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City
Planning Press Releases 2010
City
Planning Press Releases 2009
- November 16, 2009 - City Planning Launches Public Review of Citywide Zoning Text Amendment to Prevent Parking in Front Yards and Tighten Curb Cut Regulations
- October 28, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on City Planning's 100th Re-zoning Plan Adopted Under Bloomberg Administration
- October 14, 2009 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Is The 2009 Laureate Of The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize For Visionaries In Urban Development
- September 23, 2009 - Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Amanda M. Burden At The Commission's Unanimous Vote Approving The FRESH Zoning Text Amendment To Promote Neighborhood Grocery Stores With Healthy Food
- August 18, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, Assembly Speaker Silver and Other Officials Break Ground On East River Waterfront Esplanade In Lower Manhattan
- August 6, 2009 - City Planning Launches RSS Feed to Provide Public Web Based Updates on the Department's Initiatives, Data, Commission Meetings and More
- July 29, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on the Adoption of the Coney Island Revitalization Plan
- June 30, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on City Council Approval of the Lower Concourse and Fordham Rezonings
- June 17, 2009 - Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Amanda M. Burden At the CPC Vote On the City's Coney Island Rezoning
- June 1, 2009 - City Planning Launches Public Review on Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street
- May 21, 2009 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Unveils Queens Around the World Insider's Guide
- May 16, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson and Speaker Quinn Announce Comprehensive Strategies to Increase and Retain Grocery Stores in New York City
- April 27, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement by Major Bloomberg on New York receiving the 2009 Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence for the West Chelsea/High Line Project
- April 22, 2009 - Statements By City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden On City Council Approvals of Two City Planning Initiatives
- April 21, 2009 - 300-Block Rezoning Proposal For Middle Village, Glendale and Maspeth, Queens Begins Public Review
- April 20, 2009 - Public Review Begins To Bring Zoning Protections To 128-blocks Of Sunset Park, Brooklyn
- March 30, 2009 - City Planning Begins Rezoning Along 161st Street and River Avenues to Spur New Housing, Office and Year-Round Retail Development in Transit-Rich Bronx Civic Center
- March 23, 2009 - City Planning Launches Community Data Portal to Provide Public Access to Useful Data & Resources at the Click of A Mouse
- March 23, 2009 - New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Theater Production and Audience Development
- March 19, 2009 - Statement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Increase in New York City Population to Record 8.36 Million People
- March 4, 2009 - Statement by City Planning Commission Chair Amanda M. Burden at The Commission Vote on The City's Zoning for Bike Parking Initiative Requiring New Buildings to Provide Secure Bike Parking
- March 4, 2009 - Public Review Begins to Protect Row House Character of 175-Blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- March 2, 2009 - Public Review Begins On City Planning Proposal to Provide Zoning Protections for Nearly 200 Blocks of Flatbush Brooklyn
- February 17th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review to Bring Zoning Protections to 250 Blocks in Canarsie, Brooklyn
- February 17th, 2009 -
New Affordable Homeownership Option under Inclusionary Housing Begins Public Review
- February 17th, 2009 -
City Planning Lauches Public Review of DUMBO Rezoning to Preserve Scale and Encourage Investment in Historic Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
- February 2nd, 2009 - City Planning Begins Lower Grand Concourse Rezoning to Spur New Investment, Public Waterfront Open Space in Transit-Rich, Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
- January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review for 257 Blocks in North Flushing, Queens to Protect Neighborhood Character
- January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review to Preserve Character of Brighton Beach Brooklyn
- January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review on Rezoning of Coney Island
City
Planning Press Releases 2008
- November 19th, 2008 - [Mayor's Office] Statements by Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Burden On The City Council's Adoption Of The East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning Plan
- November 10th, 2008 - City Planning To Require Secure Bike Parking in New Buildings
- October 7th, 2008 - Statement By City Planning Commission Chair Amanda M. Burden At The Commission Vote On The City's East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning
- September 12, 2008 - Edith Hsu-Chen Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
- September 10, 2008 - Statement from City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden on City Planning Commission Approval of 12 block rezoning of St. George, Staten Island
- September 4, 2008 - Statement from City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden on City Council Adoption of 220 block rezoning of Laurelton, Queens
- July 23, 2008 - Statement by Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Regarding the City Council's Unanimous Approval of the City Planning's Hunts Point Rezoning
- July 21, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review On Promised Height Reductions For 125th Street Core
- June 2, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning Over 260 Blocks in Two Queens Neighborhoods
- May 19, 2008 - City Planning Launches Public Review for Dutch Kills Rezoning
- May 5, 2008 - City Planning begins Public Review for rezoning in the East Village and Lower East Side.
