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From YouTube: CB14 Community Environment, Cultural Affairs & Economic Development Committee meeting (5-16-2022)
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DATE: Monday, May 16, 2022
LOCATION: Online meeting, 6:30 PM
*View here or email info@cb14brooklyn.com to request WebEx link.
AGENDA
1.Presentation on Commercial District Needs Analysis (CDNA) of Flatbush commercial corridors - Kenneth Mbonu, Executive Director, Flatbush-Nostrand Junction BID
2. Cortelyou Road Merchants Association (CORMA) & Flatbush Development Corporation (FDC) presentation on merchant associations - Lupe Ramsay, FDC
3. Other business
A
B
C
B
D
F
Sure,
hello,
everyone
good
evening,
thank
you
again
for
for
having
us.
My
name
is
kenneth
and
bono.
I'm
with
the
lord
bush
news
trend.
Jumping
on
business
improvement.
District
also
with
me
is
koth
beth
onikute
he's
a
project
manager
on
the
community
district
needs
assessment
that
was
done
recently
that
will
be
presenting
to
you
cuthbert.
Are
you
on
yeah
cut
beth?
F
Who
is
the
coordinator
funder
of
this
grant
and
a
life
a
lifeblood
for
many
of
the
smaller
bids?
Hi
rihanna?
So
cosbit
is
a
program
manager
and
he's
going
to
present
the
analysis.
District
needs
analysis.
Corbett.
Do
you
have
permission
to
share?
I
think
he
might
need
permission
to
share
the
presentation.
F
Presentation
is
still
a
work
in
progress.
We
just
completed
our
most
recent
surveys
of
the
merchants
and
that
so
we're
still
with
that
still
needs
to
be
inputted
into
the
system,
but
we
will
present
a
final
formal
copy
once
all
that
is
done.
Okay,
I'm
called
that
you
want
to
introduce
yourself
first
and
then
you
can
make
the
presentation.
Thank
you
all.
G
B
G
Okay,
thank
you
so,
like
I
was
saying,
I'm
the
program
manager
working
with
kenneth
and
with
the
new
york
city,
small
business
services
on
the
cdna
responsible
for
flatbush
avenue
from
avenue
d,
all
the
way
down
to
avenue
I
j
on
flatbush
and
then
on
nostran
glenwood
to
avenue
j
working
with
the
other
groups
in
the
bid.
I'm
now
going
to
share
my
screen
again.
Can
everyone
see
my
screen?
It
says
I'm
still
sharing.
Can
everyone
comfortably
see
my
screen
yeah.
G
Great,
thank
you.
Okay.
So,
like
I
said,
my
name
is
cuthbert
and
nikita.
I
am
representing
flatbush
notion
junction
bid.
We
worked
with
several
other
groups
to
put
together
the
cdna.
The
commercial
district's
needs
assessment
and
it
is,
as
kenneth
mentioned,
still
a
work
in
progress.
We
worked
with
church
avenue,
bid
their
broad
habnet
and
flatbush
notion
junction
bid,
so
I'm
gonna
now
just
get
into
it
avenue
ny.
G
My
my
colleagues
on
this
was
barbara
at
church
avenue
bid,
dominica,
diabrod
and
rock
and
jackson.
We
also
had
lauren
that
worked
with
church
avenue,
bitter
novelty.
Kenneth,
our
c
sps
project
manager
is
rihanna
and,
I
believe,
she's
on
the
call,
and
so,
if
you
have
any
questions,
you
can
pose
them
to
either
any
of
us
so
just
getting
into
it
really
quickly.
We're
just
going
to
provide
you.
G
G
That's
church
avenue
bid
day
abroad
was
doing
east
to
west,
so
they
covered
on
church
avenue
all
the
way
down
to
at
two
to
to
east
90s,
east
94th
from
flatbush
they're
broad.
I
have
net,
I'm
sorry
covered
clarkson
down
into
glen
road
and
then
the
bid
covered
from
avenue
d,
like
I
mentioned
down
to
avenue,
j
between
notion
and
flatbush.
G
G
We
heard
dozens
of
time
from
merchants
and
consumers
the
availability
of
supply,
the
diversity
of
culture,
the
the
the
diversity
of
people
were
things
that
consumers
and
merchants
found
was
bringing
people
to
the
area,
and
that
was
again
just
across
the
board.
There
are
some
things
that
we
can
do
to
improve
the
area
there
is.
There
are
certain
pockets
in
the
area
in
areas
where
you
have
existing
bids
and
existing
groups.
Sanitation
is
strong
in
the
outside
of
those
areas.
G
G
So
key
takeaways
one
moment
our
key
takeaways,
the
business,
the
vacancy
rate
across
the
area,
is
across
a
bit.
The
the
cdna
area
is
around
12,
that's
actually
in
line
with
the
new
york
city
average,
and
so
it's
actually
a
good
sign
that
there's
a
lot
of
turnover
in
the
area
and
the
vacancy
is
low.
We
can
definitely
work
on
finding
ways
to
bring
it
down,
but
it's
definitely
low
and
the
business
occupancy
of
82.
G
Our
goal,
obviously,
is
to
see
how
we
can
help
businesses
stay
in
the
area
and
to
see
what
we
can
do
to
increase,
that
the
mix
of
businesses
is
is
a
bit
clustered.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
restaurants
and
the
restaurants,
and
that
we're
talking
about
in
this
category
is
is,
is
fast
service
right,
so
not
mcdonald's
and
things
like
that,
but
the
west,
indian
restaurants,
the
restaurants
where
you
can
get
fast
get
moderate
service.
So
you
can't
sit
down,
but
you
can
get
a
meal
and
take
that
to
go.
G
You
can
eat
there,
but
it's
not
a
full-service
restaurant
nails,
beauty,
salon,
hair
supply
style
or
make
up
the
other
largest
percentage
of
businesses
across
the
area.
Retail
is
a
large
percentage
as
well
and
tying
up.
The
last
two
are
religious
institution
churches
and
then
pharmaceutical
and
medical
services
providers
like
optical
shops
or
pharmacies.
B
G
One
moment
across
the
different
areas
we
looked
at
because
we
each
did
our
own.
We
we
have
some
variation
in
it.
Church
avenue
bid,
for
example,
their
top
tree.
Their
top
three
looks
is,
is
very
different
than
than
habnet,
which
is
different
than
their
broad,
which
is
different
than
flatbush
notion
junction.
