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    CityLand’s Top Ten Stories of 2019

    Center for New York City Law  •  Citywide

    Welcome to CityLand‘s eighth annual top ten stories of the year! We have selected a range of our most popular and prominent stories concerning New York City land use in 2019. Our 2019 coverage was highlighted by articles concerning land use approvals for large scale projects, affordable housing proposals, and projects that faced pushback from local communities who were concerned about infrastructure, access to transportation and local resources, and affordable housing. We at CityLand are excited to continue providing in-depth coverage of the latest land use projects, cases, and legislation in 2020 and look forward to seeing what the year will bring. Thank you for all of your support and have a happy new year!

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    Tags : affordable housing, Amazon, borough based jails, flood protection, Landmarks, leaf removal, modular housing, Rent Stabilization, Rent Stabilization Law, Top Ten Stories, ULURP
    Date:01/01/2020
    Category : Top Ten Stories
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    UPDATE: Proposed Land Use Ballot Question Seeks to Enhance Community Input Passes

    Ballot Proposals  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: 2019 Charter Revision Commission

    One of the five ballot questions proposes changes to the City’s land use review process. On Election Day, November 5, 2019, voters will have a say in whether to amend the City Charter by voting on five proposed ballot measures, including one that alters ULURP requirements to allow for more community input. (read more…)

    Tags : 2019 Charter Revision, 2019 charter revision commission, ballot proposals, Community Boards, ULURP
    Date:10/24/2019
    Category : Charter Revision Commission
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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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    School Construction Authority Responds to Bronx Borough President Report

    School Facilities  •  Citywide

    Image credit: School Construction Authority.

    The report requested school space studies as a part of ULURP among other recommendations.  In response to this article, on September 23, 2019, the School Construction Authority contacted Cityland to respond to Bronx Borough President Rubin Diaz Jr.’s recommendations. (read more…)

    Tags : Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., School Construction Authority, Schools, ULURP
    Date:10/01/2019
    Category : School Construction Authority
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    City Planning Approves Application for Development on Former Peninsula Hospital Site

    ULURP  •  Far Rockaway, Queens

    Rending of Edgemere Commons Image Credit: City Planning

    Edgemere Commons receives mixed reaction from the Rockaway community. On September 25, 2019, City Planning unanimously approved the Rockaway Limited Partnership’s application to redevelop an existing superblock in the Edgemere neighborhood of Far Rockaway, Queens.  The site, which formerly housed Peninsula Hospital, is a paved over, impermeable surface lot located north of Rockaway Beach Boulevard, south of Beach Channel Drive east of Beach 53rd Street and west of Beach 50th Street. The development is currently referred to as “Edgemere Commons.”

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    Tags : City Planning, City Planning Commission, Comissioner Michelle De La Uz, Edgemere Commons, Far Rockaway, Kenneth J. Knuckles, Peninsula Hospital, Queens, ULURP
    Date:09/30/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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    HPD and Non-Profit Seek Disposition of City-Owned Land to Develop Supportive and Affordable Housing in Bedford-Stuyvesant

    ULURP  •  Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

    Image Credit: NYC HPD

    The sustainable-design building would offer on-site supportive services and comes with several amenities for tenants. On July 31, 2019, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on an application to convert City-owned property at 776-780 Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn to a nine-story affordable and supportive housing development. The applicant team is comprised of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, IMPACCT Brooklyn, and Urban Architectural Initiatives. To facilitate the development, the applicants are seeking disposition of the City-owned property and Urban Development Action Area Project (UDAAP) designation and project approval. (read more…)

    Tags : 776-780 Myrtle Avenue, Bedford-Stuyvesant, City Planning Commission, Disposition of City-owned property, HPD, IMPACCT Brooklyn, public review, UDAAP, ULURP, Urban Architectural Initiatives
    Date:08/12/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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