Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions

Wednesday, August 12, 2026, 10:30 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

Committee: Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions

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On the agenda

• Application number C 260089 PCQ (Queens CD 2 Walk to Park Site Selection/Acquisition) submitted by the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for acquisition of several properties and for the site selection of such properties for park use, including: 47 Avenue (Block 28, Lot 12), 5-23 47 Ave (Block 28, Lot 15), 5-13 47 Ave (Block 28, Lot 18), 47 Avenue (Block 28, Lot 121), 10-38 45 Rd (Block 49, Lot 35), 42-50 24 Street (Block 428, Lot 1), 12-12 43 Ave (Block 443, Lot 14), 37-36 56 Street (Block 1210, Lot 29), 56 Street (Block 1210, Lot 31), 56 Street (Block 1210, Lot 32), 41-10 70 Street (Block 1309, Lot 45), 40-25 61 Street (Block 1336, Lot 28), 46-02 Greenpoint Avenue (Block 153, Lot 13), 39-02 Queens Boulevard (Block 195, Lot 21), 31-21 Thomson Avenue (Block 275, Lot 11), 30-02 Skillman Avenue (Block 275, Lot 35), 31-10 Queens Boulevard (Block 275, Lot 80), 43-10 Van Dam Street (Block 276, Lot 35), 31-09 Starr Avenue (Block 301, Lot 1), 31-07 Starr Avenue (Block 301, Lot 5), 52-24 34 Street (Block 301, Lot 26), 34-10 Borden Avenue (Block 306, Lot 19), 37 Street (Block 311, Lot 30), 55-02 Northern Boulevard (Block 1179, Lot 1), Northern Boulevard (Block 1179, Lot 7), Northern Boulevard (Block 1180, Lot 27), Broadway (Block 1181, Lot 1), 57-05 Broadway (Block 1181, Lot 9), 57 Street (Block 1181, Lot 11), 33 35 57 Street (Block 1181, Lot 12), 33-35 57 Street (Block 1181, Lot 64), 57-14 Northern Boulevard (Block 1181, Lot 38), 60-20 Northern Boulevard (Block 1183, Lot 10), 56-02 Broadway (Block 1195, Lot 44), 56-07 Queens Boulevard (Block 1329, Lot 1), 57-07 Queens Boulevard (Block 1330, Lot 1), 57 17 Queens Boulevard (Block 1330, Lot 34), 68-15 Queens Boulevard (Block 1348, Lot 40), 48-02 Queens Boulevard (Block 2281, Lot 25), 70-04 Henry Avenue (Block 2436, Lot 61), 70-50 Queens Boulevard (Block 2444, Lot 40), 53-10 46 Street (Block 2535, Lot 25), 53-20 46 Street (Block 2535, Lot 31), 44-23 54 Avenue (Block 2535, Lot 33), 46-49 53 Avenue (Block 2544, Lot 36), 54-12 48 Street (Block 2545, Lot 40), and 48-26 54th Road (Block 2557, Lot 30), Borough of Queens, Community District 2, Council Districts 25 and 26. (LU 0114-2026): Approved by Subcommittee

Documents

• Agenda
• Minutes

Transcript

0:10 Morning. Welcome state of New

0:10 York City Council hearing for

0:12 the subcommittee on land,

0:12 public sightings, resiliency

0:14 and disposition at this time,

0:16 science also electronic places

0:17 moving forward no one is t

0:19 oapproach the day is

0:19 . What should testify, please,

0:21 von appearance cop with

0:22 sergeant at arms. We are ready

0:27 to begin

0:27 . Good morning. Welcome to the

0:28 meeting of the subcommittee on

0:30 landmarks, public sighting was

0:32 resiliency and disposition.

0:33 I'm council Christopher marti

0:34 nin the chair of the

0:35 subcommittee. I'm joined today

0:36 by my colleagues councilmember

0:40 a majority whip hank's council

0:43 member, a Nurse and council

0:44 member Thomas Henry today's

0:45 meeting is being held in

0:48 hybrid format on today's

0:49 agenda. We have one vote for

0:50 an application on the

0:51 subcommittee heard last month.

0:53 Today will be a on Won 14 fo

0:57 rqueen to walk to park

0:59 acquisition in site selection

1:00 ,which is an application by the

1:01 department of parks and

1:03 recreation for approval of the

1:05 City acquisition in sight

1:06 selection of 31 privately

1:09 owned sites for a future park

1:10 development in queens

1:11 community district to this

1:13 proposal seeks to create New

1:14 parkland and to increase

1:16 access to open space resources

1:18 for neighborhoods of long

1:19 island City, sunnyside

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1:23 maspeth pit, located in

1:25 council number one and krishna

1:26 districts approve of this

1:28 application will facilitate

1:29 greater opportunities for two

1:32 ,potentially acquire private

1:33 property and develop a New

1:34 public New parkland that would

1:37 help close the walk to par

1:38 tgap in queens to the local

1:41 council members are supportiv

1:42 eof this application

1:47 . Members of the subcommittee

1:47 who have questions or remarks

1:49 today on this item, please let

1:53 me know seeing none. I call

1:54 for a vote to approve value

1:57 114 counsel, please call the

2:00 roll

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2:02 majority what pinks. But I

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2:09 . Sorry, I accounts member

2:11 Thomas Henry, I buy a vote of

2:13 four in the affirmative.

2:15 You're so europe's tensions.

2:16 The items are adopted and

2:17 referred to the full land use

2:19 committee.

2:20 Thank you, counsel, um, that

2:21 concludes today's business.

2:22 I'd like to thank the members

2:23 of the public, my colleagues

2:25 sub counselor land you stuff

2:28 and the sergeant at arms for

2:29 your participation today, this

2:31 meeting is hereby

2:33 .