Land Use, Zoning, Public & Private Housing Committee
Monday, May 10, 2010 - 6:30pm
Cooper Union Foundation Building, Peter Cooper Suite - 8th Floor (west elevator)
7 East 7th Street (north of Peter Cooper Park)
Other Members:
Public Officials/Reps:
Patricia Olan for Margaret Chin
Public Session Topics:
Members Present at First Vote:
David McWater, Chair [ x ]
Harvey Epstein [ x ]
Rabbi Y. S. Ginzberg [ ]
Gloria Goldenberg [ x ]
Herman F. Hewitt [ ]
Joel Kaplan [ x ]
Gigi Li [ x ]
Barden Prisant [ x ]
Mary Spink [x ]
Samuel Wilkenfeld [ ]
Karen Blatt [ ]
Harriet Cohen [ x ]
Pietro Filardo [ ]
Steve Herrick [ x ]
Linda Jones [ x ]
Jessica Loeser [ ]
Val Orselli [ x ]
Damaris Reyes [ x ]
Michael Zisser [x ]
1. Presentation regarding NYU 2031: NYU in NYC - A citywide strategic vision for how the University will look to grow more transparently and predictably over the next two decades
DISCUSSION:
Patricia Hurley NYU VP Community Affairs and Community Engagement made the presentation.
Barden Prisant is CB3's representative on the NYU task force.
Over the next two decades, NYU is looking to expand outside its immediate campus to the health corridor (upper East Side), downtown Brooklyn, and Governor's Island.
They also hope to build on the "superblocks" south of the campus.
Barden Prisant asked that the CB3 Land Use committee produce some guidelines and principles for him to follow as he represents us. David McWater agreed to do so.
There was some discussion of the issue of "secondary displacement." Once NYU builds a dormitory in an East Village neighborhood, NYU students, able to pay higher rent, move into other buildings in the area, displacing former, lower income tenants. Val Orselli suggested a moratorium on NYU expansion until there is a plan to deal with the impact of secondary displacement.
Further information can be found at the two sites listed below:
www.nyu.edu/nyuinnyc
www.communitynyc.org
MOTION: At its ______monthly meeting, Community Board #3 passed the following motion:
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VOTE: 0 YES 0 NO 0 ABS 0 PNV
NO VOTE NECESSARY [x ] (mark with X if no vote is necessary)
2. 710 East 9th Street Community Center and Supportive Housing: preliminary presentation by Loisaida, Inc., Phipps Houses, and University Settlement of the proposed ULURP application. The project will consist of the rehabilitation of the former ACS facility to create a 10,000 square foot community center operated by Loisaida and a 46-unit supportive housing facility operated by University Settlement / The Door. Phipps Houses will the lead developer of the property.
DISCUSSION:
710 East 9th Street is a 4 story former school at Avenue D. The plan is to develop the upper 3 1/2 floors to house aging-out foster children and homeless children. The ground-floor and cellar levels will contain a community center.
This was a preliminary presentation. The project is subject to ULURP on the grounds of City land use disposition. It is anticipated that the committee will take up the ULURP application next month.
MOTION: At its ______monthly meeting, Community Board #3 passed the following motion:
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VOTE: 0 YES 0 NO 0 ABS 0 PNV
NO VOTE NECESSARY [ x] (mark with X if no vote is necessary)
3. Review of Zoning, Housing & Affordability sections of Chinatown Working Group preliminary action plan
DISCUSSION:
Gigi Li spoke on behalf of the Chinatown Working Group. CWG is working on the following issues:
1. Boundary 2-3 months to get buy in.
2. Development corridor
3. Historic districts
There will be a September presentation if these issues can be resolved by then.
MOTION: At its ______monthly meeting, Community Board #3 passed the following motion:
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VOTE: 0 YES 0 NO 0 ABS 0 PNV
NO VOTE NECESSARY [x ] (mark with X if no vote is necessary)
Members Present at Last Vote:
David McWater, Chair [x ]
Harvey Epstein [x ]
Rabbi Y. S. Ginzberg [ ]
Gloria Goldenberg [x ]
Herman F. Hewitt [ ]
Joel Kaplan [x ]
Gigi Li [x ]
Barden Prisant [x ]
Mary Spink [x ]
Samuel Wilkenfeld [ ]
Karen Blatt [ ]
Harriet Cohen [x ]
Pietro Filardo [ ]
Steve Herrick [x ]
Linda Jones [x ]
Jessica Loeser [ ]
Val Orselli [x ]
Damaris Reyes [x ]
Michael Zisser [x ]