But,
as
you
can
see,
nail
and
beauty.
Salons
are
generally
come
up
in
the
top
three
and
then
there
are
a
lot
of
religious
institutions
in
the
top
five
bodegas
and
restaurant
at
vegas
and
convenience
stores
and
then
limited
service.
G
Restaurants
also
make
up
close
off
the
top
three
storefront,
the
storefront
conditions.
When
we
were
doing
the
storefront
conditions,
we
were
using
the
guidance
from
the
s,
the
cdna
spns
sbna
report
and
so
our
guidebook.
So
there
were
standards
around
the
look
and
the
presentation,
the
what
you
can
see
is
it
is
it
worn,
oiling
or
is
it?
Is
there
a
lot
of
graffiti
or
all
of
these
things
plant
or
is
it
like
an
older
storefront?
It's
worn
out.
All
of
these
things
play
into
the
storefront
condition.
G
G
I'm
sorry
about
this.
I
do
not
know
why
my
pdf
merged
this
here,
but
what
this
is
saying
is
that
is
that
the
merchants
want
more
if
want
more
parking,
but
consumers
have
a
different
priority.
So
the
priorities
of
merchants
and
consumers
are
a
bit
different,
as
you
can
see
for
the
merchants.
Their
primary
concerns
were
safety,
lack
of
parking,
lease
support
and
low
foot
traffic.
That
contra-
and
this
is
the
initial
takeaway.
G
G
In
terms
of
the
consumer
survey,
we
found
that
most
of
the
consumers
over
50
percent
spend
at
least
two
to
three
times
a
week
in
the
district,
which
means
that
the
district
is
a
draw
for
a
lot
of
people
and
over
60
percent
of
shoppers
walk
into
the
district.
And
this
obviously,
we
saw
as
a
contrast
to
the
park,
the
property,
the
sorry,
the
business
owners
who
are
seeking
parking
on
the
in
the
district.
G
So
we
then
worked
on
the
strength.
We
then
looked
at
after
looking
at
this
data
and
again
we're
still
in
the
process
of
doing
this.
We
took
it
we're
looking
at
the
strengths
of
the
area,
the
challenges,
the
area
face
and
opportunities
that
that
lie
within
the
area,
so
that
we
can
improve
it
going
forward
right
overall,
we
know
that
consumers
feel
safe
in
the
district
merchants,
not
so
much,
but
we
know
that
consumers
feel
safe
and
we
know
that
the
district
is
a
high
traffic
area
right.
G
So
we-
and
we
also
understand
that
improving
sanitation
is
a
concern
for
everyone,
and
so
our
goal
is
to
see
how
we
can
accomplish
all
of
those
things
overall
right
and
so
the
strikes
that
we
saw
in
the
district.
The
shreks
of
the
district
low
vacancy
rate
I
already
mentioned
is
12,
which
is
about
average
for
new
york
city.
G
Consumers
feel
safe
in
the
district,
and
the
district
has
a
wide
array
of
options,
diversity
and
diversity,
and
inclusion
is
one
of
the
strong
points
of
the
district,
both
a
draw
for
consumers,
but
also
for
merchants
who
are
coming
to
meet
to
to
because
they
know
that
their
consumer
base
is
wide
and
the
consumers
in
the
district
are
wide
and
then
and
the
other
thing.
Obviously
transportation.
G
You
have
several
train
lines
that
cut
across
the
district,
several
select
bus
services
and
a
high
number
of
customer
of
consumers
that
walk
within
the
district,
so
the
strengths
of
the
district.
Those
are
some
of
the
strengths
of
the
district
challenges
that
we
have
to
overcome.
Sanitation
is
is,
is
a
major
one.
How
do
we
clean
up
the
district
to
make
it
more
attractive
to
consumers?
I
already
mentioned
that
one
of
the
problems
that
we've
encountered
is
that
consumers
don't
have
a
clear
sense
of
what
is
where
right.
G
So
that's
what
we're
talking
about
when
we
say
that
there's
a
lack
of
cohesion
across
the
district,
it's
hard
for
people,
even
though
there
are
a
lot
of
options,
or
rather
because
there
are
a
lot
of
options,
it's
hard
for
people
to
know.
What's
where
right,
you
know
where
you
go,
you
know
where
you
get
what
you
need,
but
the
other
things
that
you
can
find
in
the
district,
not
every
day,
people
don't
know,
and
it's
hard
for
them
to
find.
Where
can
they
go?
Look
for
that.
G
So
that's
a
challenge
that
we
have
to
overcome.
Other
challenges
is
even
though
there
are
a
great
number
of
businesses
in
the
district.
There
are
still
several
type
there's
some
types
of
businesses
that
are
missing,
namely
floral
shops,
bookstores,
gyms
and
and
social
social
spaces,
so
bar
lounges
kind
of
spaces
are
missing
from
the
district,
and
this
is
obviously
recognizing
the
retail
diversity
already
we're
saying
that
this
is
a
challenge
for
us.
G
Another
opportunities
that
we
see
and
that
we'd
like
to
capitalize
on
is
creating
is,
is
the
mapping
that
I
have
mentioned
where
we
can
create
and
connect
the
district
so
that
we
can
change
the
mindset
of
of
consumers.
We
can
get
people
to
see
the
district
as
a
whole,
rather
than
just
the
different
church
avenue
flatbush
over
by
the
junction
flash
switch
off
by
church
or
no
string
down
by
the
junction.
G
We
want
to
get
people
to
see
the
areas
a
whole
as
a
whole
cohesive
unit,
and
so
those
are
the
kinds
of
things
we
want
to
work
on
and
doing
that
with
a
mapping.
This
the
idea
is
a
mapping.
Some
kind
of
mapping
will
make
it
easier
to,
along
with
improving
sanitation,
will
make
it
easier
for
people
to
feel
comfortable
just
walking
within
the
district
and
helping
them
learn
where
businesses
are
within
the
district.
Maybe
they
can
then
expand
their
their
their
horizon
on
what's
available
to
them,
so
we're
at
the
end.
G
B
B
G
B
J
Thanks
dwayne
and
thanks
for
the
presentation
cuthbert,
I
have
two
questions.
The
first
is,
I
think,
on
slide
six.
