Committee on Land Use · Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The one where the Council greenlights a $2M grant chase to finally revive the Kingsbridge Armory — money first, before a
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The Land Use Committee voted 9-0 to back EDC's pursuit of a $2 million Restore New York state grant for the long-vacant Kingsbridge Armory. Local member Pierina Sanchez, absent, had her statement read into the record: past Armory plans 'failed because they did not have adequate financing,' so this time money comes first. She framed the vote as the product of a nine-month process reaching 4,000+ residents and a community vision plan built on seven priorities , youth, older adults, a local economy, 'putting the Bronx on the map.' Chair Salamanca stressed the vote is not a land use determination;
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the future redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory site in Councilmember Sanchez's district in the Bronx
today's vote is not a determination on any land use actions for the Army's future redevelopment
Councilmember Sanchez is unable to join us today and has asked me to read the statement below on her
Voted to approve EDC's preconsidered application for a favorable resolution backing a State Restore New York Communities Initiative funding bid tied to the eventual redevelopment of the Bronx's Kingsbridge Armory. CM Sanchez stressed the move is forward-looking groundwork for financing, since a developer for the site has not yet been selected.
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