The Department of Transportation, the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted an application for site selection and acquisition of easements in the Bronx and Manhattan. This will facilitate the construction and use of a pedestrian and bicycle pathway, also known as Randall's Island Connector. An access point from the Bronx to Randall's Island, Manhattan will be created.
The Department of City Planning submitted an application for an amendment to the Zoning Text, which would amend the provisions of the Hudson Yards Special District. The area affected by this action is bounded by West 42nd Street, West 41st Street, Dyer Avenue and Eleventh Avenue, and this will help facilitate the expansion of Midtown's central business district, expand residential neighborhoods, and regulate development adjacent to new parks and open space. This application is a revised application of N 080184 ZRM.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church, located at 151 East 28th Street in Manhattan, as a city landmark. It was constructed in 1853-1854 and represents Romanesque Revival style architecture. This designation does not conflict with the Zoning Resolution or any plans for development in the area.
The Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted a Notice of Intent to acquire the property located at 974 Morris Park Avenue in the Bronx. This property will be used as office space by the Administration for Children's Services.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted an application for site selection of city-owned land in Springfield Gardens, Queens. This space will be used as a vehicle impoundment facility, holding cars impounded by the NYPD for forfeiture, drunk-driving arrests and evidence gathering procedures after accidents. This will replace the current facility within the College Point Industrial Urban Renewal Area.
The Board of Elections and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services submitted an applciation for the acquisition of property on 37-18 Northern Boulevard for use as a warehouse facility.
A report by the City Planning Commission (CPC) regarding an application submitted by the Department of Small Business Services on behalf of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District pursuant to Section 25-405 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, as amended, concerning the formation of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District in Brooklyn, Community District 3. The request was ultimately approved by CPC.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development submitted an application for the Urban Development Action Area designation and project approval to develop a six-story residential building tentatively known as West 143rd Street Apartments.