Committee on Land Use

N 190539 HKK

Voted to approve the Sunset Park South Historic District designation (LU 496) in Council Member Menchaca's Brooklyn district, one of four Sunset Park districts cleared together.

N 190542 HKK

Approved as part of the Sunset Park slate: the Sunset Park North Historic District designation (LU 497) in Brooklyn.

N 190540 HKK

The Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District designation (LU 498) in Brooklyn was approved alongside the other three Sunset Park districts.

N 190541 HKK

Approved: the Central Sunset Park 50th Street Historic District designation (LU 499) in Brooklyn, completing the four-district Sunset Park landmark package.

778 MYRTLE AVENUE

Approved the UDAAP designation, project approval, and disposition for 776-780 Myrtle Avenue, clearing the way for roughly 59 units of affordable housing in Council Member Cornegy's Brooklyn district.

N 200008 HKK

Members approved the LPC designation of the Bay Ridge Parkway-Doctors' Row Historic District (LU 528) in Council Member Brannan's Brooklyn district.

Lola Taverna

The zoning subcommittee approved with modifications Lola Taverna operator Prinkipas LLC's revocable-consent application to run an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 210 6th Avenue in Speaker Johnson's Manhattan district (LU 529).

33-02 11 STREET

with 2 related matters · LU 0532-2019 · LU 0533-2019

Approved the Vernon Boulevard/Broadway rezoning (LU 531/532/533) in Council Member Constantinides' Queens district , a zoning map amendment, text amendment, and large-scale general development special permit enabling three new mixed-use buildings and about 17,700 square feet of publicly accessible open space.

LeFrak City Parking Garage

with 1 related matter · LU 0535-2019

Approved the LeFrak City Parking Garage proposal (LU 534/535) in Chair Moya's Queens district, amending the zoning resolution's findings for certain parking special permits and granting the special permit for the site under the revised text.

38 STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0539-2019

Approved with modification the 38th Street/35th Avenue rezoning (LU 538/539) in Council Member Van Bramer's Queens district, mapping a mandatory inclusionary housing area; the modification dropped MIH Option 2 and added Option 1.

91-05 BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE

Approved the 91-05 Beach Channel Drive rezoning (LU 540) in Council Member Ulrich's Queens district, mapping a C2 commercial overlay onto an existing R4-1 district to legalize an existing funeral home and its accessory parking lot.

15-33 CLINTONVILLE STREET

Approved the 15-33 Clintonville Street rezoning (LU 541) in Council Member Vallone's Queens district, adding a C1-3 commercial overlay to an existing R3-1 district to legalize a commercial use and enable future redevelopment.

112-02 71 ROAD

Approved the 112-06 71st Road rezoning (LU 542) in Council Member Koslowitz's Queens district, changing an R1-2A district to R3-2 to bring two non-conforming medical offices into conformance.

Terence Cardinal Cooke

with 1 related matter · LU 0544-2019

Approved the Terence Cardinal Cooke proposal (LU 543/544) in Council Member Ayala's Manhattan district , rezoning R7-2 to R8 plus an MIH text amendment to rehabilitate the Flower Hill Skilled Nursing Facility and add 150 supportive-housing units and 379 residential units.

Resolution authorizing the filing of a land use application amending the City Map so as to establish a public place, with a use restriction, on the entirety of Rikers Island.

Members advanced a pre-considered resolution authorizing the city to file a land-use application to remap Rikers Island as a public place, with a binding use restriction barring any incarceration there after December 31, 2026.