- April 30, 2008 - Mayor Bloomberg and Harlem Council members Hail Adoption of 125th Street Rezoning plan.
- April 28, 2008 - Commissioner Amanda M. Burden has been inducted into the elite membership of the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows.
- April 21, 2008 - City Planning Proposal to Protect 280 Blocks of the Rockaway Peninsula Begins Public Review
- March 25, 2008 - Statement by Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Regarding the Planning Commission's Unanimous Approval of Two PlaNYC Initiatives Aimed At Greening the City and Improving the Environment
- March 10, 2008 - Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair Amanda M. Burden at the CPC vote on The City's 125th Street Rezoning
- January 7, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review of Hunts Point Rezoning to Encourage Growth of Food Industry and Protect Residential Neighborhood From Heavy Industry
City
Planning Press Releases 2007
- November 26, 2007 - Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair Amanda M. Burden at the CPC vote on Columbia University expansion and community board 9 197-a Plan
- November 20, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg Announces City's Successful Census Challenge
- November 8, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Presents Coney Island Plan to Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
- November 8, 2007 - City Planning and Economic Development Corporation Announce Comprehensive Coney Island Rezoning Plan to Safeguard and Build On Its Amusement Legacy
- October 31, 2007 - Statement From City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden On City Council Adoption of Four City Planning Rezonings
- October 9, 2007 - City Planning Announces Zoning Proposal To Mandate Street Tree Plantings
- October 5, 2007 - City Planning Proposal To Protect Briarwood Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
- October 1, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Harlem's Renowned 125th Street to Strengthen Its Cultural Presence and Catalyze 125th Street As a Major Regional Business District
- September 17, 2007 - City Planning Proposes Comprehensive Zoning Amendments to Enhance Yards and Open Space Throughout the City
- September 10, 2007 - Statement From Mayor Bloomberg on City Council Passage of Rezoning in Jamaica, Queens, the Administration's Largest-Ever Rezoning
- June 18, 2007 - Green Standards for Parking Lots Begin Public Review
- June 18, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Forest Hills South, Queens
- May 21, 2007 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Plan to Preserve Character of St. Albans and Hollis, Queens
- May 7, 2007 - City Planning Initiates Rezoning of Bedford-Stuyvesant to Save Brownstones and Create New Affordable Housing
- April 23, 2007 - City Planning Initiates Public Review for Upper West Side Zoning That Would Cap Heights and Create New Housing Opportunities Along Broadway Corridor
- April 23, 2007 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Provide Opportunities for Affordable Housing in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
- April 9, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Wakefield and Eastchester to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Facilitate New Development Along White Plains Road
- March 26, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review For Dyker Heights/Ft. Hamilton Rezoning Fulfilling Mayor Bloomberg's Committement to Community
- March 26, 2007 - Carol Samol Named City Planning Bronx Director
- February 14, 2007 - City Planning Chair Amanda M. Burden Details Achievements and Describes How Land Use Decisions Foster Sustainable Growth At Crain's Breakfast Forum
- February 5, 2007 - City Begins Public Review of Comprehensive Plan to Redevelop Downtown Jamaica Business District and Protect Surrounding Neighborhoods
- January 29, 2007 - City Planning Director Amanda Burden Names Alexandros Washburn as Chief Urban Designer; Thomas Wargo Appointed Director of Zoning
City
Planning Press Releases 2006
- December 13, 2006 - City Planning Demographers Paint Picture of City's Future Population At 9.1 Million, Detailing How City Will Grow By 2030
