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    City Planning Commission Hears Testimony on the Rezoning of Water Street’s Privately Owned Public Space

    City Planning Commission  •  ULURP  •  Lower Manhattan
    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    Proposed rezoning of the Water Street POPS. Image credit: Department of City Planning

    The proposed zoning text amendment would facilitate the replacement of sheltered outdoor space with commercial storefronts. On March 30th, 2016, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application submitted by the Alliance for Downtown New York, the NYC Economic Development Corporation, and the Department of City Planning to amend the zoning text regulating Manhattan Community District 1’s Special Lower Manhattan District, which includes property sites located within the area bounded by Pearl Street and South William Street to the west, South Street to the east, Fulton Street to the north, and Whitehall Street to the south.  The rezoning seeks to activate the neighborhood by filling empty, outdoor space with retail units.

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    Tags : Alliance for Downtown New York, Commissioner Larisa Ortiz, Jessica Lappin, Kenneth J. Knuckles, Manhattan Community Board 1, Manhattan Community District 1, NYCEDC, POPS, Privately Owned Public Space, public plaza, Special Lower Manhattan District, Water Street
    Date: 04/12/2016
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    Public Cafes OK’d in Water Street Corridor Arcades

    City Council  •  Text Amendment  •  Lower Manhattan

    Lower Manhattan Arcades Modification Text Amendment. Image: Courtesy of NYC Department of City Planning.

    Planning seeks to enliven privately owned public spaces along the Water Street by allowing tables and seating.

    On May 4, 2011, the City Council’s Land Use Committee approved the Department of City Planning’s proposal to permit public and cafe seating within arcades along the Water Street corridor in Lower Manhattan. Arcades are privately owned, publicly accessible covered areas along the perimeter of commercial buildings that were developed in exchange for a floor area bonus. The arcades were intended to provide pedestrian shelter from inclement weather and relief from congested sidewalks. The Special Lower Manhattan District currently requires that the arcades remain free of obstructions.

    According to Planning, the arcades have not functioned as originally intended and have negatively impacted the corridor. Planning proposed the zoning text amendment to enliven the underutilized arcades by permitting publicly accessible tables and chairs in these areas. The proposal would apply to 23 blocks along and nearby Water Street between Fulton and Whitehall Streets. Seventeen buildings in the area feature arcades. (more…)

    Tags : Department of City Planning, Downtown Alliance, Special Lower Manhattan District
    Date: 05/15/2011
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