It
said
that
business
owners
want
better
street
parking
and
I
just
wanted
to
get
a
sense
of
what
they
were
referring
to
other
than
just
removing
bus
lanes,
because
I
I'm
not
sure
exactly
what
that
means.
J
My
second
question
was
because
of
the
sanitation
concerns
I
I
know
I
had
seen
that
in
times
square
there's
like
some
sort
of
pilot
program
going
on
with
like
containerized,
like
container
containers
to
store
trash,
and
I'm
just
wondering
if
there's
been
any
effort
to
see
if
the
city
would
you
know,
roll
out
any
sort
of
pilot
program
that
either
the
junction
bid
or
one
of
the
other
bids
could
take
advantage
of
to
try
that
out
to
see
if
that
helps
alleviate
some
of
the
sanitation
concerns.
Thanks.
G
G
That
can
then
make
recommendations
to
the
city
to
sbs,
and
that
is
one
of
the
recommendations
we
will
make.
I
don't
know
if,
on
their
end,
they're
already
thinking
about
that,
but
I
know
we
will
be
making
that
recommendation
to
them
and
then
for
the
other
question.
Yes,
that's
that's
literally
what
the
the
businesses
meant.
They're,
like
bus
lanes
are
nice,
but
they
take
up
parking,
move
them
right.
G
But
again
we
know
that
a
vast
majority
of
the
consumers
were
getting
to
the
district
on
public
transportation,
including
select
buses,
so
they
obviously
are
seeing
it
as
oftentimes.
It's
it's
an
inconvenience
for
them
and
a
few
shoppers
that
they
know
personally,
but
they
don't
see
broadly
in
the
impact
of
on
the
district.
F
Yeah
hi,
it's
it's
kennedy.
I
just
want
to
make
one
or
two
other
clarifications
with
reference
to
the
sanitation,
this
the
beauty
of
this
program
is
it
allowed
us
to
cover
areas
outside
of
the
bed
corridors,
and
so
the
emphasis
on
sunny
sanitation
was
really
the
areas
that
were
not
covered
by
bids,
so
flatbush
avenue
from
avenue
h
to
avenue
j.
F
F
Those
areas
too
needed
some
sort
of
supplementary
sanitation
support.
So
those
are
the
areas
as
in
our
own,
in
the
areas
that
we
uncovered
that
there
was
a
very
there
was
a
strong
emphasis
on
sanitation,
but
the
bid
geography
was
fine.
So
just
to
give
you
some
just
put
some
clarification
there.
It
was
primarily
areas
in
the
survey
that
did
not
have
a
business
improvement
district
or
some
some
sort
of
public
official
saw
support.
I
do
know
that
councilmember
lewis
covers
covers
support
sanitation
outside
the
bid
district
in
certain
areas.
E
E
You
said
the
vast
majority
of
people
who
are
shopping,
are
there
by
public
transportation
and
and
sixty
percent
is
what
your
your
you
know,
the
number
that
you
came
up
with
and
I
don't
think
sixty
percent
is
necessarily
being
a
vast
majority.
I
don't
think
any
of
the
businesses
could
withstand
to
lose,
for
that.
40
is
an
important
part
of
their
business,
and
I
so
what
I'm
wondering
is.
That's
that's
of
the
people
who
are
there
in
the
bids
shopping
already
that
are
being
surveyed.
E
Is
there
a
way
to
capture
potential
customers
who
aren't
shopping
there
because
the
parking
isn't
available
to
them
and
maybe
that's
the
sense
that
that
store
owners
are
getting?
Is
that
they're
people
who
aren't
even
there
yet
or
you
know,
aren't
there
because
the
parking
is
so
scarce
and
then
and
then
one
last
thing
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
the
flatbush
central
is
open
and
one
of
their
incubators
is,
is
beauty
products.
K
G
F
Kenneth,
oh.
Okay.
Sorry,
sorry
for
intruding,
I'm
called
the
bird
so
with
reference
to
pocket
flat.
Bush
is
a
very
dense,
densely
populated
neighborhood
you'll.
Be
surprised
that
primarily
most
of
the
parking
on
flatbush
avenue,
at
least
in
the
in
the
bid
area,
belongs
the
the
cars
belong
to
the
business
owners.
F
L
F
F
Those
are
the
prop.
Those
are
the
business
owners
that
complain
about
traffic
about
parking.
But
if
you
look
outside
all
those
cars,
there
are
theirs.
So
it's
you
know,
and
it's
a
first
come
first
first
serve
business,
they're,
ready
that
whoever
comes
early
parks
there
and
does
not
leave
until
you
know
the
period
expires.
F
F
G
B
H
F
So,
yes,
I
agree,
but
you
know
it
depends
on
certain
neighborhoods
there.
You
know
where
people
are
comfortable
with
public
transportation,
riding
their
bikes
and
and
so
on.
Remember
that
our
district
is
a
predominantly
immigrant
immigrant,
centric
district,
and
you
know
culturally,
there
are
cultural
significances
here
where
you
know
ownership
asset
ownership
is
place,
has
a
it's
a
strong,
significant
factor,
you
know
to
them
so
owning
a
car
owning
a
car
is
important.
It's
it's!
F
F
F
So
there
are
a
lot
of
other
factors
that
come
into
play
here,
but
I
think
at
the
end
of
the
day,
the
city
of
the
city,
at
least,
I
think
since
me,
since
bloomberg,
has
tried
to
create
an
avenue
whereby
people
that
live
in
certain
in
where
people
live,
they
can
be
able
to
get
to
what
everything
they
need
within
the
10-minute
radius
walk
radius.
It
was
very,
it
was
highlighted
well
highly
during
the
bloomberg
administration,
so
that
is
where
they
are
coming
to.
F
B
G
We
will
have
a
final
report
by
middle
of
middle
towards
the
end
of
next
month
and
then
the
we'll
work
with
this
with
sbs
to
determine
next
steps.
What
projects
come
out
of
it,
how
we
move
forward,
but
we
actually
have
the
project
manager
on
the
line.
I
believe
she
was
trying
to
speak.
I
don't
know
if
rihanna
wanted
to
jump
in
at
any
point,
I.
F
A
I
Like
if
you
could
survey
to
see
how
many
people
are
commuting
by
car
versus
on
foot,
and
so
so
far,
the
all
the
data
we
have
is
like
based
on
people
surveyed.
