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Willets Point Development Plan: Technical Memorandum 003 Issued – November 23, 2009
Recently, economic conditions across the
nation and New York City have declined dramatically. The City has analyzed
the effect of these changed conditions on the Willets Point Project and is
considering the adjustment of the remediation and development plan as originally
conceived in the FGEIS for Willets Point to better ensure that full district
development is achieved despite the economic downturn, which would make it
difficult for developers to finance the acquisition and remediation at one time
prior to any development. Therefore, the City plans to pursue an Adjusted
Plan, similar to the Staged Acquisition Alternative discussed in the
FGEIS. Technical Memorandum 003 was issued on November 23, 2009 and
describes the changes proposed for the project and assesses whether these
changes would result in new or different significant adverse impacts not
previously identified in the FGEIS and concludes that these changes would not
result in any impacts not disclosed in the FGEIS. Technical Memorandum 003
is available below.
Subsequent to the issuance of the FGEIS, the City
Planning Commission proposed several modifications to the Willets Point Special
District zoning regulations. These modifications were described and their
potential for significant adverse environmental impacts was examined in
Technical Memorandum 001, which found that there were no additional impacts due
to these modifications that had not been disclosed in the FGEIS. Following
the City Planning Commission vote, new information became available related to
business relocation, environmental conditions, the amount of affordable housing
to be provided and projected school and daycare populations. This new
information was examined in a second technical memorandum (Technical Memorandum
002), which concluded that none of the new information analyzed would lead
to significant adverse environmental impacts that had not been previously
disclosed in the FGEIS. Technical Memoranda 001 and 002 are available
below.
On September 12, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic
Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Final Generic Environmental
Impact Statement (FGEIS) for the Willets Point Development Plan. Copies of
the Notice of Completion and FGEIS are available below.
The Office of The Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, as lead agency,
issued a Positive Declaration for the Willets Point Development Plan project and
directed that a Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) be
prepared. The public Scoping Meeting was held on May 1, 2007 at the Flushing
Branch of the Queens Public Library to receive comments on the Draft Scope of
Work for the DGEIS. On April 16, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Economic Development issued the Final Scope of Work for the DGEIS, which
incorporated, as appropriate, comments received on the Draft Scope of Work. On
April 18, 2008, the Notice of Completion for the DGEIS and the DGEIS were
issued. The project was certified into the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure
(ULURP) on April 21, 2008. The public hearing on the Draft GEIS was held
in conjunction with the public hearing on the ULURP applications for this
project on Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Comments on the DGEIS were accepted
until 5:00 PM on Monday, August 25, 2008.
The environmental review documents for this project are available for
download here:
The Shops at the Armory: Notice of Completion Issued for Final Environmental Impact Statement – October 1, 2009
On October 1, 2009, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for The Shops at the Armory project. The FEIS incorporates, as appropriate, changes made to the DEIS and responses to comments received during the public comment period that ended September 21, 2009 following a public hearing on the DEIS held on September 9, 2009 in conjunction with the public hearing on the ULURP applications for this project. The Notice of Completion and the FEIS, along with the other environmental review documents for this project, are available below in PDF format.
On May 14, 2009, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for The Shops at the Armory project.
Coney Island Rezoning Plan: Technical Memorandum 002 Issued – July 22, 2009
Following the issuance of the Notice of Completion for
the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Coney Island Rezoning
project, the City Planning Commission (CPC) adopted modifications to the Uniform
Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications, the Special Coney Island
District zoning text amendment and an administrative change to the form of the
mapping application. Those modifications and administrative change were assessed
in a Technical Memorandum (CEQR Number 08DME007K TM001) dated June 15, 2009. The
New York City Council is now proposing additional modifications as a result of
its review of the applications and comments made during the public review
process. The Council's proposed modifications, and whether they would
result in any new or different adverse environmental impacts not previously
disclosed in the FEIS, are described and examined in a second Technical
Memorandum (CEQR Number 08DME007K TM002) dated July 22, 2009. This
Technical Memorandum concludes that the proposed modification would not result
in any significant adverse environmental impacts not previously identified in the FEIS. Copies of the second
Technical Memorandum, along with all previous environmental review documents, are available below in
PDF format.
On June 5, 2009, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic
Development issued the Notice of Completion for the FEIS for the Coney Island
Rezoning plan.
On January 9, 2009, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Economic Development released the Final Scope of Work for the Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) and on January 16, 2009 the Notice of Completion for the
DEIS was issued, which began the public review period. A public hearing on
the DEIS was held on May 6, 2009, concurrently with the public hearing on the
ULURP applications for this project. The comment period remained open
until May 18, 2009.
On January 11, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Economic Development, as lead agency, issued a Positive Declaration for the
Coney Island Rezoning plan and released a Draft Scope of Work for the EIS and
held a public meeting to receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work.
Subsequent to the initial scoping meeting, the City remained engaged in dialogue
with all stakeholders, reviewed and considered comments received, and issued a
revised Positive Declaration and revised Draft Scope of Work for the project. A
second public meeting was held to receive comments on the revised Draft Scope
and the comment period was extended to July 11, 2008.
The CEQR Technical Manual Revision—Please Share your Opinion
As part of the City’s ongoing commitment to improve
governmental operations generally, and environmental review in particular, the
Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination (MOEC) is updating the technical
guidance for environmental review conducted pursuant to City Environmental
Quality Review (CEQR). We invite you to view the presentation and provide
your thoughts on what the City can do improve upon its technical guidance.
Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination Amends Green Building Standards Rules
This amendment to the Rules updates the definition of
'selected green building rating system' to those recently published
by the United States Green Building Council, the version 3
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2009 suite of
systems.
