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- 125th Street Corridor
- 2nd Avenue Subway
- 421-a tax incentive program
- 980 Madison Tower
- Access to the Region's Core (ARC)
- Albee Square Mall Tower
- Atlantic Yards
- Bayside Rezoning
- Bayswater/Far Rockaway Rezoning
- Bedford Stuyvesant Rezoning
- Briarwood Rezoning
- Bricktown Centre
- Brig Redevelopment, Wallabout Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Academy of Music Cultural District
- Brooklyn Greenway
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Bush Terminal Park
- Clinton Hill/Ft. Greene Rezoning
- College Point Police Academy
- Columbia University Expansion
- Columbus Circle
- Con Ed Site Redevelopment
- Coney Island Development
- Cooper Square Urban Renewal Area
- Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel
- Domino Sugar Factory
- Downtown Brooklyn
- Downtown JFK-LIRR Link
- DUMBO Rezoning
- Dyker Heights/Fort Hamilton Rezoning
- East River Plaza
- East River Science Park
- East River Waterfront
- East Side Access
- Far Rockaway and Mott Creek Rezoning
- Far West Village Rezoning
- Federal Housing Policy
- Fieldston Landmark Designation
- Flushing Development
- Fordham Expansion
- Forest Hills Rezoning
- Fresh Kills Master Plan
- Fulton Street Transit Center
- Gansevoort Marine Transfer Station
- Garment District Rezoning
- Gateway Center at Bronx Terminal Market
- General Theological Seminary Tower (Chelsea)
- Governors Island
- Gowanus Development
- Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
- High Line Redevelopment + Whitney Museum
- HUB Retail and Office Center
- Hudson Railyards
- Hudson River Park
- Hudson Yards Rezoning & Development
- Hunter College Health-Professions Tower
- Hunts Point Vision Plan
- Inwood/Sherman Creek Waterfront Rezoning
- Jamaica, Queens Development and Rezoning
- Javits Convention Center Expansion
- JetBlue JFK Terminal
- Kingsbridge Armory
- Kissena Park Rezoning
- Lincoln Center Redevelopment
- Long Island City
- Lower East Side Rezoning
- Lower Manhattan Development
- Maspeth - Woodside Rezoning
- Mets Stadium Construction
- Middle Village-Glendale Rezoning
- Midwood Rezoning
- Mott Haven School Campus
- Moynihan Station
- Museum for African Art
- New Madison Square Garden
- New Rego Park, Queens Mall
- New York City Building Code
- New York City Hospital Redevelopment
- New York Diamond Tower
- New York Historical Society Tower
- No. 7 Line Extension
- North Brother Island
- North Tribeca Rezoning
- NYC 2012 Olympic Bid
- NYU Development
- One Madison Ave Clocktower
- P.S. 64 Redevelopment
- PlaNYC 2030
- Plaza Hotel Redevelopment
- Policy Developments - Landmarks
- Public Place
- Queens Botanical Garden
- Queens Plaza
- Queens West
- Randalls Island Water Park and Playing Fields
- Red Hook Cruise Terminal
- Red Hook Development
- Renaissance Ballroom and Renaissance Casino
- Seventh Regiment Armory (Park Ave.)
- Silvercup West
- SoHo Sanitation Garage
- Solid Waste Management Plan
- South Bronx Jail Plan
- South Ferry Terminal Project
- South Street Seaport Redevelopment
- South Village Historic District
- Springfield Gardens Rezoning
- St. Vincent’s Expansion
- Stapleton Waterfront District
- Starrett City
- Staten Island NASCAR Track
- Staten Island North Shore Light Rail
- Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village
- Sunnyside Yards Platform
- The Caledonia (Chelsea)
- Trump Soho Hotel Condominiums
- Union Square Redesign
- Union-Utopia Rezoning
- United Nations Renovation
- Upper West Side Rezoning Proposal
- Uptown New York (East Harlem)
- Van Cortlandt Park Filtration Plant
- Via Verde - New Housing New York Legacy Project
- Washington Square Park Redesign
- West-Park Presbyterian Church Tower
- White Plains Courtyard
- Whitestone Rezoning
- Willets Point Development
- World Trade Center Redevelopment
- Yankee Stadium Construction
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Far Rockaway and Mott Creek Rezoning
The Rockaways have been undergoing a revival, as housing prices have been increasing at 10 to 15 percent per year recently. This encouraged increased high-density development, which the existing community claimed would destroy the character of their neighborhood. In response, 21 blocks of the Mott Creek and Far Rockaways neighborhoods were “down-zoned” in August 2005. The rezoning prevents further high-density development, but does not prevent new construction altogether. It also allows current residents to expand their homes more easily.
The “down-zoning” was controversial, with neighborhood groups and civic associations arguing that the rezoning preserved “traditional character” of the area, would preserve limited road access, and prevent flooding. Real estate developers opposed the rezoning. The New York City Council approved the zoning changes on September 15, 2005.
Rezoning in Rockaway Beach to Lower Density
Thursday, June 26, 2008 | New York Daily News | Topic: Land Use
A rezoning effort is underway for five neighborhoods and 208 blocks in Rockaway Beach that the community hopes will preserve the neighborhoods’ current density of one and two family detached homes and Victorian beach houses and bungalows. City Planning is leading the rezoning efforts and hopes to bring new business to the area while maintaining its historic nature and charm. One dispute in the current plans is the upzoning of 116th Street, which is currently a retail corridor. The plan is currently being considered in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).
Residents Hope Rezoning Can Curb Overdevelopment in Rockaways
Monday, June 09, 2008 | City Limits Weekly | Topic: Land Use
Residents of the Rockaways are hoping the recent initiative to rezone the neighborhood can help restore the vitality of the community. Community members and representatives believe that privately developed units are overbuilt in areas where there is virtually no market for housing. As a result, they believe that neighborhoods in the Rockaways suffer from high rates of vacancies, some of which are being filled with homeless populations. The community thinks the rezoning would serve as a way to limit the amount of private developments, allowing the community to reduce the amount of vacancies and improve the conditions of the neighborhood.
Rockaway Downzoning Efforts Set For Public Review
Monday, April 21, 2008 | New York Daily News | Topic: Land Use
In order to safeguard several waterfront communities on the Rockaway peninsula from “helter-skelter” and “out-of-character” development, the City has announced a large-scale downzoning of the area. The rezoning proposal limits building heights and oversized home renovations. The plan, which has support from the surrounding communities, is set for public review this week.
Community Debates Rockaway Rezoning
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | New York Daily News | Topic: Land Use
The Department of City Planning unveiled its draft comprehensive rezoning of the Rockaway Peninsula to mixed reviews at a CB14 meeting. The new zoning for Beach 116th St would allow residential buildings to reach 80 feet. While some residents are in favor of development, many are opposed to the potential for over-development, crowding, and inconsistent architecture
Renovation of Rockaway Beach in the Works
Friday, June 08, 2007 | Other | Topic: Economic Development
Last month, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled plaNYC 2030, a roadmap for improving and sustaining multiple aspects of New York City life over the next 22 years. The plan allocates $4.13 million for the restoration of 44 acres of Rockaway Beach, including renovations of the boardwalk and the inception of ferry service for area commuters. The project is part of the “open space” agenda item of plaNYC 2030.
Rezoning Hearing Contentious
Friday, September 09, 2005 | Other | Topic: Land Use
The City Council’s subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, has voted unanimously to approve the application for down zoning the Mott Creek area in Far Rockaway. At Wednesday’s public hearing, residents and dev elopers sat on opposite sides of the room and threw contentious charges at each other.