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    DCP Launches Updated Digital Land Use Portal, Online Application Tracker

    Interactive Tools  •  Citywide

    A screenshot of the updated Zoning Application Portal. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The updated portal improves transparency and public access to the land review process. On January 14, 2021, the Department of City Planning (DCP) announced that the Zoning Application Portal (ZAP) has been expanded and updated. The Zoning Application Portal allows New Yorkers to review land use applications that are within public review.  (read more…)

    Tags : Interactive Tools, online tools
    Date:01/18/2021
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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    City Planning Proposes Homeowner-Friendly Zoning Rules for Staten Island Neighborhoods

    Proposed Rule Changes  •  Staten Island

    Some areas of Staten Island that would be affected by rule changes. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The changes allow homeowners to bypass the lengthy review process for certain types of projects. On July 2, 2020, the Department of City Planning announced new proposed zoning rules for some Staten Island neighborhoods that make zoning rules more efficient and homeowner-friendly, and that reflect recent advances in environmental science. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of City Planning, proposed rule, Staten Island, zoning rules
    Date:07/30/2020
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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    Community Wants More Zoning Protections in Union Square South SD Expansion

    Special District Expansion  •  Union Square, Manhattan

    Proposed Zoning Map Amendment Image Credit: City Planning

    Hotel special permitting fails to address other types of development in the Union Square South area. On January 22, 2020, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application by the Department of City Planning for an expansion of the Special Union Square District, and the establishment of a special permit requirement for new hotel development in the expansion area.

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    Tags : Council Member Carlina Rivera, Department of City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Union Square, Union Square Special District, Village Preservation
    Date:02/12/2020
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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    City Planning Announces Updates to Zap Tool

    ULURP  •  Citywide

    Zoning Application Portal Search Features Image Credit: City Planning

    City Planning continues to improve online platforms to involve and inform community. On December 17, 2019, the Department of City Planning announced two updates to the Zoning Application Portal (“ZAP”). The first update will allow Community Boards, Borough Presidents and Borough Boards to digitally calendar public hearings for land use items. The second update permits Community Boards and Borough Presidents to instantaneously upload their recommendations to the online portal. These two features are intended to “smooth out” and “speed up” the process of calendaring hearings and filing recommendations by centralizing the information on a single website.

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    Tags : City Planning, Council Member Francisco Moya, Department of City Planning, Marisa Lago
    Date:12/31/2019
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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    City Planning Releases Second Regional Economic Growth Report

    Housing and economy  •  Citywide

    Graphic from Geography of Jobs Report shows comparison of number of jobs added to number of units permitted across the region. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The 2019 report shows that the economy expanded faster than housing. On October 30, 2019, Deputy Mayor Vicki Been and Department of City Planning Director Marisa Lago announced the release of the 2019 Geography of Jobs report. This is the City’s second report on shifting growth patterns concentrating jobs and housing pressures in New York City and other urban areas. (read more…)

    Tags : Department of City Planning, economic growth, geography of jobs report, housing
    Date:11/20/2019
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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