Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 11:30 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
Committee: Committee on Land Use
0:09 Morning and welcome to today's
0:09 New York City Council hearing
0:12 from the committee committee
0:14 on man at this point, I'd like
0:15 to remind everyone the police
0:17 out through electronic devices
0:18 and at no point is anyone to
0:20 approach the days chair. We
0:21 are ready to begin. Good
0:25 morning. Welcome to a meeting
0:26 of the committee on land use
0:28 I'm Council Member Kevin Riley
0:29 , chair of this committee I
0:30 want to welcome my esteemed
0:32 colleagues joining me today,
0:33 which includes chair lewis are
0:37 remotely councilmember koban
0:38 majority leader break council
0:42 member Salaam Banks
0:44 incarnation Justin Sanchez
0:47 ,Thomas Henry, minority leader
0:48 car and Council Member, Nurse
0:52 and Mealy
0:53 . At today's meeting, we will
0:54 hold a hearing or proposed
0:56 legislation. Central number 8
0:58 33 a bill sponsored by council
0:59 Council Member Sandy Nurse t
1:02 oaddress a potential amementnd
1:04 to the city's administrative
1:05 code to address in existing
1:08 restrictions on building
1:09 locations along portions of
1:10 eastern parkway in brooklyn,
1:13 but before we get to that
1:14 hearing and approximately 15
1:15 minutes or so the committee
1:17 will first vote on the number
1:18 of items voted out of our two
1:21 subcommittees, as always, I
1:22 wanted to think chair lewis
1:23 and chair marta for their work
1:25 as I was zoning and landmarks
1:28 chairs. Today we will vote t
1:29 oapprove three separate
1:33 destinations for individual
1:33 landmarks, including l u 91
1:35 for the 15 annex l u 92 fo
1:40 rthe church of st mary l u 9
1:44 3for the length iranian
1:45 alliance building and the
1:46 district of council membe
1:47 rwrestler in brooklyn, chair,
1:50 marty and mahan and council
1:51 member Wilson in my we will
1:53 also do skinny. We also vote
1:57 to approve 95 related to
2:01 hundred 64 rezoning proposal
2:02 and Council Member general
2:03 sdistrict in queens for zonin
2:05 gmap is only a text amendment
2:07 . To facilitate the
2:08 development of a New mix use
2:10 development with approximately
2:12 80 units, including up to 2
2:14 4affordable units through m I a
2:16 will vote to approve with
2:19 modification use 96 and 97
2:22 related to the $50 21 hundred
2:25 80 street rezoning proposal
2:25 and Council Member Thomas
2:27 Henry district in queens for
2:31 vulnerable for his own attacks
2:32 amendment and the zoning map
2:33 amendment which together will
2:35 facilitate the development of
2:37 two New mix use developments
2:39 with approximately 196 units
2:42 total, including up to 49
2:43 affordable units too. M I h a
2:46 modification will be to remov
2:49 eoption to as well as to reduce
2:51 the rezoning area to address
2:53 concerns of residential
2:56 displacement, as noted by
2:57 chair lewis earlier removing
2:59 existing residential buildings
3:00 from the proposed ups on it
3:03 will relive developments
3:04 pressured in an area of the
3:06 City that faces high
3:09 displacement pressure based on
3:10 the city's equitable
3:10 development data explorer. We
3:13 will also vote to approve
3:16 related to the hundred 98
3:18 .that's too a richmond
3:19 territories on the proposal t
3:22 oand Council Member hank's
3:23 district and stand down for
3:26 his only map is on the text
3:27 amendment to facilitate the
3:28 development of a New mixed use
3:30 development with approximately
3:33 118 units, including up to 35
3:35 affordable units, too. Me h we
3:38 will vote to approve used
3:40 10203 related to 29 50 west 24
3:43 street rezoning proposal and
3:45 council members central fossil
3:47 district in brooklyn for his
3:48 . Only map amendment zone, a
3:50 text amendment and tools on
3:52 his special permits was
3:54 together with facilitate the
3:54 development of a mixed use
3:55 affordable housing project
3:58 ,which approximately 408
4:00 apartments, of which 222 wil
4:02 lbe permanently affordable,
4:06 will vote to approve with
4:07 oh, two fresh pond roads don't
4:12 freeze on the proposal and
4:14 Council Member wong's district
4:17 in queens for his only map is
4:18 only a text amendment so
4:20 facilitate the development of
4:21 a New obscurity of a mixed use
4:24 residential project, including
4:26 approximately 54 apartments
4:27 ,of which up to 14 will be
4:30 permanently affordable through
4:32 our modification will be to
4:34 remove me. H option two. We
4:37 will also vote to approve
4:40 hundred hundred 607 related t
4:43 o11 60 pugsley avenue rezoning
4:44 proposal and Council Member
4:45 fabulous district inhe t bronx
4:48 for zoning map map is on the
4:49 text amendment, which together
4:51 will facilitate a mixed use
4:53 affordable housing project
4:54 with approximately a hundred 4
4:58 units, including up to 37
5:01 permanently affordable units.
