The one where the Council green-lights the Governors Island rezoning over Brad Lander, the borough president, and CB1 vo
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At the 05/27/2021 stated meeting, Margaret Chin championed the Governors Island rezoning , insisting 'It's not open space' and that the deal protected parkland, expanded open space, and let the island school expand. Brad Lander broke publicly to vote no, citing Manhattan BP Gail Brewer and Community Board 1's opposition. Around that fight the Council moved a deep progressive calendar: raising CityFHEPS voucher value (Int 0146), expanding midwifery to fight Black maternal mortality (Int 2042, 'eight to twelve times'), and backing abortion rights (Res 0920). The session opened one year after Geo
“The application will allow the construction of a 13 story hotel as well as a residential development”
— Oswald J. Feliz
“Black women are eight to 12 times more likely than other women in New York City to die from maternal complications.”
— Vanessa L. Gibson
“Approved with modifications and referred to the city planning commission pursuant to section one ninety seven d”
— clerk
“allow for the Department of Environmental Protection to construct a storm sewer in Idlewild Park in Queens”
— Corey D. Johnson
The decisions
19MN-5
Block 1228, Lot 37
Block 1977, Lot 46
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to rental assistance vouchers
L.U. No. 777
L.U. No. 778
State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senators Hoylman, Benjamin, Biaggi, Gounardes, Jackson, Myrie, Rivera, Salazar, Sepulveda, S.524-A, and Assembly Members Gottfried, Carroll, Seawright, Simon, Gonzalez-Rojas, Burdick, Gallagher, Paulin, Dinowitz, Epstein, Glick, Hevesi, McDonough, Davila, A.4655-A, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing speed limits in cities with populations in excess of one million people”.
State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Kavanagh, S.2740-B, and Assembly Members Simon, Forrest, et al., A.2316-A, “AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the public officers law, in relation to establishing a demonstration program on interstate route 278 in Kings county to enforce vehicle weight restriction on such interstate by means of mobile or stationary weigh in motion systems; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof”.
State Legislation Resolution requesting the New York State Legislature to pass bills introduced by Senator Sanders, S.6229-A, and Assembly Member Anderson, A.7084-A, “AN ACT authorizing the city of New York to alienate and discontinue the use of certain portions of parkland”.
L.U. No. 753
L.U. No. 754
Preconsidered L.U. No. 763
Governors Island Rezoning
with 2 related matters · LU 0770-2021 · LU 0771-2021
- Protected parkland and expanded open space as part of the rezoning
- benefits secured for the New York Harbor School as part of the Governors Island rezoning
Preconsidered L.U. No. 771
Arthur Avenue Hotel Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0778-2021
Suydam Street Rezoning
Suydam Street Rezoning
Suydam Street Rezoning
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- 10:54 a.m.
- Withdrawing the name of Robinson Hernandez from consideration for ECB appointment — Laurie A. Cumbo
- NYC Banking Commission discount/interest rate recommendation FY22 — Laurie A. Cumbo
+5 more procedural steps
The people
City Clerk / Reading Clerk (unnamed) · Margaret S. Chin · Brad S. Lander · Kalman Yeger · Alicka Ampry-Samuel · Inez D. Barron · Joseph C. Borelli
The intelligence
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