On September 10, 2021, the New York City Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City Planning Commission as lead agency, issued a Notice of Completion for a Notice of Completion for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning proposal.
The public hearing was held in person in the NYC City Planning Commission Hearing Room, Lower Concourse, 120 Broadway, New York, NY and accessible remotely, on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 10:00 am in conjunction with the City Planning Commission’s public hearing pursuant to ULURP. Written comments on the DEIS were received and considered by the Lead Agency through August 9, 2021. The FEIS incorporates responses to the public comments received on the DEIS and updated analysis conducted subsequent to the completion of the DEIS.
View the Post FEIS Technical Memorandum II - November 16, 2021
View the Post FEIS Technical Memorandum - September 21, 2021
The files below are in PDF format.
Cover and Table of Contents |
Foreword |
Executive Summary |
Chapter 1 – Project Description |
Chapter 2 – Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy |
Chapter 3 – Socioeconomic |
Chapter 4 – Community Facilities |
Chapter 5 – Open Space |
Chapter 6 – Shadows |
Chapter 7 – Historic and Cultural Resources |
Chapter 8 – Urban Design |
Chapter 9 – Natural Resources |
Chapter 10 – Hazardous Materials |
Chapter 11 – Water and Sewer |
Chapter 12 – Solid Waste and Sanitation Services |
Chapter 13 – Energy |
Chapter 14 – Transportation |
Chapter 15 – Air Quality |
Chapter 16 – Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change |
Chapter 17 – Noise |
Chapter 18 – Public Health |
Chapter 19 – Neighborhood Character |
Chapter 20 – Construction |
Chapter 21 – Mitigation |
Chapter 22 – Alternatives |
Chapter 23 – Unavoidable Adverse Impacts |
Chapter 24 – Growth-Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Action |
Chapter 25 – Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources |
Chapter 26 – Conceptual Analysis |
Chapter 27 – Response to Comments |
Appendices: |
Appendix A – RWCDS and Blocks and Lots of the Study Area |
Appendix B – No Build Project List & Waterfront Revitalization Program |
Appendix C – Historic Resources |
Appendix D – Wildlife Tables |
Appendix E – Hazardous Materials |
Appendix F – Water and Sewer Infrastructure |
Appendix G – Transportation |
Appendix H – Air Quality |
Appendix I – Noise |
Appendix K – Written Comments Received on the DEIS* *Due to a clerical error in compiling written comments on the DEIS, a comment letter received from Voice of Gowanus was erroneously omitted from Appendix K, Written Comments Received on the DEIS. Appendix K has been updated to include this letter. |