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    Mayor Announces Zoning Proposals for Grocery Stores, Transit Accessibility, Small Businesses

    Mayor  •  Zoning  •  Citywide

    Image of current districts under the FRESH program. One of the Mayor’s proposed zoning amendments will expand the FRESH program in outer boroughs. Image Credit: NYC DCP

    The zoning proposals include allowing gyms and spas to open as-of-right. On March 9, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced several proposed zoning changes to support small businesses, create more groceries stores and improve accessibility across the city. The zoning proposals will enter the public review process later this year. (more…)

    Date: 03/10/2021
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    Coney Island Rezoning Fails Following Community Concerns

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Illustrative rendering of applicant’s proposed five- and twelve-story development between West 22nd and West 23rd Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn. Image Credit: CPC.

    City Planning voted no in part to questions regarding alleged comments made by project attorney at Community Board hearing. On January 9, 2019, the City Planning Commission voted to disapprove a proposed rezoning of the northern portion of a block situated between Surf Avenue to the north, Reigelman Boardwalk to the south, West 22nd Street to the east, and West 23rd Street to the west, in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The rezoning would have allowed for a new five- and twelve-story mixed-use building with retail and 78 dwelling units, 20 of which would have been permanently affordable. A public hearing on this application was held on December 5, 2018. (more…)

    Tags : City Planning Commission, Coney Island rezoning, Department of City Planning, land use rationale, Rezoning, Special Coney Island District, ULURP, West 22nd-West23rd Street Rezoning
    Date: 02/13/2019
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    City Council Approves Inwood Neighborhood Rezoning Despite Residents Disapproval

    City Council, Economic Development Corporation  •  Rezoning  •  Inwood, Manhattan

    Intersection of Broadway and Dyckman Street in Inwood. Image credit: Daniel Case.

    On August 8, 2018, the City Council approved the Inwood Neighborhood Rezoning amidst resident concerns and disapproval. Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez celebrated the rezoning approval. The rezoning was developed over the course of three years and affects 59 city blocks in the northern Manhattan neighborhood. The Economic Development Corporation, together with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and the Department of Small Business Services, proposed the land use actions to implement a comprehensive rezoning plan in accordance with the goals of the Mayor’s Housing New York: Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan and began to implement the Inwood NYC Action Plan. (more…)

    Tags : City Council, CPC, Inwood, Inwood rezoning, Rezoning
    Date: 08/22/2018
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    Council Passes Contentious Pfizer Sites Rezoning in Williamsburg

    City Council  •  ULURP  •  South Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises Meeting. October 24, 2017.

    A former Pfizer factory site in South Williamsburg will be developed into a mixed-use building and public plaza. On October 31, 2017, the City Council passed the Pfizer Sites Rezoning land use actions by a vote of 38-6. The zoning map and text amendments will convert the former Pfizer factory site, currently used for parking, into a mixed-use building and plaza. The project area, totaling 182,366 square feet, is bounded by Walton Street to the north, Gerry Street to the south, Harrison Avenue to the east, and Union Avenue to the west. The proposed development includes 1,146 housing units, 62,810 square feet of commercial space, and 26,000 square feet of public open space. For CityLand’s prior coverage on the matter, click here.

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    Tags : City Council, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Stephen Levin, Pfizer Sites Rezoning, South Williamsburg
    Date: 11/09/2017
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    Council Members Raise Concerns of Climate Change and Government Takings at East Shore Rezoning Hearing

    City Council  •  Special District  •  East Shore, Staten Island

    East Shore Study Area. Image credit: DCP

    The proposed rezoning is intended to address high flood vulnerabilities on the East Shore by limiting future developments to low density buildings.  On September 5, 2017, the City Council’s Subcommittee held a hearing and voted 4-0 to approve the City Planning Department’s application to create a special zoning district on the coastal areas of Staten Island. The zoning map amendment and zoning text amendments would cover portions of the Oakwood Beach, Graham Beach, and Ocean Breeze neighborhoods. The rezoning would limit future development in these highly flood vulnerable areas. The proposal area matches the State’s designated area for its Buyout Program. For CityLand’s prior coverage of this proposal, click here. (more…)

    Tags : Council Member David G. Greenfield, Council Member Donovan Richards, East Shore, Staten Island
    Date: 09/06/2017
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