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Community Board 11 backs 16 street activity permits; new Yemeni festival will close one Morris Park Avenue block
Summary
The Community Board 11 Transportation Committee recommended approval of 16 street activity permits, including a new "Yemeni Heritage in Motion" event on Morris Park Avenue for June 21 that committee members said will reroute some buses and requires coordination with police and transit agencies.
The Community Board 11 Transportation Committee on May 3 recommended approval of 16 street activity permit applications, including a new event called "Yemeni Heritage in Motion" that the applicant said would run June 21 from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with two-hour setup and breakdown windows.
The motion to approve the batch of permits was made during the meeting and seconded by Lisa Valella; the committee chair called for objections and the motion passed with no objections recorded. The chair announced the group would vote on all items together rather than individually.
The committee discussed whether the Yemeni event was a parade or a street festival and whether it required a different permit type. Jesus, a borough planner for the commissioner’s office, and other committee members said past instances of Yemeni events (noted in agency records for 2022 and 2023) had required reroutes of Bx buses and that the NYPD 49th Precinct previously posted reroute notices on social media. Committee members said the route proposed for this year would close Morris Park Avenue between Wallace and Hunts avenues for the event footprint; the agenda lists an estimated attendance range of 1,000 to 5,000 and notes live entertainment, food and stations.
Committee members asked whether the event would block bus service and whether it was a sidewalk-only activity or a full-street closure. Jesus and other staff said the setup and exact routing would be coordinated with the district manager, transit agencies and NYPD; the committee did not direct any changes during the meeting. A committee member asked staff to verify whether the application should be processed as a parade permit if a moving procession was planned.
Other approved permits discussed by the committee were described as repeats of prior annual events (Allerton International Food Festival, an ambulance block party, studio anniversaries and neighborhood family days) and generated no objections.
The committee said staff would follow up on outstanding logistics (police details, bus reroutes and any agency instructions) and inform the board and the public if additional restrictions or signage were required.
Votes at a glance
• Motion: Approve all street activity permits on the May 3 list (16 permits). Mover: committee chair (unnamed in the transcript). Second: Lisa Valella. Outcome: approved (no objections recorded).