5:02 We will vote to approve values
5:05 10809 related to the 11 66
5:07 there, avenue rezone a
5:09 proposal and council membe
5:09 rdistrict in brooklyn for his
5:12 only map is on the text
5:13 amendment
5:14 . Which was facilitate the
5:15 development of a mixed use
5:18 affordable senior housing
5:20 project with approximately 144
5:22 units up to 43 of which will
5:23 be permanently affordable
5:26 .today we will also vote t
5:28 oapprove a pre considered
5:30 related to a proposal school
5:32 ,citing submitted by a for 801
5:36 seeded high school facility
5:37 and Council Member hank's
5:40 district and staten island. We
5:40 will also vote to approve a
5:42 pre considered you related t
5:45 o5 11 west hundred 71 street a
5:48 and e cluster, an application
5:51 by hp p d. For the designation
5:54 of an urban development action
5:56 area project and their
5:57 approval of a 40 year article
6:02 11 tax exemption to facilitat
6:02 ethe rehabilitation of three
6:04 buildings with approximately
6:06 50 units total and councilman
6:07 with delarosa rose's district
6:10 in hain. Finally, we will vote
6:13 to approved the pre considered
6:14 value you related to the east
6:15 harlem l burial article 11
6:18 amendment in calcium, emma and
6:20 cardinal and salaam's district
6:22 in mad, I would not like to
6:23 recognize any of my colleagues
6:25 for any comments or questions
6:34 .we've been joined by a council
6:38 member Banks. Okay, work
6:54 .hello? Yeah, yeah. So I'll
6:55 start with council Salaam and
6:57 then we'll go to customers.
7:01 Rosa. Good morning, everyone
7:04 .morning as they arise in
7:05 support of application number
7:07 g 2 6 00 5 000 5 x a. M
7:11 concerning the pro folio of 5
7:13 3, east 1010 street to a one
7:16 east 1 twentieth street and
7:18 particularly 204 west 2 120
7:20 first streets, which is which
7:20 is in my district.
7:23 While this portfolio spans
7:24 both my district and the
7:25 district represented by my
7:26 colleague, council membe
7:29 rincarnation. The residents who
7:30 call these buildings home
7:31 share the same expectation
7:32 that they have access t
7:35 ostable, well maintained,
7:36 affordable housing and
7:37 community resources that
7:38 strengthened the neighborhood,
7:41 their neighborhoods. This
7:41 application makes a targeted
7:42 amendment to a project that
7:45 the council originally
7:46 approved in 20 19
7:47 . It maintains the commitment
7:49 to approximately 36 went into
7:51 units while updating the
7:52 project to include three
7:54 community facility spaces
7:55 instead of two commercial
7:56 spaces and one community
8:00 facility space. That is a
8:01 thoughtful adjustment tha
8:02 tbetter reflects the needs of
8:04 the surrounding community and
8:05 creates additional
8:06 opportunities for services
8:09 that residents can access
8:10 close to their homes for the
8:12 families living at these
8:13 addresses. This is
8:14 . About more than a technical
8:16 amendment. It's about
8:17 preserving affordable housing
8:18 supporting the continued
8:20 rehabilitation and stewardship
8:21 of these buildings and
8:23 ensuring that residents have
8:25 access to spaces that can
8:26 provide meaningful community
8:30 benefits. I appreciate,
8:30 appreciate the collaborations
8:32 between our council districts.
8:34 The applicants and all of the
8:36 stakeholders who have worked
8:37 to move this project forward
8:41 when we invested in preserving
8:42 affordable homes and
8:42 strengthening the services
8:44 available to residents. We are
8:46 . Investing in the long term
8:46 stability of our neighborhoods
8:49 for these reasons, I
8:50 respectfully urge my
8:52 colleagues on this committee
8:53 to support this application.
8:54 Thank you, chair
8:57 . Thank your customers alone,
8:58 customer
8:58 . Will say thank you, chair
8:59 Riley and members of the
8:59 committee for allowing me t
9:00 ospeak about the 11 66 bedford
9:04 avenue, rezoning the khalifa
9:05 residences project will bring
9:07 much needed senior affordable
9:08 housing 144 units ground floor
9:11 commercial space, a New mosque
9:12 in a New school to the site of
9:15 the existing mosque school in
9:17 retail space at 11 66 bedford
9:21 avenue, mashallah mustard
9:23 abdul musically fa has been a
9:24 pillar in the neighborhood
9:26 since its establishment in 1
9:28 962
9:28 . And this project ensures
9:29 that it will continue t
9:31 oprovide much needed services
9:32 for many years to come. They
9:34 are leaving a powerful legacy
9:35 and ensuring that our seniors
9:37 can age in place and that our
9:39 neighborhood retains a house
9:40 of worship with a rich history
9:42 . I want to thank imam rodney
9:45 rashid for his leadership in
9:46 the entire applicant team for
9:47 creating a great project. I
9:51 also want to thank m
9:51 yconstituents who came up t
9:52 osupport this project every
9:53 single step of the way. And
9:55 finally I want to. You, thank
9:57 members of the committee for
9:58 giving
9:59 . Me this time and I urge my
10:00 colleagues who approved this
10:01 application. Thank you very
10:03 much
10:03 . Chair. Thank youcoun, selor,
10:04 most say I just want to stay
10:06 for the record even during
10:07 moly by councilmember Brooks
10:10 Powers. I will now call for a
10:11 vote with the support of the
10:12 local members to approve 4 9
10:20 598 99 a hundred 1. Oh, 100 t
10:27 o10306070800 and as well as a
10:31 pre consider west hundred 7
10:35 1street ncp cluster the east
10:36 harlem el barrio article 1
10:39 1amendment and proposed
10:42 sighting a 25 wall street and
10:46 stand out answer approve with
10:47 modifications, use 96 and 9
10:52 7and 10405 with a current,
10:53 please call the roll. Thank
10:55 you. Good morning, william
10:56 martin, committee clerk roll
10:56 call vote committee on land
10:58 use all items are coupled.
