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Block Party Update + Running Task List 5/14/26
Meeting w Father Mike + Dani
High level takeaways:
Community board
not likely to approve on Woodward
St Johns is probs not viable bc it's a residential street and not technically our "block" 
Papa M has connections w the community board and will do what he can to push it through 
get signatures for both streets and apply for St John if Woodward denied to shore up our odds
Permits
the more we apply for, the more eyes will be on us and the less likely we are to be approved
keep it simple with just block party permit, inflatables permit, and noise permit (NYPD)
use the space to our advantage by running permit req. events inside. this includes:
raffle
bar 
food (could have some food outside but might get us in trouble w DOH)
RC merch 
food ticket sales (if food outside) 
since we're no longer applying for vending and game of chance permits, I changed our application back to block party from block festival to minimize visibility and increase our chances of approval 
time limit now 9 hours 
setup 10a
start 1130a
end 6p
breakdown 7p
signatures required
lead time of submission = 60 days (block festival = 90 days) 
will need attendees to purchase tickets to buy food to avoid being fined (only if food outside)
Action Items:
Submit block party application- DONE 
Notify Papa M of submission and pass event ID 945684- DONE 
collect signatures from neighbors- do this asap!
ask businesses on the block to participate by offering fun "block party" deals, may incentivize signatures 
Finalize proposed budget and pass to finance for approval- in process
apply for NYPD noise permit- Status update Zibby? (can probably be done upon BP permit approval)
fill out grant application for additional funds, include in budget proposal 
build street layout 
build RC layout 
design food ticketing system (if applicable)
Upon Permit Approval AIs:
book bouncy house + dunk tank 
upload inflatables permit to portal 
design flyer
contact vendors:
mercado caracol
Maricela
Salty Lunchlady 
Iddy's 
flowers?
Does CSA want to table? 
facepainting- RC volunteers?
Donation asks:
beer, cider, NA drinks, spiked seltzer
raffle prize submissions