The one where Corey Johnson's last stated meeting of 2019 sends 515 Blake Avenue and La Hermosa to the finish line — and
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At the December 10, 2019 stated meeting, the Council put a bow on a year of land-use fights: the 515 Blake Avenue rezoning (Help USA, East New York), where Inez Barron , absent and saluted by Daneek Miller , had negotiated a 30% formerly-homeless set-aside and removed a shelter, and the La Hermosa tower in Bill Perkins's Harlem district both got final adoption. Speaker Johnson, marking his 21st birthday surrounded by colleagues and 'living with HIV,' walked through introductions on towing safety, bird-friendly building glass, and TLC license consolidation. The Council opened by mourning Jay Kr
“the council will be restoring the original proposed zoning in order to facilitate the retention of a day care center”
— Corey D. Johnson
“I am really grateful to the members of this body who continue to fight to help people living with HIV and AIDS.”
— Corey D. Johnson
“This meeting is not adjourned as of yet. If you could just hold for 1 moment. We've been joined by 2 council members.”
— Laurie A. Cumbo
“thank the government operations committee, staff Daniel Collins, Emily Forjon, Elizabeth Cronk, Sebastian Vacca, and Elliot Lynn”
— Fernando Cabrera
The decisions
6A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the New York city building code, in relation to bird friendly materials
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing vehicles obstructing a sidewalk, crosswalk, fire hydrant, bicycle lane, or bus lane
Preconsidered L.U. No. 561
101 Fleet Place Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0561-2019
504 SUTTER AVENUE
with 3 related matters · LU 0575-2019 · LU 0574-2019 · LU 0572-2019
Took up a package of land-use applications to clear the way for 515 Blake Avenue, a roughly 500-unit affordable housing project in Council Member Barron's East New York district.
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
- 1:30 p.m.
- 2:40 p.m.
- Other
- Petitions and communications: none. Land use call-ups: none. — Corey D. Johnson
+10 more procedural steps
The people
Karen Koslowitz · Laurie A. Cumbo · Mark Kaiserman · Joseph C. Borelli · Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
The intelligence
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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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: 9 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.
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