- October 25, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Applauds City Council Adoption of City's Stapleton Development Plan
- October 25, 2006 - Purnima Kapur Named City Planning Brooklyn Director
- October 3, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg's Statement on City's Successful Census Bureau Challenge
- July 11, 2006 - City Planning Proposes Simplified Vesting Process for Home Alterations in New R2A Rezonings and Initiates Review of Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Douglaston and Little Neck
- May 24, 2006 - Departments of City Planning and Housing Preservation & Development Announce First Queens Inclusionary Housing Program To Provide Affordable Housing in City’s Maspeth-Woodside Rezoning
- May 8, 2006 - Stapleton Plan Begins Public Review As City Moves Forward With Plans For Major Redevelopment of Former Navy Homeport on Staten Island
- April 10, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line Host Rail Lifting Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of New York City's Newest Park on West Side Elevated Rail Structure
- April 6, 2006 - Fresh Kills Park Transformation Takes Major Step Forward with Release of Draft Master Plan Illustrating Planned Features of the Park
- March 21, 2006 - City Planning Adds Online Info to Enhance the Public's Ability to Track Land Use Proposals and Environmental Reviews
- March 15, 2006 - New Zoning Handbook From City Planning Is The Ultimate Guide to NYC Zoning
- February 21, 2006 - City Planning to Create New Zoning District to Permit Modest Growth with Needed Parking
- February 7, 2006 - Upper Manhattan Planner Honored by Mayor Bloomberg
- January 12 , 2006 - [APA] - Innovative New York Zoning District Receives National Planning Award
City
Planning Press Releases 2005
- October 7, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Announces First Affordable Housing Development in Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Area
- October 6, 2005 - Amanda Burden Receives Center for Architecture Award from New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects
- September 28, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg's Statement on the City's Successful Challenge to the Census Bureau Showing New York's Population Rose by More Than Two Percent Since the 2000 Census
- September 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Hails Approval of City Planning's College Point Rezoning by City Council Committee As Another Victory Against Overdevelopment
- August 9, 2005 - City Planning Begins Public Review on Follow Up Actions to Hudson Yards Rezoning to Codify Agreements on Additional Affordable Housing and Protections for Area Residents
- July 12, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - City Planning Leadership in Fresh Kills Transformation
Acknowledged as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces
the 23rd Annual Art Commission Awards For Excellence in Design
- June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approval of West Chelsea Rezoning
- June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee and Reiterates Committment to Combating Overdevelopment
- May 31, 2005 - Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Plans for East River Waterfront Esplanade, Pavilions and New Open Space
- May 11, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Praises Passage of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning and Reiterates Administration's Commitment to Strengthening Industry
- May 2, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approvel of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
- June 15, 2005 - Amanda Burden Receives Lawrence M. Orton Award from New York Chapter of American Planning Association
- March 14, 2005 - City Planning Commission Approves Comprehensive Greenpoint-Williamsburg Plan
- February 16, 2005 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Character of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
- February 10, 2005 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Next Steps in Battle Against Overdevelopment on Staten Island
