Operator's Guide · M06
Manhattan Community Board 6
Stuyvesant Town, Murray Hill, Gramercy, Kips Bay, Tudor City, Turtle Bay
Moderate hospitality activity — Airtable-tracked resolution database
24-Month Activity
CB6 covers East Midtown and the East Side from 14th to 59th. The board uses a public Airtable resolution tracker (1,317 resolutions in the database) and covers SLA, sidewalk café, cannabis, ULURP, and special permits across 9 standing committees. Business Affairs & Licensing handles the bulk of venue items. Most resolutions follow an 'approve' or 'no objection' template.
✓ What they like
Patterns that win approval at this board
Cannabis dispensary renewals and new applications
Multiple OCM Retail Dispensary licenses approved — Urban Leaf (977 2nd Ave), Green Genius NYC (214 3rd Ave), and similar. Renewals get 'No Comment' / 'No Objection' resolutions.
Sidewalk and roadway café 4-year licenses
118 sidewalk café records — mostly approved including 4-year licenses for established corridors like 3rd Avenue restaurants.
Wine/beer/cider alterations and corporate changes
Operators expanding beyond beer-and-wine to full liquor, or transferring ownership, generally pass with no objection.
✗ What they don't like
Patterns that get denied or stipulated
Roadway café in residential pockets without DOT vetting
Outdoor seating expansions need clear DOT review. Items missing the DOT package are tabled.
Stipulation pattern
The working contract operators sign
CB6's 'No Objection' / 'No Comment' framework is similar to CB5 but with more committee-specific conditions. Stipulations typically address hours, music, capacity, and outdoor seating.
Tactical advice for operators
If you're applying here, do these things
- #1
Submit through Business Affairs & Licensing Committee via the District Manager.
- #2
Use the public Airtable tracker at https://airtable.com/appgK5bKw7rWMRJEh/shrWAftbFbdof6dxZ to research prior outcomes for your address.
- #3
For sidewalk café 4-year applications, file the full DOT package + operator letter before the committee meeting.
Who to know
Reach office through cb6@cb.nyc.gov.