Where do YOU Want to see More Public Benches in Bed-Stuy?

Is there a spot in Bed-Stuy you think would benefit from additional public seating? Well, now's your chance to make it happen!

As part of the Bed-Stuy Aging Improvement District, the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford Stuyvesant, in partnership with the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) and LISC NYC, is working to bring more public benches to Bed-Stuy.

Tell us where you'd like a bench, please keep in mind the DOT requirements:

1. Sidewalk width must be a minimum of 12 feet wide from building to curb
2. Proposed location cannot be directly opposite a building entrance or cellar door
3. Benches cannot be placed within:

• 25 feet of an intersection
• 15 feet of a subway exit, newsstand or fire hydrant
• 8 feet of a bicycle rack
• 7 feet of a driveway
• 5 feet of a sidewalk cafe, tree or stand pipe
• 4 feet of a phone booth, mailbox, street light, parking meter, news rack or utility poles
• 3 feet of a canopy, utility hole, grate, vent, sign pole or tree pit

To fill out a request form go to: Bed-Stuy Public Bench Request Survey. Please submit a request by March 12th, 2012.

If you have additional questions, email Aysu Kirac at: akirac.cibs@gmail.com.

This is a project of the Bed-Stuy Aging Improvement District (AID) this event is sponsored by the Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant, LISC NYC, NYAM and the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.