Category: NYC Department of City Planning

• CPC Signs Off on Monitor Point Changes: 300 More Income‑Restricted Units Added, East Building to Be 100% Affordable

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  Jul 16

  The City Planning Commission on July 15, 2026 reviewed City Council modifications to the Monitor Point rezoning in Greenpoint and found those modifications within land‑use scope, noting the changes would… more ›

• CPC Presses 289 Kent Ave Developer to Reserve Ground‑Floor for Light Industry — Applicant Open but No Written Commitment

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  Jul 16

  At a City Planning Commission (CPC) meeting on July 15, 2026, commissioners pressed the applicant for the 289 Kent Avenue rezoning in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to commit in writing to prioritize… more ›

• Proposal for 2,333‑Sq‑Ft LED Wraparound at 1293 Broadway Sparks Debate Over Digital Advertising in Herald Square

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  Jul 14

  New York City Planning Commission review session on July 13, 2026 examined an application by the Herald Center Department Store of New York LLC to change signage rules in the… more ›

• Sunnyside Rezoning at 501 Queens Blvd Seeks 13‑Story, ~138‑Unit Building with Dozens of MIH Affordable Homes — CPC Hearing This Week

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  Jul 14

  Sunnyside rezoning at 501 Queens Boulevard: City Planning staff reviewed a private application July 13, 2026, proposing a zoning change to R8A/C24 and mapping Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) options one… more ›

• Bronx Rezoning Stokes Relocation Fears — Commissioners Demand Legally Binding Return and Voucher Guarantees for 91 Mapes Court Tenants Ahead of July 1 Hearing

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  Jul 5

  The City Planning Commission’s June 29, 2026 review session examined the Sjourer Truth–Mapes rezoning in Bronx Community District 6 and featured repeated commissioner questions about what enforceable, legally binding protections… more ›

• Brooklyn Park Avenue Rezoning Draws Fire Over Open-Space, Sidewalk Mitigations — Applicant Offers 1-Foot Widening, No Playground Commitments; CPC Hearing July 1

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  Jul 5

  City Planning Commission review session on June 29, 2026 examined mitigation for open‑space and pedestrian impacts tied to a Park Avenue rezoning, including whether sidewalk widenings, Taffy Playground capital work,… more ›

• Developers Pledge Same Rent and Paid Moves for 91 Mapes Court Households — HPD Regulatory Agreement to Lock in Relocation to Sojourner Truth by 2030

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  Jul 5

  Sojourner Truth/Mapes Court developers tell the City Planning Commission they will preserve current rents for the 91 Mapes Court households during relocation, memorialize the promise in a regulatory agreement with… more ›

• Residents Demand Dewatering and Hudson River Discharge Analysis in Independence Plaza DEIS, Citing Cumulative Risk with Battery Park City

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a June 26, 2026 public scoping meeting, the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) heard community testimony demanding that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the… more ›

• Independence Plaza Seeks 1,090‑Foot Tower and ~1,391 Units in Lower Manhattan; Neighbors Warn of Shadows, Displacement

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  Jun 26

  SEO-OPTIMIZED INTRO At a June 26, 2026 scoping meeting for the Independence Plaza Large-Scale Residential Development (LSRD) modification, city planners and the applicant presented plans for a new 1,090-foot residential… more ›

• City Planning Commission Hears Long Island City 84-Unit Project and Murray Hill Rezoning — Floodproofing, Green Infrastructure Demanded

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  Jun 18

  New York City Planning Commission (CPC) held a public meeting on June 17, 2026, to hear public testimony and review environmental assessments for multiple rezonings and mixed‑use projects — including… more ›

• CPC Gives Favorable Report to Atlantic Avenue ‘Demapping’ in Jamaica, Removing City-Map Barriers for Property Owners

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  Jun 18

  The City Planning Commission voted on June 17, 2026 to issue a favorable report for a city map amendment that will “demap” unbuilt portions of Atlantic Avenue and nearby mapped-but-unbuilt… more ›

• Madison Landing Advances in Bronx: 537 Permanently Income-Restricted Units and 33K sq ft Harlem River Open Space

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  Jun 16

  Madison Landing (110 East 135th / 110 East 138th) was presented to the City Planning Commission on June 15, 2026 as a two‑building, mixed‑use development in the Morris (Mont) Haven… more ›

• E. 98th St. rezoning would reserve transit easement for MTA elevator at Sutter Ave–Rutland Rd to add ADA access — funding, maintenance and timeline not specified

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  Jun 12

  East 98th Street rezoning scoping meeting (DCP CEQR 26DCP122K) in East Flatbush on June 11, 2026 included a proposal for a transit easement in a new mixed‑use building that “would… more ›

• East Flatbush rezoning scoping: AAB Realty proposes six 12–14‑story mixed‑use buildings on E. 98th St. — ~800 units, ~200 permanently affordable (DEIS underway)

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  Jun 12

  The New York City Department of City Planning held a public scoping meeting on June 11, 2026, for the East 98th Street rezoning (CEQR 26DCP122K) in East Flatbush, Brooklyn; the… more ›

• DOT Seeks OK to Expand Flatiron‑NoMad Broadway Concession to 162,345 Sq Ft — Revenue to Fund Plazas, Coordinated with 2028 Reconstruction

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  Jun 4

  DOT proposes a major concession expansion for Flatiron/NoMad plazas along Broadway, asking the City Planning Commission to approve a single, 162,345‑square‑foot concession boundary between East 19th and West 31st Streets… more ›