Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, October 16, 2025

The one where the chair asked Two Trees why a school vanished from the Domino site, and a Flatlands councilmember said h

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Two Trees returned to the Domino Sugar site B, thirteen years after the 2014 master plan, pitching a redesign that strips the building's signature undulating balconies and adds about 100 units (700 rising to 860 units of affordable housing). Chair Kevin Riley pressed the developer on why the podium 'is coming down in place of the promised school.' Down the agenda, Brooklyn councilmember Mercedes Narcisse told a 5502 Flatlands applicant her district had 'been burned' before, extracting a pledge of legally binding recorded restrictions. The subcommittee also heard 464 Ovington (Bay Ridge), a Con

From the room

willing to enter into a legally binding recorded restrictions on the property uh that would be enforceable by the community

cited by the borough president in his support of the application, noting that the site met the criteria for housing sites

they've expressed strong opposition to the R6A component of the rezoning. No objection to the construction of a one-story commercial

the site's location at the end of Ocean Parkway, right at the beginning of the Belt Parkway, across from Coney Island Hospital

The decisions

01LU 0407-2025C 250056 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

464 Ovington Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0408-2025

Conditions

building revised after community board / neighbor meetings: added light well and setback for adjacent building's light/air
number of two-bedroom units increased from four to eight while total stayed at 40
added light well adjacent to neighbor's light well after community board meetings; offset 5 feet at back to unobstruct neighbor's window

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0405-2025C 240375 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

58 Nixon Court Rezoning II

with 1 related matter · LU 0406-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

seven items agreed with community board: reduced building from 9 to 8 stories, restricted ground-floor commercial uses, more parking than required, no interruption of Belt Parkway access, sustainability features, open landscaping, not working on building next door
reduced building to eight stories from original nine; restricted ground-floor commercial; extra parking; preserved Belt Parkway access; sustainability; landscaping

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0403-2025Laid over

Ovi’s Place

Council Member Farah Louis declined to support the Ovi's Place sidewalk cafe application, telling the room that the Avenue H sidewalk near Brooklyn College is simply not wide enough to safely fit tables, chairs, and pedestrian flow at that curved, congested intersection. Applicant Pablo Ovido pressed for just two tables he said would serve the community, but Community Board 14 had echoed the same safety concerns at its August 7th hearing, which the applicant did not attend; Louis pointed him to the local BID, CB14, and stakeholders to find a feasible path forward.

Land-use review

CB Community Board 14 Other

Where it standsCB Community Board 14 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0409-2025C 250121 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

5502 Flatlands Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0410-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

11 affordable

Conditions

Applicant willing to enter legally binding recorded restrictions enforceable by the community, limiting height and use of the property as a path to middle ground
Legally binding recorded documents limiting use and height of the property — something the council does on projects regularly; applicant willing to consider

Land-use review

CB Community Board 18 Other

Where it standsCB Community Board 18 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0402-2025N 250275 ZRKZoning TextLaid over

Domino Site B

with 2 related matters · LU 0401-2025 · LU 0400-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Procedure

Opening of NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing; no one may approach the dais; testimony cards via sergeant at arms — Sergeant at Arms
Chair Kevin Riley convenes the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, apologizes for tardiness, notes joined by Councilmember Narcisse — Kevin C. Riley
Announces the day's public hearings: Domino Site B (LU 400-402), 58 Nixon Court (LU 405-406), 464 Ovington (LU 407-408), 5502 Flatlands Ave (LU 409-410), and Ovi's Place sidewalk cafe (LU 403) — Committee Counsel
St. Raymond Avenue D mapping proposal public hearing will NOT be held — item was not called up and is not before the council for review — Committee Counsel

+6 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 7

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Public testimony: 1 in favor · 2 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Bonnie Campbell

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.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, October 16, 2025

The one where the chair asked Two Trees why a school vanished from the Domino site, and a Flatlands councilmember said h

Contents & search

items

laid over

approved

land-use items

affordable

Try

From the room

willing to enter into a legally binding recorded restrictions on the property uh that would be enforceable by the community

cited by the borough president in his support of the application, noting that the site met the criteria for housing sites

they've expressed strong opposition to the R6A component of the rezoning. No objection to the construction of a one-story commercial

the site's location at the end of Ocean Parkway, right at the beginning of the Belt Parkway, across from Coney Island Hospital

The decisions

01LU 0407-2025C 250056 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

464 Ovington Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0408-2025

Conditions

building revised after community board / neighbor meetings: added light well and setback for adjacent building's light/air
number of two-bedroom units increased from four to eight while total stayed at 40
added light well adjacent to neighbor's light well after community board meetings; offset 5 feet at back to unobstruct neighbor's window

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0405-2025C 240375 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

58 Nixon Court Rezoning II

with 1 related matter · LU 0406-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

seven items agreed with community board: reduced building from 9 to 8 stories, restricted ground-floor commercial uses, more parking than required, no interruption of Belt Parkway access, sustainability features, open landscaping, not working on building next door
reduced building to eight stories from original nine; restricted ground-floor commercial; extra parking; preserved Belt Parkway access; sustainability; landscaping

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0403-2025Laid over

Ovi’s Place

Land-use review

CB Community Board 14 Other

Where it standsCB Community Board 14 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

04LU 0409-2025C 250121 ZMKZoning MapLaid over

5502 Flatlands Avenue Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0410-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

11 affordable

Conditions

Applicant willing to enter legally binding recorded restrictions enforceable by the community, limiting height and use of the property as a path to middle ground
Legally binding recorded documents limiting use and height of the property — something the council does on projects regularly; applicant willing to consider

Land-use review

CB Community Board 18 Other

Where it standsCB Community Board 18 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

05LU 0402-2025N 250275 ZRKZoning TextLaid over

Domino Site B

with 2 related matters · LU 0401-2025 · LU 0400-2025

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Land-use review

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Procedure

Opening of NYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing; no one may approach the dais; testimony cards via sergeant at arms — Sergeant at Arms
Chair Kevin Riley convenes the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, apologizes for tardiness, notes joined by Councilmember Narcisse — Kevin C. Riley
Announces the day's public hearings: Domino Site B (LU 400-402), 58 Nixon Court (LU 405-406), 464 Ovington (LU 407-408), 5502 Flatlands Ave (LU 409-410), and Ovi's Place sidewalk cafe (LU 403) — Committee Counsel
St. Raymond Avenue D mapping proposal public hearing will NOT be held — item was not called up and is not before the council for review — Committee Counsel

+6 more procedural steps

The people

On the dais · 7

David M. CarrFrancisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks Kevin C. Riley Lynn C. Schulman Shaun Abreu Yusef Salaam

Public testimony: 1 in favor · 2 opposed

Practitioners & applicants

Bonnie Campbell

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.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.