So
it's
like
60
of
consumers
surveyed
not
like
60
of
people
in
the
neighborhood,
but
we
could
definitely
look
into
seeing
how
if
there
are
other
data
sources
for
that.
If,
since
it's
like
been
something,
that's
come
up
and
also
just
to
pre,
preface
this
study,
I
know
flatbush
development
corporations
also
on
the
call
they
did.
I
And
so
next
steps
are
to
continue
refining
the
data
with
the
four
different
grantee
organizations
in
flatbush
and
hopefully
we'll
be
able
to
release
it
this
summer,
and
we
have
recently
opened
a
grant
program.
The
neighborhood
360
program
that
neighborhood
organizations
can
apply
to
to
implement
the
projects
that
have
been
in
recommendations
that
are
being
worked
on
through
this
report
that
the
junction
bid
and
the
other
groups
are
working
on.
B
Yes,
that
that
does
answer
the
question
and
it
gives
you
a
lot
of
timeline,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
my
district
manager
right
now,
but
I
would
say
that,
if
there's
any
way
we
can
help
you
amplify
some
of
that
that
work
or
those
opportunities
out
to
the
community.
Please
share
that
information
directly
with
our
board
sean
campbell's.
B
Thank
you,
kenneth
and
cuthbert
for
both
joining
this
call
and
providing
the
community
with
this
information.
It's
it's
we're
grateful
for
it
and
there
was
a
question
in
the
group
that
is
this.
If
this
is
something
that
can
be
made
available
to
the
public,
we
would
love
for
it
to
be
shared
with
the
community
board.
So
that's
how
we
can
access
it,
or
at
least
our
health
problem
can
access
it
all
right.
Thank.
B
B
B
M
This
is
lupe
ramsey,
hi
everyone,
so
I'm
going
to
try
and
upload
the
presentation
and
then
I'm
going
to
make
introduce
ftc
to
the
to
the
group
and
then
pass
it
on
to
dina.
I
know
that
robin
is
here
and
by
the
way,
rihanna
is
also
our
project
manager
from
sbs.
So
it's
too
bad
that
she
had
to
go
to
another
meeting,
but
so
I
you
know
I
want
to
start.
I
want
to
say
you
know
thank
you
to
the
community
board
14
for
allowing
us
this
opportunity.
M
As
you
know,
covet,
has
really
changed
things
for
in
so
many
different
ways,
and
you
know
in
our
professional
lives
and
our
personal
lives,
and
for
me
I
live.
You
know
I
live
in
the
neighborhood
or
I
live
near
the
neighborhood
now
and
I
work
in
the
neighborhood.
So
it's
been,
it's
been
quite
a
journey
and
it's
great
that
we
started
off
with
the
cdna
the
preliminary
findings
from
the
junction,
because
our
presentation
will
take
you
about
four
years
forward
from
when
we
did
our
cdna.
M
Our
commercial
district
needs
assessment
in
2018
pre-covered
and
the
priorities
were
a
little
bit
different.
You
know
the
findings
were,
but
still
very,
very
relevant
and
very
very
similar
to
you
know
to
excuse
me
to
what
the
merchants
and
what
neighbors
want
in
their
in
their
district
in
order
to
have
a
a
rich
community
where
they
can.
You
know,
work
play
and
do
everything
that
you
know
makes
us
want
to
be
here.
So
I
will
start
the
presentation,
and
I
think
I
saw
the
presentation
go
up.
L
M
Oh
okay,
perfect,
perfect.
Okay,
so
I
want
to
start
with
a
little
ode.
You
know
we,
as
many
of
you
know,
we
lost
ox
tavern,
not
because
of
cobit,
but
for
other
reasons-
and
you
know,
as
you
could
see,
and
they
made
the
neighborhood
beautiful.
This
starting
image
is
from
argyle
and
newkirk
avenue
and
it's
it's
sad
to
see
them
go,
but
you
know
we
we.
We
hope
that
they
that
they
come
back
and
for
those
of
you
who
are
not
familiar
with
the
flatbush
development
corporations
work.
M
M
So
in
2018,
when
we
did
the
community
district
needs
assessment,
the
cdna
we
had
348
storefronts,
we
had
a
7.2
vacancy
rate,
which
is
relatively
low
and
at
the
time
the
the
city-wide
vacancy
rate
was
8.9
and
a
big
difference
is
that
you
know
84
of
our
businesses
rent
versus
own
their
space,
so
that
you
know
that's
a
little
built-in
vulnerability
and
we
have
many
businesses
over
18
percent
that
have
been
in
the
neighborhood
for
over
25
years
and
we
have
recently
started.
You
know
collecting
data
on.
M
You
know
how
many
women
you
know
how
many
businesses
are
women
owned,
which
is
41.
black
owned,
13,
latinx,
22
and
asian
30,
and
we're
still
you
know
that
is
data
in
progress,
and
so
in
in
2018.
Our
priorities
were
the
merchants
said
you
know
we
need
marketing
support.
We
want
to
tell
our
our
neighbors
that
we're
here
we
want
access
to
financing.
M
We
have
a
very
you
know,
immigrant
rich
neighbor
hood,
that
that
can
you
know
that
we've
been
working
with
on
a
lot
of
technical
assistance,
a
lot
of
really
door-to-door.
You
know,
hand-to-hand.
You
know
support
in
making
sure
that
they
fill
out
applications
correctly,
that
they
go
to
the
right
websites.
M
Sanitation
is
also
a
huge,
huge
concern.
Beautification
we've
had
this
tree
guard
program
going
for
several
years
now
and
then
also
community
events.
How
do
we
let
residents
know
long-term
residents?
New
residents
know
what
businesses
are
in
our
district
and
then
the
residents,
the
number
one
priority
was
sanitation
and
then
another
one
was
gentrification
getting
priced
out,
especially
for
the
long-term
residents
and
then
also
storefront
improvements.
There
are
parts
of
our
district
that
could
really
use
some
investment
and
then
affordable
housing.
M
You
know
how
can
we
maintain
the
the
diversity
that
we
have
now
going
forward
so
covet
changed
all
those
priorities.
All
of
a
sudden,
we
were
forced
to
pivot.
You
know
we
were
forced
to
work
from
home
like
the
rest
of
the
world
and
all
of
a
sudden.
Our
priorities
were
making
sure
that
our
that
our
small
businesses
had
access
to
ppp
loans
knew
where
to
go
ppe
protective
gear
and
then
that
they
could
online.
