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    City and State Officials Announce Completion of Affordable and Supportive Housing Development in Coney Island

    Governor  •  Affordable Housing  •  Coney Island, Brooklyn

    Raven Hall. Image Credit: The Office of Governor Kathy Hochul/HPD.

    The new building is 500 feet from the beach and boardwalk. On March 30, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) announced the completion of a new affordable and supportive housing development in Coney Island, Brooklyn. The mixed-use development, called Raven Hall, has 216 affordable apartments and ground floor retail. It is located at 2006 Surf Avenue. The development team consists of Georgica Green Ventures, LLC and New Density Housing and was created as part of the State’s efforts to increase affordable housing statewide.  (more…)

    Date: 04/11/2022
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    Mayor’s Office Announces Governors Island Will Be Open Year-Round for the Public Starting in the Fall

    Mayor  •  Governors Island

    Governors Island. Image credit: Trust for Governors Island.

    The island has seen large growth in visitors over the past several years. On September 28, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Trust for Governors Island announced that Governors Island will now be open year-round to the public starting November 1st. Governors Island, a 172 acre island in New York Harbor, was previously only open seasonally from May to October.  (more…)

    Date: 10/11/2021
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    Coney Island Wastewater Facility to Receive Upgrades

    Department of Environmental Protection  •  Upgrades  •  Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn

    Image Credit: DEP

    The upgrades will help replace pumps that were originally installed in the 1980s. On July 6, 2021, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection announced that work was in progress for upgrades at the Coney Island Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility. The work will include reliability and energy efficiency upgrades for a facility that serves a 15,087 acre drainage area in southern and central Brooklyn. The facility, which currently uses over 30 year-old pumps, handles 110 million gallons a day during dry weather and up to 220 million gallons per day during wet weather. (more…)

    Date: 07/12/2021
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    $30 Million Investment in New Brooklyn Water Mains

    Department of Environmental Protection  •  Infrastructure Upgrades  •  Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn

    Water main upgrades in Brooklyn. Image Credit: NYC DEP

    Nearly seven miles of new water mains will be added to improve water distribution. On September 16, 2020, the New York City Departments of Environmental Protection and Design and Construction announced the new upgrades to the Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay areas. The $30 million project includes replacing nearly seven miles of century-old water mains, 108 fire hydrants, and installing 17 new fire hydrants. The project is scheduled to be completed by Fall 2021 and covers the areas along Avenue S, between Coney Island and Ocean Avenues, as well as portions of East 12th St., Homecrest Avenue, East 13th St. – East 19th St., Avenue T, Avenue U, Avenue V, and Gravesend Neck Road. (more…)

    Tags : infrastructure, upgrades, water mains
    Date: 10/19/2020
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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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