observed that people exercising do not consistently wear masks and noted questions about feasibility for runners and others.

The committee also discussed the riverfront piers. Members noted that Pier 45 has limited outdoor seating and that concession plans and liquor-service proposals could produce crowding; there was no formal action but the topic was flagged for continued monitoring. Dan said Pier 40 remains under construction and not available for public use in the short term.

Board members raised a further concern: if subway ridership stays low, more visitors may travel by car from nearby counties, potentially increasing vehicle traffic near park entrances and affecting neighborhood quality of life. Dan said an advisor (Jeffrey) warned of rising private‑vehicle use and recommended coordination with neighboring community boards to plan mitigation.

What’s next: the Parks and Waterfront liaison will coordinate follow-up with Hudson River Park staff, the Police Department and neighboring community boards to clarify enforcement plans, signage and potential volunteer or city staffing options for mask distribution and crowd management.

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The working group will be chaired by Valerie and include Joe, Bob and Donna, and is scheduled to meet June 1, Community Board 2 Chair Carter said. \"I'm gonna create a new working group... Valerie's gonna chair it, and it's gonna Joe, Bob, and Donna are gonna be the the members on that,\" Carter said.

Board members said they want simple, locally tailored rules that let restaurants add outdoor seats while limiting late-night noise, music and other impacts on nearby residences. Shirley Secunda argued board support for the concept would help influence DOT, the Department of Consumer Affairs and other agencies: \"This is what CB3 came out in support of: expansion of the Open Streets program to allow for restaurants to provide outdoor seating, that is tables and chairs properly spaced with social distancing and dining, either expanding into the street bed or similar to street seats,\" she said.

Why it matters: restaurants in the district told board members they may need substantial outdoor seating to operate viably if indoor capacity is reduced by social‑distancing rules. Committee members said they want a set of guiding criteria — hours of operation, limits on amplified sound, trash/cleaning responsibilities, and rules governing alcohol service — so businesses, neighborhood groups and city agencies can plan quickly if the city moves forward.

Board members described the issue as time‑sensitive. Several speakers noted public-health and scheduling constraints discussed by state and city officials set a practical timeline; one committee member summarized the governor’s phased approach as meaning outdoor dining was unlikely to start immediately and that July was a plausible earliest window. Members said community criteria would make it easier to evaluate specific street segments and help DOT and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) implement programs without surprise conflicts.

Practical questions the group will weigh include how licensing and alcohol service intersect with sidewalk cafes and the State Liquor Authority rules, whether DOT should close streets or use parking lanes, and how to coordinate with the Police Department on enforcement. Carter and others said the working group will solicit input from small-business owners and block associations and coordinate with the speaker’s office and hospitality industry representatives who have already been discussing citywide approaches.

Board members emphasized the group is intended to be inclusive. Carter urged committee chairs and vice chairs to attend initial sessions, and staff said meeting notes and DOT Q&A from prior presentations will be posted on the CB2 website. No formal resolution or vote was taken at the executive committee meeting; members said future committee meetings and the full board could consider resolutions once the working group develops recommendations.

What’s next: the working group meets June 1; committee chairs may bring draft criteria back to the executive committee and then to the full board if members decide to adopt a resolution supporting particular rules or street closures.

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Janine, who chairs the board's education committee, said the Duarte Square School that emerged from the Hudson Square rezoning is \"moving forward\" and that preliminary plans may be presented in June or July. She told the committee that recent public drawings show what she described as a \"fifth or sixth floor playground\" instead of the ground‑floor play area depicted in 2012 renderings.

\"The renderings... showed a Ground Floor playground. And the plans that were on YIMBY and have been released to the public show a fifth or sixth floor playground,\" Janine said, adding that the rooftop plan would be a much smaller toddler play area of roughly 3,000 square feet and likely would not serve the elementary school population expected to attend.

Why it matters: the community board said a ground‑level play area was part of expectations negotiated during the Hudson Square rezoning and could serve children who will attend the new school. Janine said the new school is expected to serve about 445 students; community board members warned that vaulting the play area to an upper floor would change access, supervision and usage patterns.

Board members asked Parks and the School Construction Authority (SCA) for a timely briefing. Janine said she had contacted SCA staff and the school's consultant; Mike Bridal at the School Construction Authority was cited as a staff contact who may present schematic plans. The committee also noted a side‑letter agreement and restrictive declaration from the rezoning process that describe commitments: Janine and other speakers referenced a side‑letter dated March 12, 2013 that, according to board materials, included promises of a double‑height 6,300‑square‑foot gym, a 3,500‑square‑foot multipurpose assembly space and a 2,100‑square‑foot multipurpose area, with separate entrances on Varick Street.

Board members suggested writing to Parks and asking Steve Simon or a Parks representative to explain changes to the design, and flagged that some earlier promises — including ground‑level play space and separate community‑use entrances — should be documented and clarified before designs are finalized.

What’s next: Parks committee chair Rich said he would invite SCA or Parks staff to present updates; Janine said the school and SCA may have schematics in June or July and that the board could submit a letter describing the community's concerns.

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