11:04 Riley. Hi,
11:04 Louis eye on all.
11:07 Powers about I thank you,
11:17 councilmember? Carbon eye on
11:18 all. Thank you. W I vote aye.
11:27 Or say
11:28 . However, I salam of what I
11:32 Banks? I don't know, Zhuang, I
11:40 . Encarnación. I vote of ota
11:40 Sanchez. I
11:47 . Thomas Henry I car, I thank
11:52 you with the vote of 13 in the
11:54 affirmative, zero in the
11:56 negative and no abstentions.
11:56 All items have been approved
11:57 by the committee is described
11:59 by
11:59 . The chair chair that is a
12:03 full committee.
12:03 Thank you. Now we move on to
12:05 our here regarding intro t
12:07 onumber 8 33, which as I
12:09 mentioned is sponsored by
12:10 Council Member Sandy Nurse and
12:13 seeks to address outdated
12:14 restrictions on building
12:16 locations along portions of
12:17 eastern parkway in brooklyn
12:20 too late today, a portions of
12:22 eastern paray ekwastern
12:23 parkway extension in brooklyn
12:25 between ralph avenue to the
12:26 west and bush avenue to the
12:29 east certain development
12:31 restrictions or sides in the
12:32 city's administrative cold
12:35 such that buildings and
12:35 structures must be set back
12:37 from the street line at the
12:39 distance of 30 feet. The
12:41 origins of these restrictions
12:42 date from the nineteenth
12:45 century where parkway planners
12:46 envisioned green way along
12:48 either side of the right away.
12:51 However, in the decades since
12:53 is enactment now compliant
12:55 development and shifting I and
12:57 priorities have diluted the
12:59 rationale for these rules
13:00 along much of the role ways
13:03 lymph and show 8 33, proposes
13:05 a target amendment of the
13:07 season, ministry of coal t
13:09 oremove these restrictions
13:11 ,except along maybe the
13:12 portions of the street where
13:14 established development
13:15 patterns reflect the original
13:18 intent. I would like to know
13:19 that the committee has
13:20 received written testimony on
13:21 behalf of the administratio
13:22 nfrom the department of City
13:24 planning that supports this
13:26 bill and we will answer that
13:27 testimony into record at
13:31 today's hearing, the council
13:32 looks forward to hearing
13:32 feedback from the public
13:34 relating to the existing
13:36 restrictions and the proposed
13:37 amendment at this time before
13:38 we opened it up for the public
13:40 testimony. I would like to not
13:41 recognize my colleague
13:43 councilmember Sandy narcs for
13:47 our remarks. Thank you, chair
13:47 and thank you for hearing this
13:49 . I just want to express my
13:51 full support for this and just
13:52 give a just a minute of
13:55 context. This proposal came
13:56 about because of a the
14:00 property on the corner of
14:02 bushwick and eastern parkway
14:04 is being turned into hundreds
14:07 of units of affordable housing
14:08 , and it didn't go through
14:10 ,you lurk. But the developer
14:12 and the dull fun have agreed
14:14 to build a community
14:18 recreation center for the
14:19 community as part of this and
14:21 we really need to amend this.
14:24 Do this zoning text amendment
14:26 so that we can move forward
14:27 with the project. Um, I
14:31 understand that there might
14:32 you know this the way this is
14:35 written, includes other
14:37 council districts, that's fin
14:38 e, however, if there is
14:42 opposition. You know, I would
14:43 love to remove those districts
14:45 from this. So we can make this
14:48 happen, you know this should
14:49 have really been passed last
14:51 year. It's this is very long
14:52 delayed, so I would like t
14:54 osee this movie forward. I'm
14:55 glad the administrative is
14:58 supportive and thank you,
14:58 chair for moving this forward.
15:00 This is not going to impact
15:02 property taxes. This has been
15:04 confirmed by other agencies
15:07 and so we want to see the
15:08 housing gets built. This is
15:10 affordable housing for folks
15:11 in our community and it will
15:14 be lead to a community center
15:16 that is much needed in that