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    Council of Chelsea Block Associations Letter Re Canarsie Tunnel Project Planning

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    The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA), representing 15 block associations in Chelsea, wrote a letter to the MTA and NYC DOT expressing concerns about the planned closure of the 14th Street L train tunnel for repairs beginning in 2019. The CCBA unanimously voted to ask that private traffic not be diverted away from 14th Street during the closure due to fears about safety and quality of life impacts on Chelsea residents based on past diversions. The CCBA wants to meet with the MTA and DOT to discuss plans for 14th Street and requests a response from them.

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    The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA), representing 15 block associations in Chelsea, wrote a letter to the MTA and NYC DOT expressing concerns about the planned closure of the 14th Street L train tunnel for repairs beginning in 2019. The CCBA unanimously voted to ask that private traffic not be diverted away from 14th Street during the closure due to fears about safety and quality of life impacts on Chelsea residents based on past diversions. The CCBA wants to meet with the MTA and DOT to discuss plans for 14th Street and requests a response from them.

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    The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA), representing 15 block associations in Chelsea, wrote a letter to the MTA and NYC DOT expressing concerns about the planned closure of the 14th Street L train tunnel for repairs beginning in 2019. The CCBA unanimously voted to ask that private traffic not be diverted away from 14th Street during the closure due to fears about safety and quality of life impacts on Chelsea residents based on past diversions. The CCBA wants to meet with the MTA and DOT to discuss plans for 14th Street and requests a response from them.

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    Council of Chelsea Block Associations Letter Re Canarsie Tunnel Project Planning

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    The Council of Chelsea Block Associations (CCBA), representing 15 block associations in Chelsea, wrote a letter to the MTA and NYC DOT expressing concerns about the planned closure of the 14th Street L train tunnel for repairs beginning in 2019. The CCBA unanimously voted to ask that private traffic not be diverted away from 14th Street during the closure due to fears about safety and quality of life impacts on Chelsea residents based on past diversions. The CCBA wants to meet with the MTA and DOT to discuss plans for 14th Street and requests a response from them.

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    COUNCIL OF CHELSEA BLOCK ASSOCIATIONS (CCBA)

    C/O WILLIAM BOROCK


    165 WEST 20th STREET, #1D, NEW YORK, NY 10011

    December 22, 2016


    Thomas F. Prendergast, CEO & Chairman, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
    347 Madison Avenue
    New York, NY 10017
    Polly Trottenberg, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation
    55 Water Street
    New York, NY
    Via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested

    Re: Community Concerns about the Planned 14th Street L Train Closing for Repairs
    I am sending you this letter on behalf of the Council of Chelsea Block Associations [CCBA],
    a coalition of 15 block associations covering 25 blocks in our Chelsea neighborhood. Formed in
    1962, CCBA now meets on a monthly basis striving to improve the safety and quality of life for
    those who live in, work in, and/or visit our Chelsea community.
    At our last meeting, CCBA unanimously voted to ask the MTA and NYC DOT not to divert
    private traffic away from 14 th Street while the L train is shut for repairs beginning in 2019.
    Residents of Chelsea strongly fear the impact on their safety and quality of life, having lived
    through similar diversions.
    State and City officials and agencies must meet with the residents, stakeholders, property
    owners, and real estate tax payers of the local residential streets, especially those on streets
    adjacent to 14th street, from the beginning of the traffic study and planning process and not after
    decisions are made.
    CCBA wants to meet with you about the plans for 14 th Street and we look forward to your
    response. I can be reached by phone at 646-637-5775 and/or by email at [email protected] .
    Thank you for your attention to this request.
    Sincerely,

    William Borock, President


    Council of Chelsea Block Associations

    See attached cc list

    cc list
    Andrew Cuomo, Governor, State of New York
    Matthew J. Driscoll, Commissioner, New York State Department of Transportation
    Bill Di Blasio, Mayor, New York City
    Jerrold Nadler, Congress Member
    Letitia James, Public Advocate
    Union Square Community Coalition
    Maria Gustafson, President, West Thirteenth Street Neighborhood Association
    Michael Ayre, President, West Thirteenth Street Block Association
    Arthur Schwartz, West Village Community Alliance for Parks and Playgrounds
    The New York Times
    The New York Post
    The Daily News
    The Village Voice
    The Villager
    The East Villager
    West 17th Street Block Association
    The 18th Street Neighborhood Alliance
    Brewster McCall, Board President, 130 East 17th Street Coop Board
    David Allyn, President, 11th Between 2nd and 3rd Block Association
    Alexis Adler, 12th Street Block Association (Ayes A-B)
    Gale Brewer, Borough President, Manhattan
    Marilyn Appleberg, President, 10th Stuyvesant Streets Block Association
    Arlene Harrison, Gramercy Park Block Association
    Tobi Bergman, Chair, Community Board 2
    Dick Gottfried, NY State Assembly Member
    Scott Stringer, Comptroller, New York City
    East Twelfth /Thirteenth St. Block Assn.
    Brad Holyman, NY State Senate
    Florence Friedman, Board Member, 145 E 15th Street Tenant Corporation
    Dr. Gil Horowitz, Washington Square-Lower 5th Avenue Block Association
    Gale Fox, LoCal-15/16
    Gary Tomei, President, West Thirteenth Street 100 Block Assn.
    Deborah Glick, NY State Assembly Member
    Dale Goodson and Andrew Coamey, North Avenue A Neighborhood Association
    Marilyn Dorato, Greenwich Village Block Association
    Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
    Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director, Historic District Council
    Save Chelsea
    Daniel Garodnick, NY City Council Member
    Susan Steinberg, President, Stuyvesant Town/ Peter Cooper Tenants Association
    Jennifer Brown, Executive Director, Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership
    Diane Bartow, President, Murray Hill Neighborhood Association
    Jennifer Falk, Executive Director, Union Square BID
    Delores Rubin, Chair, Community Board 4

    -2-

    Brian Kavanagh, NY State Assembly Member


    Keith Canton, Al El 0th St Block Association
    Lauren Danziger, Executive Director, Meatpacking District BID
    Lewis Flinn, President, 105 East 16th Street Coop Board
    Art Levin, West Eleventh Street Block Association
    Michele Golden, Co-Chair, The Flat Iron Alliance
    Corey Johnson, NY City Council Member
    Carolyn Maloney, Congress Member
    Marguerite Martin and Carol Greitzer, Co-Chairs, West 12th Street Block Association
    DNAInfo NY
    Marie Tupot Stock, Mulry Angle/W.11th Street Block Assn.
    Nydia Velazquez, Congress Member
    Vikki Babero, Chair, Community Board 5
    Richard Eggers, Chair, Community Board 6
    Rosalee Isaly, President, Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association
    Marco Carrion, Commissioner, Mayor's Community Affairs Unit
    Liz Krueger, NY State Senate
    Chelsea Now
    Sonja Alaimo, President, Upper West Thirteenth Street Block Association
    Caroline Kaboli, Chair, West Eleventh St. Action Block Association
    Jamie Rogers, Chair, Community Board 3
    Marty Barrett, Stuyvesant Cove Park Association
    Trevor Stewart, Cambridge Co-op Board
    Vincent Sheehan, Coop Board President, 22 Irving Place Corp.
    Torn Judi., EVORA East Village Owners Renters Assn
    Rosie Mendez, NY City Council Member
    Allan Ishach, West 9th Street Block Association

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