Today, October 6, 2023, Dan Garodnick, Director of the Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission, spoke at the 189th CityLaw Breakfast on “Building a City of Yes.” Professor Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law provided opening remarks. Dean and President of New York Law School Anthony W. Crowell also provided remarks. The event was sponsored by ConEdison, Verizon, and Greenberg Traurig LLP.
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: 189th CityLaw Breakfast with Dan Garodnick, Director of the Dept. of City Planning – Fri. 10/6
New York Law School
and Professor Ross Sandler, Director
cordially invite you to the 189th CityLaw Breakfast
Featuring Speaker
Dan Garodnick, Director of the Department of City Planning and Chair of the City Planning Commission
Speaking on:
Building a City of Yes
Date: Friday, October 6, 2023
Time: 8:15 AM – Speaker begins 8:30 AM
Place: Events Center, New York Law School
City Planning Holds Public Hearing for Mixed-Use Building with Affordable Housing in Flatbush
On August 23, 2023, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing for the 534 Coney Island Avenue project, an application that would enable the construction of a mixed commercial and residential use building in the Flatbush and Kensington area of Brooklyn. The proposed building site is currently a fast-food restaurant. The applicant seeks to rezone part of the block surrounded by Hinckley Place to the north, Coney Island Avenue to the east, Beverly Road … <Read More>