Community Board 8 Speaks

About this original series

"CB8 Speaks" is a monthly cablecast about issues covering Roosevelt Island and Manhattan's Upper East Side, bounded by the East River, Central Part to the West, East 96th Street and East 59th Street.

  • # Episodes

    50 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-G

Episodes of Community Board 8 Speaks

    • Chinese restaurant's liquor license blocked by d...

      WABC-TV News covered CB8M’s unprecedented success in persuading the SLA that a restaurant should be denied a wine & beer license due to persistent delivery bikes on local sidewalks.

      • Release date
        May 16, 2012
      • Runtime
        01:31
    • 2012-06Jennifer Ratner, Residents For Sane Trash...

      Jennifer Ratner a member of the steering committee of the 'Residents For Sane Trash Solutions' sat down with host Benjamin Kallos to discuss the opposition to NYC's plan to build a new Marine Transfer Station on East 91st Street near 'Asphalt Green'. Clips of the area are included in this timely discussion.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 7
      • Release date
        May 7, 2012
      • Runtime
        27:56
    • 2012-04Deborah M. Sale, EVP, External Affairs, H...

      Deborah Sale, Executive Vice President of External Affaits for the Hospital of Special Surgery, is the guest. The Hospital will be celebrating its 150th year anniversary in 2013.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 6
      • Release date
        Mar 24, 2012
      • Runtime
        27:35
    • 2012-03The Fund for Park Avenue

      Barbara McLaughlin, President & Jo-Ann Polise, Executive Director of the Fund for Park Avenue are the guests. Among the topics covered is the Park Avenue mall installation of what Our Town (Jan. 19) calls "some trippy new sculptures" by Venezuelan sculptor Rafael Barrios.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 5
      • Release date
        Feb 13, 2012
      • Runtime
        28:01
    • 2012-02Rob Byrnes, President of the East Midtown...

      Rob Byrnes, President of the EMP Business Improvement District, returns on the 10th Anniversary of the BID to discuss its efforts to serve the business district. In addition, EMP contracts with agencies to provide homeless outreach services, cleanliness activities and much more.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 4
      • Release date
        Jan 24, 2012
      • Runtime
        26:52
    • 2012-01Nick Viest, Chair CB8 of Manhattan

      Nick Viest the newly elected Chair of Community Board 8 of Manhattan is this month's guest.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 3
      • Release date
        Dec 27, 2011
      • Runtime
        27:07
    • 2011-11Dan Quart, Assembly Member, 73rd Assembly...

      Dan Quart, a former member of Community Board 8, succeeds Jonathan Bing as the newly elected Assembly Member for the 73rd Assembly District of Manhattan. Dan's office has hit the ground running as they prepare to work in Albany for their constituents .

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 2
      • Release date
        Oct 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        27:27
    • 2011-09Matthew Katz, President and CEO of RIRA

      Matthew Katz highlights the issues and the fun living on Roosevelt Island. Matt is the President and CEO of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 4 / Ep. 1
      • Release date
        Sep 6, 2011
      • Runtime
        27:55
    • 2011-08Allen Houston, Executive Editor of "Our T...

      Allen Houston, Executive Editor of "Our Town" and "The Spirit", reminisces on the fortieth anniversary of "Our Town" - the last remaining community paper covering the Upper East Side.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 3 / Ep. 11
      • Release date
        Aug 17, 2011
      • Runtime
        27:06
    • 2011-07Dr. Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D.

      Dr. Bronzaft, a thirty-three years resident of the UES, is an expert on the impact of noise on learning and personal lives. She has been appointed by 4 mayors to serve on the GrowNYC.org and chairs its Noise Committee.

      • Season / Episode
        S. 3 / Ep. 10
      • Release date
        Jul 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        25:48
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