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This issue of CityLand covers key land use and preservation developments in New York City as of September 2012. The City Council denied a sidewalk café permit for Buschenschank restaurant in Carroll Gardens due to inaccurate plans and noise complaints. The City Planning Commission certified Trinity Church’s proposal to create the Special Hudson Square District, and approved the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Project and NYCHA’s Soundview affordable housing plan. BSA approved a rooftop addition to a townhouse on West 78th Street. Landmarks designated the Brinckerhoff Cemetery in Queens and calendared the Rainbow Room for interior landmark status. A new building and carriage house were approved for 437 Henry Street in Cobble Hill. EDC issued an RFP for reuse of the Bedford–Atlantic Armory drill hall. ECB upheld $40,000 in fines for illegal signage on a Brooklyn bodega, and Buildings padlocked a Gravesend property used for commercial purposes. Guest commentary by Steven Spinola of REBNY called for reforms to the landmark designation process. City Planning’s Carol Samol was profiled for her work in Bronx redevelopment and ULURP pre-certification reform.
Publication Date
9-15-2012
Keywords
Land Use, Zoning, Real Estate Law, City Planning Commission, Landmarks Preservation, Municipal Law, ULURP, Historic Districts, Affordable Housing, Environmental Review, Hudson Square, Seward Park, Soundview, Brinckerhoff Cemetery, Rainbow Room, Brooklyn Development, Padlock Law, ECB Fines, Landmark Law Reform
Disciplines
Administrative Law | Land Use Law
Recommended Citation
Center for New York City Law, "CityLand – Vol. 9, No. 7" (2012). CityLand - 2012. 7.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cityland2012/7