01Int 0019-2024Approved
City Council · Wednesday, February 28, 2024 · 43m
The one where the Council turned street-vending red tape and e-bike battery fires into law on the same afternoon
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On Feb 28, 2024 the full Council met to legislate, not to hold hearings. Julie Menin's trio of street-vending bills (Int 49a/50a/51a) ripped out 'arduous bureaucratic' licensing rules and barred vending in bike lanes; Gale Brewer and the consumer-protection committee pushed lithium-ion battery fire-safety bills (Int 19a/21a) after a battery fire killed a journalism student. The day carried heavy memorials: three New Yorkers lost to fire, the 30th anniversary of 16-year-old Ari Halberstam's killing, and Yusef Salaam's call for silence after a fatal building incident. Everything on the general-o
From the room
“there was a lithium ion battery fire that killed 1, a journalism student as you heard, injured 22.”
— Gale A. Brewer
“authorizing a 40 year article 11 tax exemption for new construction of a 7 story rent stabilized building”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“a set of bills sponsored by council member Julie Menin related to mobile vending requirements.”
— Adrienne E. Adams
“Introduction 49 a would allow mobile food vendors to display or store goods on top of their carts,”
— Adrienne E. Adams
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The decisions
402LU 0011-2024N 230288 ZRKZoning TextApproved
230 KENT AVENUE
with 1 related matter · LU 0012-2024
The 230 Kent Avenue rezoning came up as Land Use items 11 and 12; the record shows it being taken up but logs no decision, vote, or discussion detail beyond its placement on the agenda.
Roll-call vote
Approved With Modifications And Referred To The City Planning Commission Pursuant To Section 197-(D) Of The New York City Charter. — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
230 KENT AVENUE
District
Citations & precedent
Section 197-d, New York City Charter · Amanda C. Farías
Properties230 KENT AVENUE
03Int 0268-2024Withdrawn
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the sale of flavored cigarettes
04Int 0307-2024Withdrawn
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to limiting nighttime illumination for certain buildings
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Citations & precedent
Definition of bike lane — roadway portion marked off or separated for preferential or exclusive use of bicycles · Adrienne E. Adams
Procedure
- 1:06 p.m.
- 3:03 p.m.
- Salaam requests a moment of silence for Faisal Khan and others lost in recent days. — Yusef Salaam
- Majority leader Farías recognizes council member Dinowitz. — Amanda C. Farías
+4 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 6
Public testimony: 2 in favor
Practitioners & applicants
Pastor Louis Lam · Susan Zhuang · Adrienne E. Adams
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The intelligence
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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: 96 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.
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