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    New York City Council to Hold First Ever Virtual Stated Meeting

    COVID-19  •  Citywide

    Council Speaker Corey Johnson Image Credit: New York City Council

    Follow CityLand on twitter if you cannot watch City Council’s first ever virtual Stated meeting. On April 15, 2020, the New York City Council announced that it will be holding a Stated meeting on Wednesday April 22, 2020 at 1:30 PM. The meeting will be held remotely, a first for the New York City Council. The Stated meeting will be the first since February 27, 2020. The subsequently scheduled meetings were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Tags : Corona Virus, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, COVID-19, karen koslowitz, New York City Council, Stated Meeting
    Date:04/21/2020
    Category : City Council
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    Lenox Terrace Receives Resounding “No” from Council Subcommittee

    ULURP  •  Harlem, Manhattan

    Rendering of First Proposed Lenox Terrace Development Image Credit: City Planning

    Modifications leave community and Council Member Perkins still unconvinced. On February 26, 2020, the City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to disapprove an application by the Olnick Organization to rezone and redevelop a superblock in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, containing the Lenox Terrace apartments. The 12 acre superblock is located between 135th Street to the north, 132nd street to the south, 5th Avenue to the east, and Malcom X Boulevard to the west. The application was approved by City Planning with modifications on February 3, 2020. To read CityLand’s prior coverage and the applicant’s earlier proposal click here.

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    Tags : Bill Perkins, City Council, City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, Corey Johnson, Council Member Bill Perkins, Council Member Francisco Moya, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Francisco Moya, Harlem, lenox terrace
    Date:03/02/2020
    Category : City Council
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    City Planning Creates Digital Platform for City’s Ten-Year Capital Strategy

    Ten Year Capital Strategy  •  Online

    Image Credit: City Planning

    City continues to increase accessibility to information with online capital budget platform. On October 7, 2019, the Department of City Planning announced the launch of the City’s first digital version of the Ten-Year Capital Strategy. Produced with the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, the new platform highlights the goals, policies, constraints, assumptions and criteria used to assess the City’s capital needs. The platform also lays out anticipated sources of funding. This interactive version of the plan is intended to make the information more accessible to community boards, policy makers, and the public at large. It utilizes interactive project spotlights, illustrative graphs, maps and pictures to achieve this goal. To view the online platform, click here.

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    Tags : Budget, Corey Johnson, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Department of City Planning, Marisa Lago
    Date:11/14/2019
    Category : Department Of City Planning
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    Council Passes Streets Master Plan

    Legislation  •  Citywide

    City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at the Council Stated Meeting. Image Credit: John McCarten

    The Speaker’s bill looks to change the way the entire city shares the streets. On October 30, 2019, the City Council approved Intro 1557-A, a five-year comprehensive plan for city streets, sidewalks and pedestrian spaces. The bill was approved by a vote of 35 in favor to 9 opposed with two abstentions. The bill was first introduced by Speaker Corey Johnson on May 29, 2019, heard by the Committee on Transportation on June 12, 2019, and later amended and approved by the Committee on October 29, 2019.

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    Tags : City Council, Corey Johnson, Council Member Antonio Reynoso, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Department of Transportation, DOT, Streets Master Plan
    Date:11/07/2019
    Category : City Council
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    City Council Approves Borough Based Jails

    Borough Based Jails  •  Citywide

    Speaker Corey Johnson Image Credit: CityLand

    After modifications and a lengthy Stated Meeting, Borough Based Jails passed despite significant opposition. On October 17, 2019, the City Council voted to approve the City’s Borough Based Jails System application with modifications. The approved plan includes four jail facilities located at 124-125 White Street in Manhattan, 745 East 141st Street in the Bronx, 126-02 82nd Avenue in Queens and at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and closure of the Rikers Island detention facility.

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    Tags : borough based jails, City Council, City Council Speaker, Close Rikers, Corey Johnson, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Council Member Inez Barron, Council Member Margaret Chin, Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, De Blasio, karen koslowitz, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor de Blasio, Rikers, Rikers Island, Stephen Levin, ULURP
    Date:10/18/2019
    Category : City Council
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    City to Fund Renovation of Two Community Centers in Brooklyn

    Community Centers  •  Brooklyn

    Council Speaker Corey Johnson speaking at Center for CityLaw Breakfast at New York Law School. Image Credit: CityLaw.

    The renovated community centers will provide after-school activities, arts programming, and job skills training. On July 11, 2019, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Committee on General Welfare Chair Stephen Levin, Committee on Public Housing Chair Alicka Ampry-Samuel, and Council Member Brad Lander announced that the City’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget includes funding to reopen the Gowanus Houses Community Center. Speaker Johnson and Council Member Levin also unveiled capital funding in Fiscal Year 2020 budget for the expansion and renovation of the NYCHA Wyckoff Gardens Community Center. (read more…)

    Tags : Buildings and Construction Trades Council, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, Gowanus Houses Community Center, Gowanus Houses Community Center reopening, NYCHA, NYCHA Wyckoff Gardens Community Center
    Date:07/25/2019
    Category : City Council
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