- January 24, 2005 - City Planning Releases Newest New Yorkers Immigration Report - Foreign-Born Swell NYC Population Figures, Strengthen Economy
- January 13, 2005 - Ray Gastil Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
City
Planning Press Releases 2004
- December 20, 2004 - City Planning Begins Public Review for West Chelsea Rezoning to Permit Housing Development and Create Mechanism for Preserving and Creating Access to the High Line
- December 6, 2004 - City
Planning Rezoning Strategy to Preserve Springfield Gardens, Queens Goes Out For Public Review
- December 6 , 2004 - City
Planning Proposal to Protect Kissena Park Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
- November 22, 2004 - City
Planning Commission Votes to Approve Comprehensive
Hudson Yards Redevelopment Plan
- November 9, 2004 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg, Staten Island Borough
President James P. Molinaro and NYC2012 Announce
Cycling Venue for 2012 Olympic Games in Staten
Island
- November 8, 2004 - Bloomberg
Administration Unveils Incentives to Increase
Affordable Housing throughout the Hudson Yards
Area
- November 1, 2004 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Unveils Plans to Redevelop Homeport and Revitalize Stapleton Neighborhood on Staten Island
- November 1, 2004 - City
Planning Certifies Balanced Rezoning Plan to
Preserve Character of Kew Gardens and Richmond
Hill Communities
- November 1, 2004 - City
Planning Begins Public Review of Plan to Preserve
Character of 350 Blocks of Bayside, Queens
- October 20, 2004 - Amanda
Burden Receives Design Patron Award at Cooper
Hewitt’s National Design Awards
- October 18, 2004 - City
Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve
Character of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
- October 6, 2004 - Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker
Gifford Miller Announce Three Major Milestones
in the Effort to Transform The High Line
- October 4, 2004 - City
Planning Initiates Public Review for Proposed
Expansion of
Port Morris Special District in The Bronx; Build
on Successful Rezoning to Revitalize Area Near
Borough’s Antique Row
- October 4, 2004 - Department
of City Planning Certifies Comprehensive Plan
to Reclaim Greenpoint Williamsburg Waterfront
for Housing and Open Space, Support Growth of
Vibrant Upland Community
- September 20, 2004 - City
Planning Unveils Stronger Zoning Protection
for Natural Features in Staten Island and the
Bronx
- July 28, 2004 - Community
Facilities Reform to Protect Low-Density Neighborhood
Character is Passed by City Planning Commission
- July 26, 2004 - City
Planning Announces Beginning of Public Review
for Proposed Clinton Height Controls To Protect
Character of the West Side Community
- July 01, 2004 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg Hails Approval of Downtown
Brooklyn Plan at Ribbon Cutting For the Bank
of New York’s New Brooklyn Office Tower
- June 22, 2004 - Independent
Survey Supports Conclusions of High Transit
Use to the New York Sports and Convention Center
- June 21, 2004 - City
Planning Certifies Hudson Yards Plan Beginning
Public Review of West Side Redevelopment as
Economic Engine For NYC
- June 15, 2004 - Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg and Queens Borough President
Helen Marshall Announce the Rezoning of Queens
Neighborhoods to Help Curb Over-Development
- May 13, 2004 - Department
of City Planning Launches New Census Factfinder
to Simplify Custom Searches of Demographic Information
by Neighborhood
- May 11, 2004 - NYC
Economic Development Corporation and Department
of City Planning Announce Public Meetings to
Present Initial Plans for Redevelopment of the
East River Waterfront
- May 10, 2004 - City
Planning Rezoning Strategy to Preserve Brookville,
Queens Goes Out for Public Review
- May 10, 2004 - City
Planning Commission Votes to Approve Comprehensive
Downtown Brooklyn Redevelopment Plan with Changes
to Address Local Concerns
- March 24, 2004 - City
Planning Commission Votes to Relax Restrictions
on Outdoor Dining in Manhattan with New Small
Sidewalk Café Proposal Designed to Enliven
Neighborhoods
- March 23, 2004 - City