M
You
know
that
they
could
serve
the
community
online
and
that
was
a
big
challenge
and
continues
to
be
a
big
challenge
and
then
also
city
regulations.
If
you
recall
at
the
beginning
of
quarantine-
and
even
though
you
know
throughout
the
last
two
years,
regulation
city
regulation
changes
all
the
time
and
violations
are
are
given
and
we've
been
able
to
help
with
that.
M
Employee
shortages
are
another
challenge,
and
then
you
know
the
big
difference
between
the
junction
bid
and
any
other
bid
in
the
city
is
that
fdc
is
not
a
bid.
We're
largely
run
by
volunteers
like
the
wonderful
gina
ravener,
that's
going
to
speak
about
korma
soon,
and-
and
so
it's
it's
really.
I've
been
at
fdc
for
about
five
years,
and
it's
really.
You
know
what
we
can
fundraise
what
volunteers?
You
know
we
have
an
amazing
pool
of
volunteers,
but
you
know
it's
it's.
It's
people
help
whenever
they
can.
M
You
know
they
can't
always
help.
So
we
manage
that,
and
so
we
partner
with
with
corma
the
cortelli
road
merchants
association,
the
new
kirk,
plaza
merchants
association,
and
we
work
together
to
to
to
provide
these
supports,
especially
around
the
new
kirk
area,
where
we
have
a
more
immigrant-run
businesses
and
we
at
the
beginning
of
covid.
We
started
a
an
online
covet
business
directory
where
we
would
let
neighbors
know
what
businesses
were
starting
to
reopen
what
hours
they
were
any
restrictions,
and
that
was
really
that
was
a
hit.
M
That
was
very
popular,
also
ppp
loans.
As
we
know,
the
initial
round
was
not
did
not
benefit
most
of
the
small
businesses
and
and
then
you
know,
we
moved
on
to
ppe
assistance,
which
we
still
continue
to
this
day
to
this
day
with
with
our
community
partners,
and
then
you
know
we
also
advocate
for
for
consistent
city
regulations.
You
know
they're
extremely
frustrating
to
our
small
business
owners.
M
We
hear
it
on
a
daily
basis,
how
you
know
their
one
inspector
will
come
one
day
and
then
the
next
day
another
inspector
will
come
and
say
something
completely
different,
and
sometimes
these
differences
mean
a
lot
of
money
that
that
that
businesses
have
to
pony
up
to
be
able
to
meet
these
regulations.
We've
also
been
very
strong
in
social
media
promotion.
M
Also,
local
media
dina
will
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
that
and
then
also
we've
grown
our
community
events.
You
know
we've
really
around
the
new
crick
area
around
cortelo
and
and
it's
been
really
it's
been-
it's
been
challenging,
but
it's
also
been.
You
know
interesting.
As
I
mentioned,
we're,
not
a
bid,
so
fdc
has
been
focused
in
applying
for
grants,
especially
the
last
two
years.
We've
had
some
luck
so
now
we
have
some
programming
in
the
plaza
around
the
neighborhood
that
I'll
get
into
a
little
bit
later.
M
But
right
now
I
want
to
introduce
dina
rabiner
she's
been
our.
You
know,
co-president
of
the
association
on
cortelliu
and
she's
done
some
great
work
along
with
with
the
board.
She
is,
I
can't
say
enough,
good
things
about
her
and
so
I'm
gonna
dina,
I'm
gonna,
pass
it
on
to
you
and
let
it
to
tell
us
what
karma
has
been
doing.
L
L
L
I
do
economic
development
there
and
it's
been,
you
know,
it's
been
a
big
help
in
terms
of
you
know,
helping
the
corteli
road
merchant
association
during
this
time,
because
we
are
not
a
bid
and
we
really.
We
don't
have
the
resources
that
bids
have
and
if
it
wasn't,
for
the
work
of
the
fdc
and
specifically
the
work
that
lupe
and
her
colleague
nina
have
done.
L
For
many
businesses
we
were
the
lifeline
during
that
pandemic,
and
you
know
if
you,
you
know,
go
down
cortelli
road,
and
even
if
you
went
down
cortelli
road
during
the
pandemic,
you
know
it.
It
felt.
You
know
it
was
a
little
oasis
in
a
way
from
you
know
the
horrible
things
that
were
happening
around
us.
The
community
came
together.
L
L
We
are
member
organizations,
so
we
really
depend
on
the
membership
dues
from
our
businesses,
many
of
which
don't
actually
contribute
for
for
me,
because
they
don't
have
the
additional
income
to
do
that,
especially
during
covid.
They
didn't
have
those
extra
dollars
and
then
one
thing
that
we
did
to
try
to
leave.
That
was
we
opened
up
membership
to
the
community
to
the
how
the
resident
associations
to
our
residents
as
well.
L
But
you
know
we
are
really
looking
for
kind
of
the
long-term
viability
of
this
association,
given
the
amount
of
work
that
is
required,
as
any
bid
director
knows
to
rely
solely
on
volunteers,
for
this
type
of
work
is,
is
a
lot
and
you
know
given
what
we
all
went
through
with
the
pandemic.
It's
not
it's
not
a
path
to
success
going
forward,
so
we
really
need
you
know:
we've
built
a
strong
organization.
L
L
You
know
really
somebody
who
at
least
one
person
who
this
is
their
job
and
because
there
is
so
much
potential
I
mean
in
the
last
month
alone
we
have
five
new
businesses
that
opened
along
cortelli
road
or
two
well,
two
that
are
about
to
open,
but
that
we
see
that
there's
a
lot
of
potential
and
it's
a
really
it's
a
vital,
a
commercial
corridor.
It's
extremely
diverse,
you
know
in
our
restaurant
row
at
least
I
mean
not
in
terms
of
businesses.
L
M
Hi
everyone,
you
know
what
I'm
gonna
go
back
a
little
bit,
because
I
want
to
show
everyone
the
map,
where
of
where
we
work
exactly
so
we're
on
cortelli
road.
I
don't
know
if
you
I
don't
know
if
I
can
zoom
into
this
a
little
bit.
So
our
our
territory
is
on
cortalia
road
from
coney
island
to
ocean
avenue,
then
down
to
foster
avenue
on
coney,
island
and
ocean
avenue,
and
new
creek
avenue
and
newkirk
plaza.
