Here’s a look at some of the key community meetings coming up this week:
–There will be a town hall meeting tonight (Wednesday) on the future of the Manhattan Detention Complex in Chinatown. Officials from the mayor’s office will be attending, and the public meeting is co-sponsored by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Council member Margaret Chin. As part of the plan to close Riker’s Island, the city is considering building a new jail facility at 80 Centre St. The meeting takes place from 6-8 p.m. at P.S. 124, 40 Division St.
–Also tonight, Community Board 3 will be resuming deliberations on the proposed mega-towers coming to the Two Bridges neighborhood. The board will decide how it will respond to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the four towers. There will also be a presentation on a proposed text amendment from Borough President Brewer and Council member Chin that would mandate a full land use review of the projects. CB3’s land use committee meets at 6:30 p.m. at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge St.
–On Thursday evening, CB3’s parks committee will meet to discuss several issues. The Department of Sanitation will brief board members on a plan to move equipment to Pier 36 along the East River after the agency was evicted from its garage on West 30th Street. It’s also reactivating a Section Station at 155-157 First Ave for the same reason. Also, there will be a continued conversation about community benefits at Basketball City. The parks committee meets at BRC Senior Center, 30 Delancey St.
You can see the full CB3 agendas here.
