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Votes at a glance: what Community Board 11 approved on Nov. 20
Summary
Community Board 11 approved a follow-up letter for 2910 Wallace Ave tenants, backed a resolution to ban nonessential helicopter flights, approved a street renaming and adopted bylaws changes; the board also sent letters on an all-night event and objected to two cannabis license applications.
At its Nov. 20 meeting, Bronx Community Board 11 recorded the following formal actions and outcomes.
• Letter to political leaders on behalf of tenants of 2910 Wallace Ave (fire Jan. 10, 2025): motion by Rabbi Fuchs, seconded by Joseph Thompson; motion recorded as passed. The board will draft a follow-up letter using templates provided by tenant organizers.
• Resolution supporting a ban on nonessential helicopter flights over the New York City metropolitan area: discussed on safety, noise and pollution grounds; objections were recorded from Naomi and Alex, and abstentions were recorded from Herbert, Lisa Valella, Heardham and Debbie; motion passed.
• Rename a street to Henry M. Piccolo Way (corner of Yates and Van Ness): motion introduced and passed after no sustained objections were recorded.
• Bylaws & ethics package (three separate motions): clarified 2-minute uninterrupted gallery speaking time, allowed physically present unregistered speakers to speak before remote unregistered speakers, and limited elected officials’ responses to board questions to 10 minutes; motions passed with recorded abstentions/opposition on specified items.
• Letter of no objection for an all-night New Year’s Eve event for Los Primos, 698 Allerton Ave: motion passed unanimously.
• Letter of objection to the Office of Cannabis Management for two Holy Buzz locations (applicants did not attend community meeting): motion to object passed unanimously.
Where vote details were recorded in the transcript, they are noted above; where the transcript recorded only that a motion "passes," the outcome is reported as recorded. The board did not adopt any citywide legislative positions on the public-commented bills during this meeting; staff will forward materials to committees and elected-office liaisons for follow-up.
