The one where the Speaker's own gun bill drew 'no' votes from BOTH the left and the right — while a 1,340-unit Astoria w
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At the September 14, 2022 stated meeting, the floor fight wasn't the housing on the calendar , it was guns. Speaker Adrienne Adams's bill targeting illegal firearms in the Manhattan core split the chamber across ideology: Charles Barron derided it as protecting 'capitalism' in Times Square, while Kalman Yeger and Joseph Borelli blasted it as toothless on real gun violence. Meanwhile the Hallett's North rezoning , 1,340 units on a cleaned-up Astoria 'sacrifice zone' , and three affordable-housing tax exemptions passed via coupled land-use call-ups with barely a word of floor debate, the real ne
“The New York State Legislature recently amended statewide firearm regulations regulations to establish such sensitive locations”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“the United States Supreme Court struck down the New York State law that placed strict restrictions on who could carry concealed firearms.”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“require them to ask the number of affordable units in the building and also the income eligibility for each affordable unit”
— Christopher Marte
“I would now ask that the clerk take a roll call vote on all of the items coupled on today's general orders calendar.”
— Adrienne E. Adams
The decisions
25Communication from the Mayor – Submitting the name of Elisa Velazquez to the Council for its advice and consent regarding her appointment to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, pursuant to Sections 31 and 2301 of the City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor – Submitting the name of Anthony Crowell to the Council for its advice and consent regarding his appointment to the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Sections 31 and 192 of the City Charter.
Communication from the Mayor – Submitting the name of Sarah Carroll for its advice and consent regarding her re-appointment as Chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, pursuant to Sections 31 and 3020 of the City Charter.
Council Member Salamanca
with 1 related matter · M 0092-2022
Block 5228, Lots 12 and 41
Block 2867, Lot 60
Block 2867, Lot 70
Preconsidered L.U. No. 88
Halletts North
with 4 related matters · LU 0091-2022 · LU 0094-2022 · LU 0095-2022 · LU 0096-2022
The Halletts North rezoning moved forward to enable a large mixed-use development on the Halletts Point Peninsula waterfront in Northwest Queens.
- Council is modifying to Option 3 (deep affordability option) and amending site plan to restore the pedestrian walkway to its regulation width of 10 feet
- Amend the site plan to restore the pedestrian walkway to its regulation width of 10 feet
Non-ULURP No. N 220353 ZAQ; L.U. No. 96
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a nightlife opioid antagonist program
The bill established a nightlife opioid antagonist program letting bars and venues keep overdose-reversal medication on premises to use on patrons, staff, or anyone overdosing, with DOHMH providing free supplies and training.
Approved By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a study and report on the trafficking of illegal firearms
The bill directed the city to study how to curb the flow of illegal firearms into New York City and to issue an annual report detailing each illegal gun seized in the city.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to determining and identifying the area commonly known as Times Square
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF MILTON L. WILLIAMS AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BOARD.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF ELISA VELAZQUEZ AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF ANTHONY CROWELL AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RE-APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF SARAH CARROLL AS CHAIR OF THE NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
RESOLUTION APPROVING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 265-2022 RELATED TO THE APPOINTMENT BY THE MAYOR OF RASMIA KIRMANI-FRYE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to supporting language access through a needs assessment examining language access services used by abortion providers and clients, and related recommendations
A Local Law in relation to a report on the role of women and gender non-binary, non-conforming, and intersex workers in nontraditional careers
3300 PALMER AVENUE
The resolution approved a real property tax exemption for 3300 Palmer Avenue in the Bronx, in Council Member Riley's district.
1700 Harrison LLC.YR15.FY23, Block 2867, Lot 60, Bronx, Community District No. 5, Council District No. 14.
1730 Harrison LLC.YR15.FY23, Block 2867, Lot 70, Bronx, Community District No. 5, Council District No. 14.
The resolution approved a real property tax exemption for the affiliated property at 1730 Harrison Avenue in the Bronx, in Council Member Sanchez's district.
1959 STRANG AVENUE
The rezoning advanced to clear the way for a single-story commercial retail building on Strang Avenue in Council Member Riley's district, with 12 accessory parking spaces included in the plan.
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
Pierina Ana Sanchez: Spoken procedural color around the canonical roll-call: she requests permission to couple her votes on the general-order-calendar items and to explain her vote, then registers approvals/coupling on the LU items (Land Use '88 / Resol 3-20-1959; LU 96 / Resol 3-21 Halletts North). Captured as spoken color; the named votes themselves are canonical Legistar data, not re-transcribed here.
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- 3:46 p.m.
- Other
- Majority Leader Keith Powers opened the stated meeting of the New York City Council for September 14, 2022. — Keith Powers
+2 more procedural steps
The people
Public testimony: 3 in favor · 2 opposed
Adrienne E. Adams · Eric Dinowitz · Linda Lee · City Clerk (unnamed) · Charles Barron · Pierina Ana Sanchez · Chi A. Ossé
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: 2,192 oath/ecb hearings across the 2 sites discussed.