Get to know members of Community Board 9’s “Uniform Services & Transportation” committee. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Members review and recommend SLA renewals and address important community issues affecting local businesses.
Chair: Solomon Prophete
About the Committee
Monitors services from the Police, District Attorney’s Office, Fire, and Sanitation Departments in the District. Assesses problems and capital and expense needs of the related agencies and recommends appropriate remedies. Coordinates and acts in concert with all other CB9M Committees that are affected by Police, Fire, and Sanitation. Liaises with the 26th/30th Precincts, Manhattan North Command, Housing and Transit Bureaus, Fire Department, Departments of Sanitation, and Transportation, respectively.
Responsibilities also include the monitoring of traffic problems and seeking solutions to the negative impacts resulting from the massive influx of trucks, cars, buses, etc., into the District. Monitors the physical conditions of sidewalks, streets, and highways. Reviews and recommends all DOT Capital Projects proposals.