The Stated Meeting where 270 Park Avenue became East Midtown's first rezoning project and the Council outlawed a NYT-exp
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Speaker Corey Johnson opened in grief, mourning nine first responders and former Councilman Lou Fidler, before the Council turned to a packed land-use and legislative slate. It cleared 270 Park Avenue, the 70-story headquarters that is the first project to use the 2017 East Midtown rezoning, with $42 million in community benefits secured by Keith Powers. Four Brooklyn rezonings added hundreds of affordable units. The marquee push was a tenant-protection package answering a New York Times expose of landlord harassment, championed by Carlina Rivera and Helen Rosenthal. Inez Barron cast the lone
“The next package of bills is near and dear to my heart because we're dealing with really critically important housing issues”
— Corey D. Johnson
“introduction 5 62 sponsored by councilor Mark Treyger, which would require that owners of multiple dwellings post notice”
— Corey D. Johnson
“Report of the committee on fire and emergency management, intro 5 62 a, evacuation center information. Amended and coupled”
— clerk
“1 of our most sacred duties is, of course, to protect the residents of New York City from illegal and egregious behavior.”
— Carlina Rivera
The decisions
25JFK North Site
with 1 related matter · LU 0415-2019
Block 3271, Lot 125
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to required disclosures by persons making buyout offers
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to filing information regarding buyout agreements
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to denying building permits where a residential building has an excessive number of violations
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing residents with copies of notices of violations
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to inspections of construction sites for which the department of buildings has issued a permit
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to mandating audits of the records of process servers and creating a notification system regarding licensed process servers who have had their licenses suspended, revoked or who have had renewal denied
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to preliminary inspections
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to requiring heightened review of tenant protection plans and increased enforcement of building code standards
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the tenant protection plan and penalties for false statements relating to tenant occupancy on certain construction documents
Preconsidered L.U. No. 387
270 PARK AVENUE
Took up the first land-use application to invoke the 2017 East Midtown rezoning, a zoning text amendment clearing the way for a 70-story JPMorgan Chase headquarters.
L.U. No. 391
L.U. No. 392
L.U. No. 393
L.U. No. 394
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RE-DESIGNATION BY THE COUNCIL OF NATHAN N. JOSEPH AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD.
Preconsidered L.U. No. 379
Preconsidered L.U. No. 380
L.U. No. 390
1010 Pacific Street Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0393-2019
1640 Flatbush Avenue Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0380-2019
1050 Pacific Street Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0392-2019
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- 2:00 p.m.
- 2:50 p.m.
- Speaker Corey Johnson formally adjourns the stated meeting of 05/08/2019 — Corey D. Johnson
The people
Corey D. Johnson · Joseph C. Borelli · Steven Matteo · Andy L. King · Carlina Rivera · Mathieu Eugene · Inez D. Barron
The intelligence
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat. For this meeting: 1,100 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.
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