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Notice of Joint Public Hearing: 8/10/2026; for the Development, Operation and Maintenance of an Outdoor Café and Other Amenities in WNYC Transmitter Park, Brooklyn (Solicitation # B385-SB-2025)
- Agency
- Parks and Recreation
- Published
- 2026-07-24T00:00:00.000
- Event
- 2026-08-10T14:30:00.000
- Address
- 255 Greenwich Street
Notice text
<p>NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee and The Department of Parks & Recreation (Parks) to be held on 8/10/2026, at 255 Greenwich Street, 8th Floor, in Manhattan commencing at 2:30 p.m. relative to:</p><p>INTENT TO AWARD as a concession a License Agreement (License) to Busters Marine Bronx Marina for the Development, Operation and Maintenance of an Outdoor Café and Other Amenities in WNYC Transmitter Park located at 10 Kent Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222 (Solicitation # B385-SB-2025)</p><p>The License will provide for a twenty-five (25) year term with no options to renew.</p><p>Compensation to the City will be as follows:</p><p>Licensee shall pay the City License fees for each operating year consisting of the higher of a minimum annual guaranteed fee (based on the schedule below) or 2% of gross receipts over $3,000,000.</p><table cellspacing='0' class='Table' style='border-collapse:collapse; border:none; width:630px'> <tbody> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:2px solid black; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Operating Year</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:2px solid black; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p>Minimum Annual Guaranteed Fee</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:2px solid black; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>VS Percentage of Gross Receipts</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 1</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 60,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 2</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 60,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 3</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 60,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 4</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 60,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 5</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 60,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 6</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 120,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 7</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 120,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 8</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 120,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 9</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 120,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 10</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 120,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 11</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 144,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 12</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 144,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 13</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 144,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 14</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 144,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 15</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 144,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 16</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 17</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 18</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 19</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 20</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 21</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 22</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 23</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 24</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:2px solid black; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:120px'> <p>Year 25</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:bottom; width:242px'> <p> $ 168,000.00</p> </td> <td style='border-bottom:2px solid black; border-left:none; border-right:2px solid black; border-top:none; height:20px; vertical-align:top; width:268px'> <p>2% of Gross Receipts Over $3 million</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p>Written testimony may be submitted in advance of the hearing electronically to [email protected]. All written testimony can be submitted up until the close of the public hearing and will be distributed to the FCRC after the hearing.</p><p>A draft copy of the agreement may be obtained at no cost by any (or all) of the following ways:</p><p>1. Submit a written request to Kat Cognata at [email protected] from 7/24/2026 through 8/10/2026.</p><p>2. Submit a written request by mail to NYC Parks at The Arsenal, Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407 New York, NY 10065. Written requests must be received by 8/10/2026. For mail-in requests, please include your name, return address, and R5-A-IS-SB.</p><p>3. Download from Parks website at https://www.nycgovparks.org/opportunities/business from 7/24/2026 through 8/10/2026.</p><p>The agenda and related documentation for the hearing will be posted on the MOCS website at https://www.nyc.gov/site/mocs/opportunities/franchises-concessions.page</p><p>For further information on accessibility or to make a request for accommodations, such as sign language interpretation services, please contact the Mayors Office of Contract Services (MOCS) via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone at (212) 298-0800. Any person requiring reasonable accommodation for the public hearing should contact MOCS at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing to ensure availability.</p>