Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Monday, February 24, 2025

The one where a Queens church rezoning sailed through, then a Lower East Side block went to war over a single sidewalk c

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Two hearings, two completely different temperatures. First, a mixed-use church-and-housing rezoning on Sutfin Boulevard in Queens , backed by Speaker Adrienne Adams herself, who pressed the applicants on green space and PS23 next door , drew zero public opposition. Then came Le Dive's sidewalk cafe at 37 Canal Street, where CM Christopher Marte called the item up to oppose it, citing 75 311 complaints and warning that letting it slide 'becomes a pattern.' Neighbors testified it was 'the worst operator on the block' and 'an outpost of a corporate nightlife empire called Golden Age'; regulars in

From the room

“mandatory inclusionary housing and the result approximately thirty-one of the apartments will be permanently”
— Kevin C. Riley

“set at option one um so it would be uh twenty five percent at sixty percent AMI uh with a full 10 percent of the building at 40 percent AMI”
— Richard Lobel

“representing both Sam Rabani from SPR as well as uh Bishop Butler and Mr. Matthews from Full Gospel Mission Church”
— Richard Lobel

“rather lovely space on the roof which would allow for outdoor recreation space for all of the building's residents”
— Richard Lobel

The decisions

01LU 0239-2025C 240186 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

with 1 related matter · LU 0240-2025

Heard the rezoning to build a mixed-use residential and community-facility building in South Jamaica, Queens, with roughly 125 apartments above a ground-floor house of worship and 55 rear surface parking spaces. With MIH mapped, about 31 of the units would be permanently affordable; the church-owned site has held a one-story concrete structure since 1995, dating to Bishop Jerome Norman's original plan to build there.

The deal

Site

123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

District

District 28

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Local-resident / CB12 priority for the affordable units; Speaker states she will be looking at it very carefully (de facto condition from the local member/Speaker)

Land-use review

CB Community Board 12 (Queens)

Properties123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

Where it standsCB Community Board 12 (Queens) ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0241-2025Laid over

Le Dive

The public hearing on the Le Dive unenclosed sidewalk cafe on Canal Street in Dimes Square was closed and the item laid over. Opponents pointed to noise, smoke, traffic, safety, and 75-plus 311 complaints, while supporters cited the cafe's community benefit and crowd management.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

applicant has stipulations with CB3 in support of application; CB3 is a guidance voice
applicant agreed to 10 PM

Land-use review

CB Manhattan Community Board 3 Approve

Where it standsCB Manhattan Community Board 3 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Q: Why are you proposing the R6A district? Did you not explore other zoning districts?

Q: If this proposal is not approved, are there any other plans for this site?

Q: Could the rooftop/amenity space be a community garden the community could enjoy collaboratively?

Citations & precedent

Smoke Free Air Act · Emma Colbert

Open Container Law · Emma Colbert

The people

Public testimony: 2 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Max Bookman (Pazetsky and Bookman PC) · Emma Colbert · Lucinda Constable · Jason Cosella · Michael Lairmonth · Kahim Rivera · John Idick · Sandy Lay

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: 3 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.

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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Monday, February 24, 2025

The one where a Queens church rezoning sailed through, then a Lower East Side block went to war over a single sidewalk c

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From the room

“mandatory inclusionary housing and the result approximately thirty-one of the apartments will be permanently”
— Kevin C. Riley

“set at option one um so it would be uh twenty five percent at sixty percent AMI uh with a full 10 percent of the building at 40 percent AMI”
— Richard Lobel

“representing both Sam Rabani from SPR as well as uh Bishop Butler and Mr. Matthews from Full Gospel Mission Church”
— Richard Lobel

“rather lovely space on the roof which would allow for outdoor recreation space for all of the building's residents”
— Richard Lobel

The decisions

01LU 0239-2025C 240186 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

with 1 related matter · LU 0240-2025

The deal

Site

123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

District

District 28

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 1

Conditions

Local-resident / CB12 priority for the affordable units; Speaker states she will be looking at it very carefully (de facto condition from the local member/Speaker)

Land-use review

CB Community Board 12 (Queens)

Properties123-12 SUTPHIN BOULEVARD

Where it standsCB Community Board 12 (Queens) ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0241-2025Laid over

Le Dive

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

applicant has stipulations with CB3 in support of application; CB3 is a guidance voice
applicant agreed to 10 PM

Land-use review

CB Manhattan Community Board 3 Approve

Where it standsCB Manhattan Community Board 3 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Questions & answers

Q: Why are you proposing the R6A district? Did you not explore other zoning districts?

Q: If this proposal is not approved, are there any other plans for this site?

Q: Could the rooftop/amenity space be a community garden the community could enjoy collaboratively?

Citations & precedent

Smoke Free Air Act · Emma Colbert

Open Container Law · Emma Colbert

The people

Public testimony: 2 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Max Bookman (Pazetsky and Bookman PC) · Emma Colbert · Lucinda Constable · Jason Cosella · Michael Lairmonth · Kahim Rivera · John Idick · Sandy Lay

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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