The one where Corey Johnson's last big stated meeting clears a for-profit blood-center tower over a supermajority protes
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On a lame-duck stated meeting weeks before term limits clear the chamber, the Council coupled a record land-use slate and ratified two flagship rezonings born in committee two weeks earlier. The fight was the New York Blood Center's life-science tower at 310 East 67th Street: Ben Kallos warned it is 'only 12 stories, but 233 feet tall,' that the mayor was handing Longfellow , 'a Boston based for profit developer' , a giveaway with 'no binding community benefits agreement,' and that a rarely-invoked protest forced a 75% supermajority of 39 yes votes. He and Carlos Menchaca voted no; Lander, Cor
“limiting development to science to life science uses and providing over $10,000,000 in funding for the local school and community garden”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
“We still don't have a binding community benefits agreement, and the promised restrictive declaration fails to do what the mayor said it would do”
— Ben Kallos
“mayor de Blasio himself negotiated the project for developers represented by lobbyist Kramer Levin, who he owes more than a quarter million dollars”
— Ben Kallos
“We simply asked Longfellow to move 30 feet of mechanical equipment from the middle of the building to the roof and lower their ceiling heights from 18 feet to a more reasonable but still tall 14 feet”
— Ben Kallos
The decisions
30A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring labor peace agreement for certain city economic development projects
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing paid time to employees who accompany a child to receive a COVID-19 vaccination injection or care for a child with COVID-19 vaccine side effects
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to funds remaining in commissary accounts when incarcerated individuals are released from custody
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to establishing an office of not-for-profit organization services
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting fees associated with vacating a premises
L.U. No. 897
“HPD”
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring district attorneys to report on criminal prosecutions
A Local Law in relation to micro-distribution centers for distributing goods via sustainable modes of transportation
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to truck loading zones
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding loading zones
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to parking meters, and to repeal section 19-167 of such code, relating to suspending the activation of parking meters on Sundays; section 19-167.1 of such code, relating to parking at broken or missing meters or muni-meters; section 19-167.2 of such code, relating to transfer of muni-meter time; section 19-167.3 of such code, relating to deactivating muni-meters; section 19-167.4 of such code, relating to new muni-meter installation; section 19-175.3 of such code, relating to notification of changes relating to parking meters; section 19-214 of such code, relating to failure to display a muni-meter receipt; and section 19-215 of such code, relating to cancellation of certain tickets
L.U. No. 849
L.U. No. 864
- City clerk received multiple protests purporting to be pursuant to charter section 200 against all CPC resolutions relating to the New York Blood Center — Corey D. Johnson
- 5 of the protests did not even arguably fall within charter section 200 because they were not protests to amendments to the zoning resolution — Corey D. Johnson
- Controversy over how the calculation to determine protest sufficiency under charter section 200 is to be made; two conflicting memos posted — Corey D. Johnson
- If the protest is deemed valid, a three-quarters majority vote is required; if not valid, a simple majority suffices; with a 3/4 vote the protest is moot — Corey D. Johnson
+2 more procedural steps
L.U. No. 865
L.U. No. 866
L.U. No. 869
L.U. No. 870
L.U. No. 871
L.U. No. 872
L.U. No. 873
“HPD”
L.U. No. 882
L.U. No. 889
L.U. No. 894
Preconsidered L.U. No. 912
Gowanus Neighborhood Plan
with 5 related matters · LU 0873-2021 · LU 0872-2021 · LU 0871-2021 · LU 0870-2021 · LU 0869-2021
- All new development around the canal required to have rooftop solar, wind, or green roof
New York Blood Center
with 2 related matters · LU 0866-2021 · LU 0865-2021
- Development limited to life science uses; over $10,000,000 in funding provided for the local school and community garden.
- letter of agreement enumerating community benefits from the Blood Center
Protests filed under charter section 200 against all city planning commission resolutions relating to the New York Blood Center
WIN Powers
with 1 related matter · LU 0898-2021
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- NYCHA to refurbish every apartment at Gowanus Houses and Wyckoff Gardens via direct investment, not RAD/privatization
- 10:09 a.m.
- 12:43 p.m.
- Any objections called on the unanimous consent motion; none heard — presiding officer
- presiding officer asked for objections to excusing the member; none — Laurie A. Cumbo
+14 more procedural steps
The people
Tamar Crystal · Ben Kallos · Brad S. Lander
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