Committee on Land Use · Wednesday, September 10, 2025
The one where Salamanca's Land Use Committee ratifies the same-day zoning subcommittee 8-0-0, and the only floor speech
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It was a ratification meeting, not a fight: the contested work happened earlier the same day in the zoning subcommittee, and Chair Rafael Salamanca's committee just signed off. The single substantive moment was Eric Dinowitz taking the floor for the 5602-5604 Broadway rezoning in Kingsbridge, a 13-story, 226-unit, 100%-affordable building, 91 units permanently affordable, for working families earning $30,000 to $130,000 and formerly homeless New Yorkers, with deeper affordability and family-sized 2-3 bedrooms he says he negotiated through ULURP. The committee also advanced a Brooklyn R6A rezon
From the room
“a new seven-story mixed-use building with residential and community facilities and approximately 53 units serving low-income seniors”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
“we negotiated deeper affordability, a majority, two and three bedroom apartments, parking spaces, and enhanced environmental infrastructure”
— Eric Dinowitz
“application number G250081 CCQ to amend our prior city council resolution for an Article 11 tax exemption for the Ocean Crest Development”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
“I now call to approve three four nine three five O four fifty six oh two dash fifty six oh four Broadway and the pre considered applications G two five zero zero eight one C C Q”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
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01LU 0347-2025C 240252 ZMKZoning MapApproved
1946 EAST 7 STREET
with 1 related matter · LU 0348-2025
Approved with modifications: the committee shrank the rezoning area, downzoned the designation to an R6A district, and struck MIH Option 2, clearing the way for a seven-story mixed-use building with roughly 53 units of low-income senior housing at 1946 East 7th Street in Councilmember Felder's Brooklyn district.
Approved, advancing a 13-story, 100% affordable rezoning at 5602-5604 Broadway in Kingsbridge that delivers about 226 units, 91 of them permanently affordable. Dinowitz, the local member, was the only councilmember to speak, touting ULURP-negotiated wins like deeper affordability, a majority of two- and three-bedroom apartments, parking, and an income band spanning $30,000 to $130,000.
with 3 related matters · LU 0353-2025 · LU 0355-2025 · LU 0356-2025
Withdrawn by the applicant: the companion bulk-modification special permit (LU 354) and zoning text amendment (LU 356) for 515 7th Avenue became unnecessary once the council adopted the MSMX proposal, so they were filed without further action.
Disapproved: the Sawa Cafe (Cozy Corner) revocable-consent application was rejected, following a statement on the record by Councilmember Holden detailing the many concerns he had raised about it.
Approved as a pre-considered, technical amendment to the council's earlier Article XI tax-exemption resolution for the Ocean Crest development in Queens, with local Majority Whip Brooks Powers on record in support.
Committee Sergeant-at-Arms / Clerk (unnamed) · William Martin
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