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Council Member Kevin Riley gaveled the Land Use Committee to order (Chair Salamanca joining by Zoom) to ratify what the Zoning Subcommittee had already worked: the 893 Eagle Avenue rezoning in the Bronx and the headline item , the Madison Square Garden special permit paired with the Arena Text Amendment, sent up 'approve with modifications.' Minority Leader Joe Borelli moved the coupled package, Public Advocate Williams was invited to speak, and Clerk Matthew DeStefano called the roll: 10 in the affirmative, 0 negative, 0 abstentions. Everything adopted, gavel down.
“We are limited the continued use of the Madison Square Garden as the arena to five additional years”
— Matthew Destefano
“project is known as 893 Eagle Avenue rezoning. Uh consisting on LU's 250, 251, and 252”
— Kevin C. Riley
“Chair Salamanca, who's with us on Zoom, uh Councilmember Sanchez is with us on Zoom, Councilmember Rivera”
— Kevin C. Riley
“If you wish to submit testimony, you may do so at land use testimony at council.nyc.gov”
— Committee Clerk
Considered alongside LU 245, this is the arena text amendment in Manhattan, sited in Councilmember Bottcher's district.
with 2 related matters · LU 0251-2023 · LU 0252-2023
Took up the 893 Eagle Avenue rezoning, a zoning map amendment spanning three companion land use items (LU 250, 251, and 252).
+2 more procedural steps
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Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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: 60 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.
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