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Votes at a glance: CB2 moves sidewalk‑cafe approvals, licensing items, landmarks and other resolutions in omnibus vote
Summary
At its May 20 virtual meeting Manhattan Community Board 2 adopted the agenda, approved a revocable consent for a Blue Bottle sidewalk cafe and advanced an omnibus package of committee resolutions including licensing, landmarks, traffic and education items; roll calls were recorded for several items.
Manhattan Community Board 2 conducted a series of formal votes during its May 20 virtual meeting and moved many committee recommendations into an omnibus roll‑call vote.
Key formal actions and outcomes recorded during the meeting:
- Adopt agenda: Motion to adopt the meeting agenda was moved and seconded; outcome adopted (mover/second not specified in the transcript).
- Revocable consent — Blue Bottle Coffee, 2 Astor Place: The board voted to recommend approval of a revocable consent for an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 2 Astor Place (3 tables, 6 chairs). The licensing committee presented the application and the full board approved it by roll call. Vote tally recorded during the meeting: 46 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain (roll‑call details provided by meeting clerk).
- Omnibus roll‑call vote: The board consolidated multiple committee resolutions into a single omnibus vote. The omnibus included: • Two Landmarks Committee items (including 186 Sullivan Street rooftop structure and 29 East 11th Street front stoop/ rear extension recommendations), • Nineteen SLA/licensing committee resolutions (corporate and new liquor‑license items, stipulation agreements and grocery/wine area approvals), • Two Traffic & Transportation resolutions (temporary protected bike lanes and West Houston protective barriers), and • Two Schools & Education committee resolutions (after‑school reimbursement for July–August and remote/hybrid learning guidance with a parental‑input amendment).
The omnibus roll call was recorded: 47 yes; two no votes were entered on Landmarks item number 2 (opposed by Brian Pape and Rocio Sands as recorded). No abstentions were recorded for the omnibus as a whole.
Several committee items were laid over or withdrawn earlier in the meeting; the licensing committee noted that five of 19 applications presented had been heard that night and the rest were deferred. The chair said members could call out items for separate consideration, but most passed as part of the omnibus.
All votes and roll calls were read aloud in the meeting; where individual votes were read the clerk recited member names and yea/nay responses. Minutes for April were not approved that night and were deferred to a future meeting.
