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    $75 Million Enhancement of Staten Island Bluebelt Underway

    Stormwater Management  •  Mid-Island, Staten Island

    Work on the Bluebelt begins. Image Credit: NYC DEP

    Bluebelts improve the health of local waterways and increase nearby property values by managing stormwater and reducing flooding while protecting natural spaces. On October 1, 2020, New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Vincent Sapienza, Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, and Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Lorraine Grillo announced that construction began on a $75 million enhancement of the Bluebelt program in the Mid-Island area of Staten Island. (read more…)

    Tags : Bluebelt, Gateway to the Bluebelt, New Creek Bluebelt, Staten Island
    Date:10/22/2020
    Category : Department of Design and Construction
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    Owner Won Higher Value Of Wetlands

    Eminent Domain

    Image credit: NYC Water.

    The City took Staten Island property that was subject to wetlands regulations. In the early 1970s Baycrest Manor, Inc., purchased two irregularly shaped, adjacent unimproved lots between Zoe Street and Cletus Street in the Dongan Hills section of Staten Island.  After Baycrest purchased the lots the State designated the majority of the lots as wetlands. On November 3, 2006 the City acquired the lots from Baycrest as part of a multi-phase project to manage storm water along the New Creek Bluebelt. Subsequently Baycrest sued the City seeking just compensation. The Supreme Court, Richmond County, awarded Baycrest $382,190.25 based on the determination that Baycrest was entitled to an increment above the regulated wetland value of the lots. (read more…)

    Tags : Dongan Hills, higher value, lots, New Creek Bluebelt, regulated wetlands, Staten Island, wetlands
    Date:08/15/2018
    Category : CityLaw
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