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The March 2006 issue of CityLand covers a wide range of land use and preservation developments across New York City. The City Council approved rezonings in Sheepshead Bay and Homecrest, Brooklyn, and adopted follow-up corrective actions (FUCAs) for the Greenpoint-Williamsburg rezoning. The Planning Commission approved rezonings in Midwood, Pelham Bay, Westchester Square, and Middle Village/Glendale, as well as modifications to the High Line/West Chelsea district and the establishment of Flight 587 Memorial Park in Far Rockaway. A special permit for a parking garage in Gramercy was approved despite opposition from new Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer. The Bay Ridge 5th Avenue BID was also approved. BSA decisions included vested rights approvals for developments in the Far West Village, variances for a Harlem school conversion, and a Madison Avenue office building. Landmark actions included approval for demolition of the Purchase Building in Brooklyn’s Fulton Ferry Historic District to make way for Brooklyn Bridge Park, a new six-story building in South Street Seaport, and renovations to Central Park’s Rumsey Summer Stage Support Building. Legal updates addressed spot zoning claims, private rights under federal law, and restrictive covenants. Pipeline charts track ULURP certifications, BSA applications, and landmark actions.
Publication Date
3-15-2006
Publisher
Center for New York City Law, New York Law School
City
New York
Keywords
Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Affordable Housing, Historic Designation, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Midwood, Pelham Bay, Westchester Square, West Chelsea, Flight 587 Memorial Park, Middle Village, Glendale, Gramercy, Bay Ridge BID, BSA, Variances, Vested Rights, Harlem, Madison Avenue, Purchase Building, South Street Seaport, Central Park, Carnegie Hill
Disciplines
Administrative Law | Land Use Law
Recommended Citation
Center for New York City Law, "CityLand – Vol. 3, No. 2" (2006). CityLand - 2006. 2.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cityland2006/2