M
So
so
we're
we're
busy
and
we
you
know
we
we
love
what
we
do.
But
you
know
we
could
definitely
use
some
more
support
and
long-term
sustainable
measures
to
make
sure
that
our
district
can
continue.
Once
you
know
we
dina
and
I
are
on
to
other
life
callings,
so
I'm
gonna
move
on
to
newkirk
plaza,
so
the
new
creek
plaza
merchant
association.
You
know
some
of
the
challenges
were
the
leadership
there,
they're
all
business
owners.
M
So,
of
course,
during
covet,
no
one
could
tend
to
their
responsibilities
in
the
merchant
association,
and
we
had
you
know
javi
from
almac
hardware
who
really
tried
to
to
help
out,
but
you
know
covet
especially
at
the
beginning
was
was
was
was
it
was,
was
too
much
was
a
lot,
and
so
again
you
know
sanitation
around
the
plaza
that
we
had
a.
We
have
a
rodent
infestation.
M
If
some
of
you
recall,
we
had
a
rat
press
conference
back
in
july
and
that
helped
get
some
resources
to
the
plaza
homelessness
and
is
an
increasing
problem.
Crime
is
also
on
the
uptick.
We've
been
working
with
the
precinct,
and
so
that's
you
know.
That's
those
are
daily
things
that
that
we
that
we
deal
with.
On
the
other
hand,
our
opportunities
is,
we
have.
We
have
five
new
businesses,
we
have
programming.
M
We
were
just
recently
awarded
a
an
equity
grant
for
newcreek
plaza,
which
means
that
we
could
bring
arts
live
arts.
We
just
had
a
storytime
session
near
the
plaza
at
cedar,
start
catering
on
rugby
and
new
kirk
avenue.
We
had
a
cinco
de
mayo
celebration
inside
the
plaza
in
front
of
don
burrito,
which
was
well
attended.
M
We
got
a
lot
of
positive
feedback,
we're
working
with
oya
studio,
which
is
a
local
artist
collective.
We
are
building
a
big
mosaic
in
the
tunnel
which
is
going
to
transform
it
and
turn
it
into
a
more
positive
space.
We
did
a
mural
last
late
summer,
early
fall
in
front
of
kabirs.
That's
that's
also
been
great,
and
our
goal
right
now
is
to
grow
the
merchant
association,
and
we
have
we
have
new
merchants
and
they're
interested
in
being
part
of
the
community
being
making
the
plaza
better.
So
we're
very
excited
about
that.
M
Another
opportunity
that
came
about
is,
you
know,
talking
about
sanitation.
We
had
a
grant
that
we
were
not
able
to
take
advantage
of
to
put
big
belly
cans
on
both
ends
of
the
both
entries
of
the
plaza
because
of
the
supply
chain
issues
we
weren't
able
to
guarantee
our
vendor
could
not
guarantee
that
they
would
be
installed
by
june
30th.
M
So
we
missed
out
on
that,
but
we
are
on
deck
for
the
next
fiscal
year
and
we
hope
to
get
that
so
sanitation,
a
really,
you
know
really
big
issue
and
we
continue
to
try
to
find
ways
to
to
work
with
with
what
we
have
and
and
grow
our
just
grow,
our
our
investment
to
try
and
make
it
consistent
and
long
term.
So,
as
we
look
to
the
future,
we
you
know,
unfortunately,
the
way
the
bid
laws
are
right.
Now
our
district
does
not
fit
into
those.
M
We
were.
We
did
a
bid
study
earlier
this
year
and
one
of
the
main
requirements
of
of
becoming
a
bid
is
that
you
need
to
have
certain
density
for
and
your
district
needs
to
be
contiguous.
Well,
fdc's,
most
of
the
our
work
happens
on
on
cortelli
road
and
around
the
newkirk
plaza
area,
so
we're
working
on
ways.
M
So
we
continue
to
explore
ways
to
see
how
we
can
make
that
happen,
but
currently
the
you
know
the
the
the
bid
laws
that
be
do
not
allow
for
us
to
have
two
separate
districts,
even
though
we're
they're
within
walking
distance,
and
we
really
need
city
regulations
that
work
for
businesses.
You
know
they're
they're,
a
real
hardship,
real,
it's
extremely
challenging
to
for
businesses
to
have
inconsistent
enforcement,
and
you
know
that
ends
up
being
costly
at
times
and
and
most
of
the
time
it
happens
to
businesses
with
language
barriers.
M
You
know
with
with
very
little
access
to
to
funding,
and
so
we
need
also
consistent
financial
support
for
sanitation
services
and
that's
a
district-wide
issue
and
and
place
making.
You
know
we
love
our
neighbors
love
our
events.
They
come
out
to
our
public
events
and
we
want
to
do
more
and
businesses
like
our
events,
and
so
we
hope
that
we
can
find
a
consistent
stream
of
income
to
be
able
to
do
that.
And-
and
of
course
you
know,
the
kobed
was
highly
it
impacted.
M
M
One
of
the
great
reasons
why
cortellio
was
association
was
able
to
really
thrive
during
the
pandemic
is
because
of
volunteers
like
dina,
you
know
a
resident
and
then
susan
siegel
to
who's
no
longer
on
the
board,
but
you
know
she
was
on
the
board
for
a
couple
of
years,
even
after
she,
she
sold
her
business,
the
brooklyn
artery,
and
we
didn't
have
that
for
newkirk
avenue.
So
that's
you
know
the
new
creek
plaza.
So
that's
a
big
you
know.
M
Maybe
we
can
make
a
push
collectively
as
a
community
to
let
let
neighbors
know
that
they
can
really
make
a
difference.
You
know
our
neighbor,
our
neighbors
really
made
a
difference.
We
also
engaged
with
the
neighborhood
president,
the
community
associations.
They
were
a
big
help
in
making
in
in
getting
us
pertinent
information
about
businesses
that
then
we
put
into
our
database
and
shared
that
information
with
the
community.
B
B
B
L
But
you
know
in
terms
of
business,
I
mean
business
owners
are
doing
their
part
to
clean
up
the
problem.
Is
you
know
the
the
the
bins
that
we
have?
You
know
a
good
win
comes,
and
you
know
all
the
work
that
you
know
our
sidewalk
cleaners
did
is
is
gone
in
in
an
instant
and
it's
just
it's
a
there's.
There's
just
there's
not
it's
into
the
guard.
