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This issue of CityLand covers key land use and policy developments in New York City as of December 2011. The City Council debated an amended version of the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, narrowing its scope and duration. The Council approved the creation of the Special 4th Avenue Enhanced Commercial District in Brooklyn and the Admirals Row Plaza project at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which includes retail, manufacturing, and historic preservation components. New local laws were enacted to formalize public consultation and reporting requirements for Department of Transportation street projects. The City Planning Commission approved the Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District and held a public hearing on Rudin Management’s redevelopment proposal for the former St. Vincent’s Hospital site in the West Village. The Board of Standards & Appeals denied a challenge to a mosque’s parking waiver in Sheepshead Bay. Landmarks approved a revised six-story building in NoHo and rejected a ten-story rooftop addition on the Upper East Side. Other approvals included a reduced rooftop and rear addition in NoHo and a nine-story residential building in Tribeca. The Economic Development Corporation issued an RFEI for maritime industrial use on a 33-acre waterfront site in Rossville, Staten Island. Administrative decisions included a $10,000 fine for former Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. and enforcement of building code parapet height requirements. A court granted Landmarks a preliminary injunction to remove illegal advertising signs from a building in SoHo. A profile of BSA Commissioner Susan M. Hinkson highlights her architectural and legal career and her role in shaping land use decisions.

Publication Date

12-15-2011

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, Affordable Housing, Environmental Review, Economic Development, Living Wage Legislation, Admirals Row, St. Vincent’s Redevelopment, Maritime Infrastructure, Conflicts of Interest, Building Code Enforcement

Disciplines

Administrative Law | Land Use Law

CityLand – Vol. 8, No. 11

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