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Community Board 2 committee denies Laneige pop-up, approves majority of winter activations
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2’s Street Activities & Resiliency Committee unanimously denied a guest-queue request for a Laneige pop-up at 45 Grand Street because a 5-foot pedestrian path could not be maintained. The panel approved several other pop-ups and conditioned several approvals on snow/ice and line-cut controls.
The Manhattan Community Board 2 Street Activities & Resiliency Committee voted during its Feb. meeting to deny a request for a sidewalk guest queue tied to a Laneige pop-up at 45 Grand Street and to approve a slate of other short-term activations with operational conditions.
Chair William Benish opened the business session and introduced the votes. The committee unanimously denied the Laneige proposal after board members and residents said the block cannot maintain the 5-foot pedestrian clearance required under SAPO guidance. Laura Smardakas of GSS Security had described a single-file sidewalk queue and stanchions for the timed, ticketed activation; residents and board members pointed to planters, a dog park entrance and previous events that had led to lines stretching blocks and blocking loading docks. “That…
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