There's
there
are
some
problems
with
the
illegal
dumping.
L
There's
certain
corners
that
are
known
that
the
community
board
is
aware
of
the
corners
where
the
legal
dump
happens,
but
you
know
our
our
just
the
quality
of
our
our
garbage.
You
know
holders
our
garbage
cans.
Is
you
know
if
they're
how
you
know?
I
don't
know,
however
old
they
are,
we
can't
afford
the
big
belly.
We
can't.
If
we
looked
into
the
program
that
the
city
has
with
the
newly
redesigned
bins,
we
don't.
We
don't
have
that
budget
to
to
pay.
For
that.
L
So
you
know
they're
beautiful
those,
the
new
bins
that
have
been
designed,
that
the
city
piloted
that's
being
piloted
in
downtown,
brooklyn
and
and
in
bids
that
have
you
know
deep
coffers,
but
we
can't
even
apply
for
that.
We
couldn't
even
really
apply
for
the
city
cleanup
core,
which
could
support
our
sidewalk
cleaning,
because
we
don't
have
a
staff.
We
don't
have
somebody
that
we
don't
have
an
office
they
can
go
to.
We
don't
have
a
supervisor
that
they
can
report
to
like.
We
don't
have
that
capacity.
L
So
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
we're
just
cut
out
of,
and
you
know,
and
we
we
try
to
address
it.
We,
you
know
we
publish
the
cleaning
schedule
for
our
businesses,
so
they
know
when
it
comes,
but
you
know
cleaning
a
sidewalk
once
a
day.
You
know
it's
not
going
to
do
much.
When
you
look
in
other
areas.
You
know
they
have.
They
have
just
a
constant
person
coming
to
clean
up.
B
J
M
Yeah
so
I'll
answer
that
so
you
know
definitely
some
of
the
lunch
crowd
is
gone,
they've
gone
back
to
work
in
manhattan
or
other
parts
of
the
city,
but
it
still
remains.
You
know,
as
you've.
Most
of
you
have
probably
read
on
the
media
that
the
outer
boroughs
have
fared
better
as
far
as
economic
recovery
than
manhattan,
because
a
lot
of
us
are
still
working
from
home
and
I
think
it's
a
it's
an
interesting.
You
know
I
I
should
you
know.
M
As
I
mentioned,
you
know,
our
we
were
able
to
stay
afloat
and
even
thrive
because
of
the
community
during
covet,
we've
had
a
lot
of
outstanding
neighbors
step
up
and
help
with
with
events
with
sanitation.
You
know
with
with
with
different
things,
and
it's
been
that's
been
a
great
silver
lining,
for
you
know,
for
this
crazy
cobit
world
we
were
living
in.
You
know
that
we
have.
M
We
do
have
a
lot
of
neighborhood
support,
but
you
know,
as
dina
mentioned,
you
know
what
does
that
mean
in
the
long
term?
What
does
it
mean?
You
know
when
she
moves
on
when
our
neighbors
move
on?
You
know
we
really,
I
think
you
know
with
this
group.
I
think
we
we
really
need
to
think
about.
How
can
we
keep
this?
M
L
And
also
I
mean
just
like
we
all
had
a
pivot
during
you
know,
in
in
reaction
to
the
epidemic,
you
know
we're
we're
also
having
to
pivot
in
a
new
hybrid
world,
where
a
lot
of
people
are
going
back
and
you
know
we're
working
with
our
businesses
to
you
know
pivot
back
to
where
you
can't
rely
on
that
lunch
crowd.
So
what
are
other
things
that
they
can
do
what
partnerships
that
they
can
form
with
with
other
neighbors
or
other
businesses
to
you
know
continue
to
to
thrive.
I
mean
you
know.
L
Ultimately,
you
know.
A
strong
commercial
corridor
is
good
for
all.
It
helps
our
local
economy
residents.
It
helps,
you
know
it's
jobs,
it's
you
know
everything
that
you
know.
Economic
development
is,
but
you
know
it's.
The
challenge
is
now
you
know.
As
there
are,
there
are
less
people
there's.
You
know,
there's
always
going
to
be
people
working
from
home,
but
you
know
how
do
you?
What
move
to
the
next
phase
that
we're
in.
E
Yeah
thanks,
I
you
know,
I
I
hesitated
because
it's
so
broken
record
of
me,
but
I
think
another
hurdle
is
the
fact
that
newkirk
plaza
isn't
in
the
hands
of
any
city
agency
and
and
to
the
extent
that
we
can
use
this
moment
where
the
the
past
borough
president
is
now.
The
current
mayor
and
asboro
president
was
very
keen
on
getting
this
into
the
hands
of
d.o.t.
E
M
And
I
want
to
add
thank
you
sean.
I
want
to
add
that
we
are
currently
ftc
is
currently
applying
for
d.o.t
plaza
status
in
the
new
cork
plaza.
So
we
will.
We
hope
that
something
comes
out
of
it,
probably
not,
but
we
want
to
collect
data.
We
want
to
document
the
fact
that
we
have
been.
You
know
that
this
struggle
continues
to
have
new
creek
plaza,
become
an
official
something
of
the
city
in
the.
B
Well,
seeing
none.
I
would
like
to
thank
all
of
our
guests
tonight,
both
our
bid
representatives
and
our
merchants
association
and
development
corp
representatives
for
joining
us.
You
know
this
is
a.
This
is
a
new
committee
for
our
board.
You
know
we.
I
thank
our
chair
and
our
district
manager
for
recognizing.
B
I
know
as
community
members
we
should
definitely
do
our
best
to
reach
out
to
our
elected
officials
to
provide
the
very
various
forms
of
support,
especially
with
you
know,
capital
resources
to
our
commercial
corridors
and
the
various
merchants
associations
and
bids
that
represent
them.
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
reach
out
to
the
elected
officials
that
represent
our
area
and
ask
them
you
know
in
in
whatever
capacity
they
can
to
help
out
and
provide
some
support.
B
Certainly,
sanitation
is
a
big
challenge
throughout
our
district.
I
think
our
sanitation
team
does
a
great
job,
though
in
overall
collection
and
cleanliness,
but
they
can
always
use
support,
and
I
know
a
few
years
back,
we
did
a
survey
of
our
our
our
district
with
regards
to,
I
believe
it
was
parks
and
as
well
as
sanitation
sean.
B
E
I
think
sanitation
is
willing
to
do
whatever
they're
they're
funded
to
do
and
that
the,
and
maybe
the
focus
would
be
on
the
elected
officials
to
up
the
baseline
on
sanitation's
budget
and
sort
of
maintaining
the
100
cut
in
manual
litter
patrol.
That
seems
to
be
carrying
forward
in
the
next
fiscal
year.
B
B
B
Neighborhood
means
more
foot
traffic
for
our
businesses,
it's
just
an
overall,
better
feeling
for
people
walking
around
our
community.
So
I
I
would
love
to
see
a
little
bit
more
funding
personally
there
and
then
and
find
a
way
to
support
supporting
our
small
businesses.
So
and
you
have
a
commenter
question.
K
Thank
you.
So
I
get
a
sense
of
frustration,
perhaps
with
the
as
there
is
a
direct
appeal
really
for
funds
and
mention
of
grants
that
have
been
received
and
others
that
could
have
been
in
place
except
they
for
ver
for
variables.
They
were
unable
to
take
advantage
of
the
opportunities
I
think
going
forward.
K
I
mean
what
you
had
said:
duane
about
you,
know
the
good
side
of
sanitation
and
the
bad
side
of
sanitation.
Sanitation
is
really
pretty
nimble
and
they've
they've
been
very
responsive,
but
I
think
they
they
had
a
huge
budget
cut
during
covid
and
we're
still
arguably
in
this
pandemic.
Although
we're
not
locked,
you
know
we're
not
in
quarantine.
K
You
know
I'm
not
really
sure
what
else
to
say
here
in
this
regard,
but
but
that
there
is
this
need
that
it
is
the
all.
The
efforts
have
been
greatly
appreciated
and
it
would
be
a
shame
to
see
that
it
has
to
significantly
slow
down
because
of
staffing
changes
and
the
inability
to
fund
you
know
directly
as
a
community
board.
You
know
that's
not
the
role
of
the
board,
unfortunately,
but
it
is
something
that
we
should
factor
in
and
see
what
it
is
going
forward.
We
can
do
to
be
of
assistance.
B
Thank
you
and
you
make
a
good
point.
I
mean
you
know.
The
role
of
the
board
is
not
to
provide
funding,
but
I
think
part
of
the
role
of
the
board
is
to
amplify
some
of
the
the
community's
needs
and
we
can
learn
about
those
needs
through
these
various
committees
and
meetings
like
this
and
presentations
from
our
community
members
and
community
partners.
So
you
know
I'm.
B
I
am
appreciative
of
the
fact
that
our
partners,
community
partners,
in
a
sense
in
the
ftc
and
bids,
were
able
to
find
the
time
and
took
the
time
to
come
out
tonight
to
present
what
some
of
those
challenges
are
and
what
the
opportunities
they're
looking
at
and
how
they
know
their
future
thinking
of
how
they
can
make
improvements
that
will
overall
impact
our
community.
So
that's
the
most
important
thing
is
being
able
to
amplify
some
of
these
challenges
so
that
anyone
in
the
community.
B
L
What
the
issue
was,
what
you
know
a
solution
was
ideas,
and
I
I
will
say
like
just
speaking
for
the
brooklyn
chamber
like
just
listening
to
this.
You
know
if
I'm
not
wearing
my
korma
hat.
You
know
that
the
brooklyn
chamber
is
also
working
very
actively
to
find
ways
to
support
bids
and
merchant
associations,
because
we
did
find
that
during
the
pandemic,
areas
that
had
representation
for
their
merchants,
did
it
significantly
much
better
or
fared
significantly
much
better
in
terms
of
resources.
L
M
I
just
I
just
want
to
say
quickly
that
I
really
appreciate
that
we
have
an
economic
development
committee
now
at
the
cb,
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
a
lot
of
this.
You
know
what
we
did
tonight
to
exchange
ideas
and-
and
I
think
you
know,
by
doing
this-
we
can
really
identify
a
lot
of
the
challenges
and
opportunities.
You
know
that
that
we
have
as
a
community.
So
thank
you.
F
Yes,
thank
you
again,
but
I
just
wanted
to
say
you
know,
have
one
of
your
meetings
going
forward
could
be
you
come
you
all
come
as
a
group
and
it
will
be
a
pleasure
to
take
you
on
the
tour
of
the
flagler
junction
bid
area
and
show
you
the
diversity
of
our
businesses
and
and
the
mix
mix
of
people
and
they
caught
the
the
cultural
mix.
And
you
know
it's
it's
pretty
interesting.
F
B
B
B
M
B
Could
just
share
that
information
with
the
community
board
the
district
office
so
that
they
can
get
the
information
up
on
the
site,
so
the
community
is
aware
of
it.
I'd
appreciate
it
also.
You
know
just
in
general,
if
you're
doing
events
make
sure
you
share
that
with
our
district
office,
they're
really
good
at
getting
the
information
on
our
website.
M
One
last
thing
tomorrow
we're
having
a
new
kirk,
plaza
merchant
association
meeting
at
4
pm
at
cedar,
star
catering
on
newkirk
and
rugby,
and
the
merchant
is
going
to
be
giving
tastings
of
her
delicious
menu
and
so
you're
all
welcome
to
attend
at
4
pm,
and
we
it's
a
new
business
and
we
we
have.
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
have
new
merchants
that
are
really
interested
in
making
the
area
better
and
we're
very
excited
about
it
and
want
to
support
them.
B
B
Also
share
that
with
the
board
with
the
district
office,
so
that
you
know
we
can
have
at
least
archive,
but
if
there
is
no
other
business
for
the
evening
again.
On
behalf
of
myself
and
my
coach
here,
donald
loggins,
we
would
really
like
to
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
tonight
and
participating
and
taking
the
time
to
listen
and
learn
about
what's
going
on
in
our
community,
and
I
would
encourage
you
all.
B
We
have
one
more
meeting
this
month,
which
is
our
community
safety
committee
meeting,
which
is
scheduled
for
wednesday
may
24th
at
6
30
via
webex.
So
please
put
that
on
your
calendar
as
part
of
the
discussions
in
this
meeting,
one
of
the
challenges
was
around
community
safety.
I
would
encourage
you
all
to
join
that
meeting
as
well,
so
again
that
that
is
on
the
24th
of
may,
which
is
a
wednesday.