I was extremely excited to call Jo Hamilton today because I felt like this would be the conversation that would put this block party over the top.

The phone conversation, however, did not go as planned. Ms. Hamilton said that she has an upcoming community board meeting (regarding the public space in Gansevoort plaza) and that she didn’t want to discuss TOPP’s block party till that meeting is over. She said that she would get in touch with me soon.

I guess I should give her the benefit of the doubt and expect a call back. However, given my past experiences with this community board, I am not optimistic.