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EVENTS - ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 2005

11/18/05 Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation Names Wellington Chen New Executive Director
11/17/05 Presentation of the Chinatown Design Lab to representatives from offices of elected officials, City agencies, and members of Community Board 3 Manhattan
10/6/05 Chinatown Partnership LDC Receives $422,000 from American Red Cross Liberty Disaster Relief Fund to assist in community recovery efforts
7/11/05 Office of Council Member Alan J. Gerson holds a community meeting with the NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Department of Parks and Recreations to present demonstration models of the medians along Allen Street from Delancey Street to Canal Street
7/6/05 Office of Council Member Alan J. Gerson holds a community meeting with the NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Department of Parks and Recreations to present demonstration models of the medians along Allen Street from Madison Street to the Waterfront
6/29/05 Members of the Chinatown Partnership LDC, Chinatown Design Lab, and UNRAP, take a tour of The Battery Conservancy with the Founder and President Warrie Price of the Gardens of Remembrance, the Bosque Garden, The Battery Labyrinth, and Castle Clinton
6/20/05 Office of Council Member Alan J. Gerson holds a community meeting with NYC Department of City Planning and NYC Department of Parks and Recreations to present demonstration models of the medians along Allen Street from Houston Street to Broome Street
6/8/05 Canal Area Transportation Study (CATS Track II) holds a community meeting at Confucius Plaza to discuss pedestrian safety initiatives and traffic improvements for Chinatown
5/31/05 NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds a press conference to announce the redevelopment plan for the East River Waterfront
5/25/05 Chinatown Partnership LDC receives funding of $7 million from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Chinatown will receive $32 million from LMDC to improve transportation and pedestrian measures, the East River Waterfront will receive $150 million in funding for development
5/12/05 Chinatown Design Lab holds its second session and panelists present their design guidelines for the East River Waterfront
5/4/05 Chinatown Partnership LDC search for executive director extended
4/14/05 Chinatown Design Lab will hold its first session of panelists and community panelists that include distinguished architects, artists, and community advocates to discuss designs for the East River Waterfront
3/16/05 Chinatown Partnership LDC completes first round of interviews for a permanent executive director
2/7/05 Chinatown Partnership LDC announces 10 new members to its Board of Directors
2/3/05 New York City Economic Development Corporation and the NYC Department of City Planning hold a community meeting on preliminary designs for the East River Waterfront sponsored by Council Member Alan J. Gerson at Confucius Plaza
1/13/05 Council Member Alan J. Gerson convenes the first Allen/Pike Streets Task Force Coordination Meeting with UNRAP coalition members and City agencies including the NYC DOT, NYC Parks and Recreation, Community Board 3, and interested community participants
01/05 Rebuild Chinatown Initiative (RCI) receives a grant of $20,000 from the New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA) to fund a collaborative design project with architect Claire Weisz to create a Chinatown Design Lab for design professionals and community stakeholders to explore design alternatives for sites in Chinatown

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