Lots has happened in the neighborhood in May--and the month is only half over!
1. May 10 General Meeting. 18 people came to hear the latest news, plan the Tag Sale, provide feedback on a possible new logo and get an update on a possible Fourth of July Block Party. Detailed notes from the meeting will be posted on the website soon. Late update: CB4 approved the application for a street closure on Sunday, July 4. Now all we are waiting on is the okay from the Street Activities Permit Office downtown.
2. Tag Sale, May 15-16. We had eight tables with jewelry, clothes, CDs, DVDs and other treasures. The Block Association raised $343.05, which will be used to defray the costs of the Spring Planting. We also met a lot of people from the surrounding neighborhood and several signed up to receive regular email notices.
The BA broadcast the word about the Tag Sale ahead of time through email and signs on the mailboxes. However, several people said that they depended on seeing notices in their buildings and so missed out on putting up a table. That's great feedback. It tells us that people do print up the signs and hang them in their buildings and other folks read them. So, next year, we'll be sure to email the posters out to everyone so they can tack them up in their building's basements and mail rooms.
Also, several folks offered to help carry items up and down stairs next year for some of the older residents to sell. So don't throw out your treasures. Save them for next year's Tag Sale! Remember, it's always the same weekend as the Ninth Avenue Food Festival!
3. Repaving the Street. The BA learned about the milling operation on the street the same way everyone else did on Friday. A bunch of signs mysteriously appeared on the trees saying that West 55 was due for "pavement milling." The first signs said it would begin on Monday night. Then late in the afternoon, new signs went up saying it would begin Friday evening. (Thanks Carl for sending an update about the second set of signs!)
A quick Wikipedia search revealed that "pavement milling" prepares an already paved road to be repaved. The Wikipedia article made no mention, however, of how LOUD the process would be.
Jack and Susan H gave up trying to sleep and headed out at 2 AM to take photos and talk to the work crews. They learned that the street is paved once every 10 years.
Also, it looks like we are in for another night of loud machinery noises on Monday night. So be prepared! I'll post photos as soon as they come in.
4. May 17. Annual Open House at Council Member Gale Brewer's office at 563 Columbus Ave at 87th Street, NYC from 5:30-8:30pm. All residents of the District (and that means both sides of West 55th between Eighth and Ninth) are invited.
5. May 22 Spring Planting. We'll start taking out worn out soil and putting fresh new soil in selected beds and planting all the beds with impatiens at 10 AM on Saturday. Bring you sun hats, gloves, trowels and cool drinks and prepare to have a blast!
6. May 23 Shredfest. Bring your documents to Columbus Circle from 10 AM to 4 PM and they will be shredded for free. Sponsored by New York's Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Sanitation New York, Department of Parks and Recreation and the Office of Criminal Justice Coordinator. (Thanks to Carol L and Declan O for finding out the details!)
7. June 14. Block Association Happy Hour starts at 7 PM. Location to be determined.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment