Hearing will also highlight lack of construction coordination in Lower Manhattan. Tomorrow at 1 p.m., Transportation Chair James Vacca will convene a public hearing on Introduction 784, which would allow drivers to transfer their purchased municipal meter time to another parking spot with the same meter rates. At 1:30, the Transportation Committee will be joined by Chair Margaret Chin and the Committee on Lower Manhattan Redevelopment to hear testimony from the Department of Buildings and the Department of Transportation on the lack of construction coordination in Lower Manhattan.

Please note that we're not trying to appeal to our readers, some of whom may be loyal Democrats, others may be loyal Republicans. In fact, the following suggestion may not win a popularity contest, but it may be worth considering. Let's call it food for thought.

The April Meeting of the City Island Civic Association will take place on April 24th2012, at 7:30 p.m. at 190 Fordham Street. They welcome your input and attendance.

As always, updates from our officers, committee reports on Crime, Development, Quality of Life and Traffic, and an open public forum for residents to air and address their grievances.