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Votes at a glance: Community Board 2 passes Stonewall wording resolution, opposes ICE access to schools; board elects new officers
Summary
Community Board 2 adopted resolutions on Stonewall’s online wording and on ICE access to public schools, took committee actions on street events and SLA applications, and elected officers at its March full board meeting.
Manhattan Community Board 2 adopted multiple formal actions at its March full board meeting, including two resolutions debated by committees and a set of committee‑level approvals and denials on street events and liquor‑license‑related applications. The board also completed its biennial officer election.
Key votes and outcomes
• Stonewall National Monument wording: The full board adopted a resolution (as amended) calling for immediate restoration of the word “transgender” on the National Park Service’s Stonewall National Monument website and related material and asking the city and state to add signage acknowledging transgender participation in the LGBTQ civil‑rights movement. The resolution was introduced by the board’s Parks & Landmarks/Heritage committee and amended on the floor to add a city/state signage request. It passed in full board vote.
• ICE access to public schools: The Schools and Education Committee presented a unanimous committee resolution “opposing the 01/13/2025 directive allowing ICE access to New York City public schools.” The full board adopted the committee’s resolution, which calls on the mayor to rescind the directive and reaffirms the board’s commitment to privacy and equal education for all students regardless of immigration status.
• Officer elections: The tally committee reported results under the board bylaws. The new officers for the coming term are: Chair — Valerie De La Rosa (41 votes); First Vice Chair — Eugene Yu (39 votes, 2 abstentions); Second Vice Chair — Donna Raftery (28 votes) elected over Arturo Fernandez (13 votes); Treasurer — Anthony Wong (40 votes, 1 abstention); Secretary — Emma Smith (40 votes, 1 abstention); Assistant Secretary — Brian Pape (40 votes, 1 abstention). The tally committee confirmed and reported these totals at the meeting.
• Street Activities & SAPO: The Street Activities committee considered seven street‑event applications for short activations and filmed activations on Broadway and Gansevoort; most applications were approved or noted as FYI renewals with standard stipulations, one Gansevoort activation was denied because the applicant could not specify the event details and committee language called for SAPO to require better on‑site representation from applicants and clearer coordination between expediters and ultimate clients.
• SLA (State Liquor Authority) items: SLA committees met and considered multiple applications and class‑change requests. Several applications were reported as “deny unless” with stipulations; some items were layed over, and committee recusals were recorded where committee members had declared conflicts.
• Landmarks recommendations: The Landmarks committee reported approval, conditional approval or denial for several building alteration applications, including front‑and‑rear‑façade work and rooftop additions on Tenth Street, Bank Street and Bleecker Street. Specific approvals and denials were forwarded to the full board as committee recommendations.
Votes and recusals were announced on the record and recorded by the tally committee. Several items were returned to committee for further information (for example, a recurring Stonewall Veterans event was laid over so the committee could seek further financial or organizational details).
