CB2 adopts amended agenda, approves minutes and votes on human services and multiple landmarks items

Manhattan Community Board 2 unanimously adopted an amended agenda and approved the April full board minutes at its May meeting, then considered committee resolutions from Human Services and Landmarks. The board approved two Human Services resolutions and multiple Landmarks Committee recommendations on individual properties, while several members recorded opposition or abstentions on specific items.

The board approved a Human Services Committee omnibus package that included a resolution urging the city to prioritize direct rodent‑abatement treatment — specifically advocating city expense for tree‑pit treatment rather than fines for property owners who comply with sanitation rules — and a separate resolution calling for ongoing monitoring and transparent reporting on effects of the Mount Sinai Beth Israel closure on patient volumes and emergency care at neighboring Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital. During the full‑board vote, board member Kean Berger said he voted against the rodent‑abatement resolution but in favor of the Beth Israel monitoring resolution.

Landmarks committees presented multiple applications for review; the full board voted on recommendations from both Landmarks 1 and Landmarks 2. Actions recorded in the meeting packet and discussed on the floor included approvals of careful facade restorations and…