The one where a Ridgewood bar comes back for a second sidewalk-cafe try and Holden shoots it down again

1946 EAST 7 STREET

with 1 related matter · LU 0348-2025

Advanced this Brooklyn rezoning for an affordable senior-housing building with two modifications: the rezoned area was reduced and capped at R6A, and MIH Option 2 was removed in favor of the remaining MIH option. Staff framed both changes as guarding existing residents against displacement pressures from the proposed density and height increases.

5602 BROADWAY

with 1 related matter · LU 0350-2025

Took up the 5602-5604 Broadway affordable-housing rezoning in the Bronx (LUs 349 and 350), with local Councilmember Eric Dinowitz supporting the applications and the subcommittee recommended to approve.

515 7 AVENUE

with 3 related matters · LU 0354-2025 · LU 0355-2025 · LU 0356-2025

Approved the special permits for 515 7th Avenue in Manhattan, which converts a parking garage into an office tower and hotel; Councilmember Erik Bottcher backed it, citing over 5,000 square feet of covered pedestrian space he negotiated that will be built under either development scenario.

Cozy Corner

Recommended disapproving Cozy Corner bar's second bid for a Ridgewood sidewalk-cafe revocable consent, after local Councilmember Robert F. Holden appeared in person to oppose it. He argued the sidewalk cafe plus roughly 60 feet of roadway dining was too much for the congested area, and noted the business had already drawn several DOB and OATH summonses for expired permits.

Ocean Crest Article XI Technical Correction

Moved to approve a technical correction to the Ocean Crest Article XI tax exemption in Queens, after HPD updated the project's block, lot, and ownership-structure information. Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers, whose district covers the site, supported the needed correction.