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The June 2010 issue of CityLand covers major land use, zoning, and preservation developments across New York City. Highlights include the City Council’s approval of the landmark designation for the West Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side, despite opposition from the congregation. The Council also approved a comprehensive rezoning of 238 blocks in Astoria, Queens, while rejecting a proposed commercial overlay for a bank development in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The City Planning Commission reviewed the Flushing Commons proposal—a large mixed-use development replacing a municipal parking lot—and certified rezonings for northeast Queens, the Bronx’s Third Avenue corridor, and Manhattan’s East Village. Landmarks designated the SoHo–Cast Iron Historic District Extension and the William Ulmer Brewery in Bushwick. Certificates of Appropriateness were issued for new buildings and façade alterations in NoHo and the Upper East Side. The issue also reports on the City’s acquisition of the High Line’s northern section, updates to the CEQR Technical Manual, and the launch of a local brownfield cleanup grant program. Legal decisions include the dismissal of a challenge to the Coney Island rezoning and a ruling overturning the State’s denial of brownfield benefits for a contaminated site in Fort Greene. A profile of land use attorney Michael T. Sillerman explores his views on zoning, historic districts, and the ULURP process.
Publication Date
6-15-2010
Publisher
Center for New York City Law
City
New York
Keywords
Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Historic Districts, Environmental Review, Brownfields, CEQR, Public Parks
Disciplines
Administrative Law | Land Use Law
Recommended Citation
Center for New York City Law, "CityLand – Vol. 7, No. 5" (2010). CityLand - 2010. 5.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cityland2010/5