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    New Bedford Avenue Apartment Building to Replace Underutilized Gas Station

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning  •  Clinton Hill, Brooklyn

    Rendering of 895 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. Image Credit: CPC

    The new building will provide 36 apartments, eleven of which will be affordable. On November 14, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application for a rezoning at 895 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. The applicant, 895 Bedford Avenue Realty LLC, proposes to build a seven-story residential building with ground retail space at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Willoughby Avenue.   (more…)

    Tags : 895 Bedford Avenue, 895 Bedford Avenue Rezoning, City Planning Commission, MIH, ULURP
    Date: 12/05/2018
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    City Planning Releases North Brooklyn Industry & Innovation Plan

    Department Of City Planning  •  North Brooklyn

    Image credit: Department of City Planning.

    The Department of City Planning released a comprehensive plan which seeks to update zoning and other land use strategies to stimulate spaces for new jobs and economic activity in the area. On November 19, 2018, the Department of City Planning released the North Brooklyn Industry & Innovation Plan which sets land use goals and tools for businesses in the area to promote growth and expansion. The Plan is part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 10-point Industrial Action Plan announced in 2015 and aims to create over 20,000 jobs in the North Brooklyn Industrial Zone, the third largest industrial business zone in the City. (more…)

    Tags : City Planning, Department of City Planning, Industrial, Industry, Innovation, non-industrial, North Brooklyn, Transportation
    Date: 12/04/2018
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    City Planning Commission Considers Rezoning Near Brooklyn Botanical Garden

    City Planning Commission  •  Rezoning  •  Crown Heights, Brooklyn

    Rendering of proposed buildings at 931 Carroll Street and 40 Crown Street. Image Credit: CP VI Crown Heights, LLC/NYC CPC.

    If approved, the rezoning will make way for construction of over 500 new apartments in Crown Heights. On September 26, 2018, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on a rezoning application for Franklin Avenue in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. The rezoning would allow construction of two new 16-story buildings at 40 Crown Street and 931 Carroll Street. Both buildings are a block east of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. (more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Botanical Garden, City Planning Commission, Crown Heights, Franklin Avenue, Franklin Avenue Rezoning
    Date: 11/01/2018
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    Needed: Large Venues for Large Protest/Rallies in New York City

    CityLaw  •  Cover Article  •  Citywide

    Image credit: Jeff Hopkins.

    Peaceful protests, protected by the First Amendment, are fundamental to our constitutional system and to democracy. Peaceful protest marches and rallies have been instrumental in bringing about significant change in racial, gender, LGBTQ and economic equality; reproductive rights; climate policy; capital punishment; housing; criminal justice, and voting rights. Yet in recent years appropriate venues have been unavailable for large peaceful protests, raising the question of whether City practices inappropriately limit the exercise of First Amendment rights. The City needs to review its policies regarding the use of Central Park’s Great Lawn and Times Square for large First Amendment protest marches/rallies. If the City does not re-assess the appropriateness of the Great Lawn and Times Square the issue should be litigated. (more…)

    Tags : Central Park, Great Lawn, marches, protest, rallies
    Date: 09/24/2018
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    Rezoning Application Will Map First MIH Area in Brooklyn Community District 15

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Homecrest, Brooklyn

    Rezoning area and project site. Image credit: CPC.

    New development will include both residential and commercial uses. On August 8, 2018, the City Planning Commission approved a rezoning application by Quentin Plaza LLC for 1881-1883 McDonald Avenue in the Homecrest neighborhood of Brooklyn. The proposed zoning map and zoning text amendment will facilitate a new mixed-use building. The rezoning area is bounded by Avenue P to the north, East 2nd Street to the east, Woodside Avenue to the south, and McDonald Avenue to the west. (more…)

    Tags : homecrest, mcdonald avenue, MIH, mized use building, Rezoning, ULURP
    Date: 08/27/2018
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