As part of the City's ongoing effort to improve the
operations of government, we are asking for your perspective on the City's
management of its environmental review process.
Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination Releases First Annual Report on Local Law 86 of 2005 – the City’s Green Building Standards Law Local Law 86 of 2005, New York City’s Green Building Standards Law, requires the preparation of annual reports on the projects subject to its provisions that completed construction in the prior calendar year. To provide a comprehensive assessment of the effects of LL86, this first annual report includes projects that have commenced design since the law took effect. A summary of Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) capital allocations by agency for LL86 projects is also provided.
For the few projects that have completed design and for the one that has finished construction, this report also documents projected reductions in energy cost and potable water use, as well as estimates of additional costs related to achieving the required LEED® or the Green Schools standard. First Annual Report on Local Law 86 of 2005
Hunter's Point South Rezoning and Related Actions Project: Notice of Completion Issued for Final Environmental Impact Statement - September 12, 2008
On September 12, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor
for Economic Development issued the Notice of Completion for the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Hunter's Point South Rezoning and
Related Action Project. Copies of the Notice of Completion and FEIS are
available below.
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development,
as lead agency, issued a Positive Declaration for the Hunter's Point South
Rezoning and Related Actions Project and directed that a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) be prepared. The Public Scoping Meeting was held on
November 15, 2007 to receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS.
On March 28, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development
issued the Final Scope of Work for the DEIS which incorporated, as appropriate,
comments received on the Draft Scope of Work. On April 2, 2008, the Notice of
Completion for the DEIS and the DEIS were issued. The project was certified into
the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) on April 21, 2008. The
public hearing on the DEIS was held in conjunction with the public hearing on
the ULURP applications for this project on Wednesday, August 13, 2008.
Comments on the DEIS were accepted until 5:00 PM on Monday, August 25,
2008.
The environmental review documents for this project are available
for download here:
East 125th Street Development Project: Notice of Completion for Final Environmental Impact Statement - August 14, 2008
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development,
as lead agency, issued a Positive Declaration for the East 125th Street
Development Project and directed that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) be prepared. A public scoping meeting was held on July 19, 2007 to
receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS. On February 15,
2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development issued the Final
Scope of Work for the DEIS. On March 19, 2008, the Notice of Completion
for the DEIS and the DEIS were issued.
The public hearing on the DEIS was held in conjunction
with the public hearing on the ULURP applications for this project on Wednesday,
July 23, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, New York, NY
10007. The comment period for the DEIS remained open until 5:00 PM on
Monday, August 4, 2008. On August 12, 2008, the Office of the Deputy Mayor
issued the Notice of Completion for the FEIS and the FEIS. It is
anticipated that the City Planning Commission will consider the ULURP
applications for this project on August 27, 2008.
The
environmental review documents are available for download
here:
Sunset Marketplace: Positive Declaration and Draft Scope Issued – Notice of Public Scoping Meeting – July 31, 2008 The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, as lead agency, has issued a Positive Declaration for the Sunset Marketplace Project and has directed that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) be prepared. An initial public meeting was held on Thursday, June 26, 2008.
The Public Scoping meeting will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 6:00 PM at the office of Community Board 7, 4201 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. The purpose of this meeting is to receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work to be used to prepare the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The public comment period will end at 5:00 PM on Monday, August 11, 2008.
A copy of the Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS), Positive Declaration and Draft Scope of Work are available for download here: Environmental Assessment Statement (in pdf) Positive Declaration (in pdf) Draft Scope of Work (in pdf)
Flushing Commons CEQR Documents Available The Office of The Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, as lead agency, has issued a Positive Declaration for the Flushing Commons project and directed that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) be prepared. A public Scoping Meeting was held on June 21, 2006 at 3:30 pm at the Flushing Branch of the Queens Public Library, 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY, to receive comments on the Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS. A copy of the Draft Scope of Work and the Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) are available for download here: Download the EAS (in pdf) Download the Draft Scope of Work (in pdf)
Mayor Bloomberg Presents PlaNYC "A Greener, Greater New York"
On Earth Day, April 22, 2007, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg presented PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York in a sweeping policy speech containing 127 separate initiatives. PlaNYC is the culmination of thousands of hours of work, informed by public meetings and feedback from New Yorkers, designed to achieve the sustainability goals that the Mayor laid out in a December 12, 2006 speech at the Queens Museum. Those goals include: housing an additional 1 million New Yorkers affordably; increasing access to parks, playgrounds and open spaces; reclaiming brownfields; developing critical backup systems for our aging water network to ensure reliability; providing additional reliable power sources and upgrading our existing power plants; reducing water pollution so we can open our waterways for recreation; and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 30%.
Read the brownfields section of the report.
Final Green Building Rules Published
On April 2, 2007, pursuant to executive order 97 of 2006, the Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination published final rules to implement the City's Green Building Law, Local Law 86 of 2005.
The final rules are available here. These final rules are effective immediately pursuant to a Statement of Substantial Need for Earlier Implementation
Mayoral Findings on School Construction Authority’s NYC Green School Guidelines Published
The Director of the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination has found that the NYC Green School Guide developed by the NYC School Construction Authority describes a green schools rating system that is not less stringent than the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® New Construction, version 2.2 for the achievement of a LEED® Certified rating. This was published in the City Record on March 14, 2007 and is available here. This finding was based on an independent review by the consulting firm Davis Langdon whose report can be viewed here. NYC Green Schools Guide can be viewed here.
OEC and the Design Trust for Public Space publish Sustainable New York City This document uses case studies to demonstrate the value of adopting environmentally sustainable practices into everyday municipal operations. Topics addressed include stormwater management, sustainable building, environmentally preferable procurement, and recycling .
PDF copy of the document
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