01M 0070-2024Approved
Cozy Corner Bar
with 1 related matter · LU 0155-2024
City Council · Thursday, September 12, 2024 · 1h 29m
The one where the most diverse Council in city history votes its civil-rights agenda while burying its dead
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other
53
approved
23
laid over
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withdrawn
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land-use items
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A grief-laced, legislation-heavy stated meeting. Speaker Adrienne Adams - the first Black Speaker leading what she calls the most diverse Council ever - frames the day around Hispanic Heritage Month and sickle-cell awareness, while members eulogize Denzel Chan, killed in his district on Labor Day, and mark the day after the 23rd 9/11 anniversary. The legislative slate is sweeping: Williams's gun-store graphic-warning bill (first floated in 2014), Sanchez's Intro 89 emergency-displacement notice, Avilés's multilingual access bill, Feliz's Operation Green NYC, and Nantasha Williams's Freedom Tra
From the room
“our illustrious council member of the 45th District Of New York City, Farrah Lewis, thank you for your gracious invitation”
— Louis Hilton Stryker
“as you deliberate on the passage of this most significant legislation that serves as a milestone towards restoring opportunity”
— Louis Hilton Stryker
“we're funding Jewish Community Center Staten Island in transparency resolution, and I am a member of that organization.”
— David M. Carr
“enable community members with equity experience or lived experience relevant to the goal of equity to propose priorities”
— James F. Gennaro
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The decisions
1402Int 0242-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of a truth, healing, and reconciliation process
Roll-call vote
41 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie MeninJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Keith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra UngSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
03Int 0279-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to studying the impacts of slavery and its legacies in New York city and recommending potential reparative measures for resulting harms
Roll-call vote
41 · 8
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie MeninJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Keith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra UngSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
04Int 0471-2024Approved
A Local Law in relation to establishing a New York city freedom trail task force
05Int 0898-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the establishment of the Cypress Hills Fulton business improvement district
Roll-call vote
48 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie MeninJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Keith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra UngSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
06Int 0906-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing a change in the name of the Queens Plaza/Court Square business improvement district, an increase in the amount to be expended annually in such district, an extension of the boundaries of such district, a change in the method of assessment upon which the district charge in such district is based, and an increase in the maximum total amount to be expended for improvements in such district
Roll-call vote
48 · 1
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie MeninJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Keith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra UngSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
07Int 0006-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to tenant education and outreach on residential vacate orders due to damage caused by fires
08Int 0346-2024Laid over
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to pedestrian crossing guidelines and right of way
09Int 0746-2024Approved
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the improvement and maintenance of medians through the planting of vegetation or use in stormwater management
Roll-call vote
43 · 6
Adrienne E. AdamsAlexa AvilésAlthea V. StevensAmanda C. FaríasCarmen N. De La RosaChi A. OsséChris BanksChristopher MarteCrystal HudsonDarlene MealyDavid M. CarrDiana I. AyalaEric DinowitzErik D. BottcherFarah N. LouisFrancisco P. MoyaGale A. BrewerInna VernikovJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezJoann Ariola Joseph C. BorelliJulie MeninJulie WonJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Keith Powers Kevin C. RileyKristy MarmoratoLincoln RestlerLinda LeeLynn C. SchulmanMercedes NarcisseNantasha M. WilliamsOswald J. FelizPierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Rita C. JosephRobert F. HoldenSandra UngSandy NurseSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuShekar KrishnanSusan ZhuangTiffany L. CabánVickie PaladinoYusef Salaam
10LU 0142-2024Approved
Rachel Bridge HDFC, Block 2153, Lot 1; Block 2162, Lot 1, Manhattan, Community District No. 12, Council District No. 10.
11M 0063-2024Withdrawn
Communication from the Mayor – Submitting the name of Randy Mastro to the City Council for advice and consent regarding his appointment as Corporation Counsel pursuant to Sections 31 and 391 of the New York City Charter.
12LU 0131-2024N 240410 HIRApproved
Frederick Douglass Memorial Park
Considered landmark designation for Frederick Douglass Memorial Park in Council Member Carr's district, the city's only existing nonsectarian cemetery built by and for African Americans to provide dignified burials amid widespread racial discrimination. No disposition was recorded for the item.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
13LU 0129-2024N 240396 HIMApproved
now the Beekman Hotel
with 1 related matter · Res 0572-2024
Landmark designation was advanced for the interior atrium of the Temple Court Building, now the Beekman Hotel, in Council Member Marte's district. The item's vote outcome was not recorded.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
14LU 0108-2024N 240374 HIMApproved
5th Avenue
with 1 related matter · Res 0571-2024
Took up landmark designation for the Heckscher Building, now the Crown Building, framed as one of Fifth Avenue's best-known and most visible early skyscrapers and among the earliest surviving examples of the form. No vote disposition was recorded for the item.
Roll-call vote
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
The deal
Site
5th Avenue
Properties5th Avenue
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Questions & answers
Amanda C. Farías: Member requests permission to vote on all items on today's agenda; Majority Leader grants permission and casts an aye on all.
Land-use review
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Citations & precedent
13th Amendment (1865) · Jumaane Williams
2022 NYC charter ballot referendum — Commission on Racial Equity · James F. Gennaro
section 803 of the New York City Charter · Gale A. Brewer
Procedure
- Sergeant-at-arms invites the body to join the pledge of allegiance prior to roll call. — Sergeant-at-Arms
- Majority Leader calls for roll call; clerk reads member names for attendance (canonical attendance on file in Legistar). — Amanda C. Farías
- 10:22 a.m.
- 1:31 p.m.
+14 more procedural steps
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The people
On the dais · 3
Public testimony: 11 in favor
Practitioners & applicants
Adrienne E. Adams · Crystal Hudson
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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.