Planning Director Amanda Burden Announces First
Public Meeting for the Transformation of Fresh
Kills in Staten Island
- March 22, 2004 - City
Planning Proposal to Protect Bellerose Neighborhood
Character Enters Public Review Process
- March 8, 2004 - City
Planning Commission Reviews World Trade Center
Plans;
Recommends Guidelines To Ensure Reintegration
of Site into Lower Manhattan,
And Create Vibrant, Pedestrian-Friendly and
Inviting Place
- February 9, 2004 - Zoning
Proposed For Vibrant Mixed Use Hunters Point
To Offer New Housing Opportunities In Queens
City Planning
Press Releases 2003
- December 2, 2003 - Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Zoning and Enforcement
Improvements for Staten Island
- November 25, 2003 - Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Zoning Improvements
for Throgs Neck
- November 18, 2003 - NYC
Economic Development Corporation and Department
of City Planning Roll Out Development Framework
for Downtown Flushing
- November 6, 2003 - DCP
Director Amanda M. Burden Outlines Ambitious,
Proactive Agenda for Spurring Economic Development
and Strengthening Neighborhoods Throughout NYC
at Packed Crains Breakfast Forum
- October 22, 2003 - City
Planning Commission Approves Bronx Community
Board 8's Plan for Preserving Unique Character
of District's Neighborhoods
- October 3, 2003 - Preview
Future of the City in "Live Work Skyline
Street" Exhibit at Opening of the New Center
for Architecture
- October 1, 2003 - City
Planning Department's Zoning Protection Against
Over-Development on City Island is Approved
by City Council
- September 29, 2003 - Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg Kicks off the Transformation
of Fresh Kills in Staten Island
- September 24, 2003 - Plan
for Special West Chelsea District and Rebirth
of High Line as an Elevated Green Promenade
is Previewed by City Planning
- September 17, 2003 - City
Planning's North Corona Rezoning Plan Enacted
by City Council
- September 10, 2003 - City
Planning Commission Approves Major Harlem Rezoning
Plan to Balance Growth and Preservation
- September 9, 2003 - Department
of City Planning Certifies Sweeping Downzoning
Proposal to Preserve Traditional Staten Island
Residential Neighborhoods
- June 24, 2003 - City
Planning Announces Approval of East Harlem Rezoning
Proposal by City Council
- June 23, 2003 - Department
of City Planning Names Staten Island Borough
Director Leonard Garcia-Duran
- June 18, 2003 - Department
of City Planning Unveils Comprehensive Land
Use and Waterfront Plan for Greenpoint-Williamsburg
- April 14, 2003 - Bloomberg
Administration Unveils Development Plan for
Downtown Brooklyn
- March 11, 2003 - Department
of City Planning Certifies Proposal to Rezone
Morrisania in the Bronx
City Planning
Press Releases 2002
City Planning Press Releases 2001
- December 18, 2001 - Department
of City Planning Announces the Winner of the
International Competition for a Conceptual Design
and Master Plan for the Future of Fresh Kills
- December 12, 2001 - Far
West Midtown - A Framework for Development
- November 28, 2001 - The
City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rezoning Application
- August 8, 2001 - The
City Planning Commission Approves Amendments
to Strengthen Adult Use Zoning Regulations
- May 23, 2001 - City
Planning Commission Approves the Long Island
City Rezoning Application that will Create New
Central Business District
- April 10, 2001 - City
Planning Commission Begins Public Review of
Zoning Changes to Permit Loft Legalization in
Brooklyn
- March 26, 2001 - Mayor's Office
Press Release - Mayor
Giuliani Announces Amendments to Strengthen
Adult Use Zoning Law
- March 19, 2001 - Mayor's Office
Press Release - Mayor
Giuliani Reconvenes Columbus Circle Advisory
Panel to Review Plans for the Redesign of Columbus
Circle
- March 15, 2001 - Mayor's Office
Press Release - Mayor
Giuliani Hails Results of 2000 Census
- January 26, 2001 - Theater
District Zoning Regulations Providing For As-of-Right
Transfer of Theater Air Rights are Upheld by
Appellate Division
City Planning Press Releases 2000
City Planning Press Releases 1999
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