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Herkimer-Williams
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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, December 3, 2025
The one where the city's bus-shelter ad deal got a 10-year runway, and the council kept asking why three out of four bus
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The subcommittee's marquee item was Res 1157-2025, extending the citywide coordinated street-furniture franchise (bus shelters, newsstands, public toilets) so it can run coterminous with the LinkNYC franchise toward a future merge. DOT's Michelle Craven and JCDecaux co-CEO Alan Sullivan testified in support, touting millions in annual revenue and 3,300+ ad panels donated to nonprofits. Chair Riley's persistent thread: equity. Only ~20% of stops have shelters, and just 31 of the first 87 new sites are in the Bronx. Three quieter zoning items rode along, Broadway Junction's million-square-foot r
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“JC DeCoe will pay the city a guaranteed minimum plus the revenue share of advertising for a total of approximately $200 million from 2031 to 2035.”
— Michelle Craven
“Three weeks ago, this subcommittee held a hearing on resolution number 1109, 2025, regarding the city's franchise agreement with Citybridge LLC”
— Michelle Craven
“to enter into a coordinated street furniture franchise for the installation, operation, and maintenance of coordinated street furniture”
— Michelle Craven
“we reach out to the city's Department of Homeless Services to try to work with the people at the shelters to move them into the shelter system”
— Michelle Craven
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The decisions
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MTA 125th and Lexington Rezoning
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Transportation to enter into a coordinated street furniture franchise for the installation, operation and maintenance of Coordinated Street Furniture in the Boroughs of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
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18-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Commercial Overlay
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Broadway Junction area
A land use matter covering the redevelopment of four blocks in the Broadway Junction area of East New York, located in Council Member Nurse's district.
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Broadway Junction area
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18-15 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
A proposal to map a commercial overlay over an existing R3-2 residential district at 18-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, which would make an existing dental office conforming.
The deal
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18-15 FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
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Conditions
- amendment makes the two streetscape franchises co-terminous, enabling the city to issue a comprehensive streetscape RFP at its sole discretion
Land-use review
Questions & answers
Kevin C. Riley: What are DOT and the franchisee doing to ensure proper use of bus shelters, given that shelters in his Bronx district have been turned into encampments by individuals avoiding the shelter system?
Kevin C. Riley: Is there a time period — when you contact DHS, do they automatically go out?
Kevin C. Riley: How does the city ensure opportunities for nonprofit organizations and small businesses to advertise on bus shelters and newsstands?
Kevin C. Riley: How does the city handle maintenance/cleanliness issues across the street furniture system, and is there data on response/resolution times for complaints?
Kevin C. Riley: Is there a compliance rate for JCDecaux?
+11 more exchanges
Citations & precedent
Section 336 of the City Charter · Michelle Craven
NYC zoning map establishment, 1961 · Todd Dale
Procedure
- Three public hearings: Res 1157-2025 (coordinated street furniture franchise extension); Herkimer Williams special permit/acquisition/site selection; 1815 Francis Lewis Boulevard commercial overlay — Kevin C. Riley
- Special permit / acquisition / site selection application related to Herkimer Williams proposal — Kevin C. Riley
- 1815 Francis Lewis Boulevard Commercial Overlay application — Kevin C. Riley
- MTA 125th Street and Lexington Avenue rezoning to be voted on the following morning at a separate zoning subcommittee meeting before the land use committee — Kevin C. Riley
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The people
On the dais · 7
Public testimony: 3 in favor
Practitioners & applicants
Larry G. · Betsy Plum · Larry G
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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: 21 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.