Committee on Land Use · Thursday, November 21, 2024

The one where the Land Use Committee sends City of Yes to the floor 8-2 — and a Queens chair abstains on the city's bigg

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The Land Use Committee took up City of Yes for Housing Opportunity , the citywide text amendment members called the most pro-housing plan in city history, paired with a $5 billion deal ($2B housing, $2B infrastructure). One after another, council members rose to explain their votes: Carlina Rivera and Crystal Hudson cast it as doing the bare minimum against a sub-1.5% vacancy rate, while Housing Chair Pierina Sanchez warned the reforms still aren't enough. The drama was in the dissent , the text amendment (LU 181) drew two no votes and an abstention from Selvena Brooks-Powers, even as the rest

From the room

“a zoning text amendment, zoning special permit, and changes to the city map to facilitate the reconstruction of the mid-town bus terminal and the future development of commercial building above the new terminal building”
— William Martin

“supporting the expansion of affordable homeownership opportunities, including down payment assistance and help for existing homeowners”
— William Martin

“We took our constituents' concerns other serious consideration and balanced these concerns against the very real need to respond to the housing crisis”
— William Martin

“the proposal seeks to address the city's real and ongoing housing crisis through a comprehensive update to the city's framework of zoning rules”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

The decisions

01LU 0181-2024N 240290 ZRYZoning TextApproved

City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity

Approved with modifications under LU 181 , the committee voted to advance the citywide text amendment the administration calls City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, the comprehensive rewrite of NYC's zoning rules aimed at the housing crisis.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Committee vote

8 · 2 · 1

Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0185-2024N 240354 ZRMZoning TextApproved

Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement

with 1 related matter · LU 0187-2024

Committee vote

Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0186-2024C 240336 MMMCity MapApproved

Port Authority Bus Terminal Mapping Actions

Committee vote

Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu

Legislation →ULURP case →

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Pierina Ana Sanchez · William Martin

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.

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Committee on Land Use · Thursday, November 21, 2024

The one where the Land Use Committee sends City of Yes to the floor 8-2 — and a Queens chair abstains on the city's bigg

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From the room

“a zoning text amendment, zoning special permit, and changes to the city map to facilitate the reconstruction of the mid-town bus terminal and the future development of commercial building above the new terminal building”
— William Martin

“supporting the expansion of affordable homeownership opportunities, including down payment assistance and help for existing homeowners”
— William Martin

“We took our constituents' concerns other serious consideration and balanced these concerns against the very real need to respond to the housing crisis”
— William Martin

“the proposal seeks to address the city's real and ongoing housing crisis through a comprehensive update to the city's framework of zoning rules”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

The decisions

01LU 0181-2024N 240290 ZRYZoning TextApproved

City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Committee vote

8 · 2 · 1

Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0185-2024N 240354 ZRMZoning TextApproved

Port Authority Bus Terminal Replacement

with 1 related matter · LU 0187-2024

Committee vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0186-2024C 240336 MMMCity MapApproved

Port Authority Bus Terminal Mapping Actions

Committee vote

Amanda C. FaríasCarlina Rivera Crystal HudsonFrancisco P. MoyaJoseph C. BorelliKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu

Legislation →ULURP case →

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Pierina Ana Sanchez · William Martin

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.

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