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Community Board 8 general meeting

Start Date: 
September 10, 2009 - 7:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Zoning
Landmarking
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Safety and security
Social services
Local development projects
Sponsored By: 
Brooklyn Community Board 8
Location: 
St. Gregory's RC Church
991 St. John's Place (corner of Brooklyn Avenue)
United States
Description: 

Brooklyn Community Board No. 8 represents parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville. We are bounded by Atlantic Avenue (north side, even numbers) to Eastern Parkway (south side, odd numbers) and Ralph Avenue (east side, even numbers) to Flatbush Avenue (west side, odd numbers).

Open to: 
General public

City Council Landmarks Subcommittee hearing

Start Date: 
September 9, 2009 - 11:00am
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Landmarking
Sponsored By: 
New York City Council
Location: 
City Hall
City Hall Park, Manhattan
United States
Description: 

Although the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the Prospect Heights Historic District in June, it’s not official until the measure is approved by the City Council. Next stop is the Council’s Landmarks subcommittee, which will hear testimony on the designation at its next meeting on September 9th at 11:00AM. Join Councilmember Letitia James and show your support for designation. Ask City Council to approve the district ASAP! You must RSVP to gib@veconi.com by 9/4 to ensure you are cleared to enter City Hall on the day of the hearing.

Open to: 
General public (RSVP required)

CB8 Housing Committee Meeting

Start Date: 
September 3, 2009 - 6:30pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Zoning
Landmarking
Sponsored By: 
Community Board 8
Location: 
Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation
727 Classon Avenue (between Park Place and Prospect Place)
United States
Description: 

On Thursday, September 3, Housing/ULURP Committee of Community Board 8 will hold their first meeting of the new year and will be discussing an application for a variance to build an extension to a brownstone in the newly created historic district of Prospect Heights. The meeting will be at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 727 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday.
According to the Community Board announcement: "Mr. Michael Zeh from Standard Architects will discuss plans for an addition to 390 Park Place which is located in the Landmark District of Prospect Heights. The project will consist of removal of the existing bay window, adding 2 stories and a bay window in the rear yard with 214 square feet on the basement level and 158 square feet on the 1st floor."

Open to: 
General public

Atlantic Yards informational meeting

Start Date: 
July 22, 2009 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Zoning
Eminent domain
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Safety and security
Social services
Atlantic Yards
Sponsored By: 
Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6 & 8
Location: 
Long Island University,Zeckendorf Health Sciences Center
Room 107 (enter Dekalb Avenue, off Flatbush Avenue)
United States
Description: 

Please join Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6 & 8 at an Informational Meeting to hear
an updated presentation on proposed modifications to the Atlantic Yards Development General Project Plan. At this meeting proposed modifications to the plan will be presented by representatives for the New York State Empire Development Corporation and Forest City Ratner Companies. Following the presentation there will be an opportunity for questions (to be submitted in writing) and answers.
Meeting will be held 6:00-9:00pm on July 22, 2009 at Long Island University's Zeckendorf Health Sciences Center, Room 107 (enter Dekalb Avenue, off Flatbush Avenue).
Click here for meeting notice.

Open to: 
General public

Public hearing on Atlantic Yards modified project plan

Start Date: 
July 30, 2009 - 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Eminent domain
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Atlantic Yards
Sponsored By: 
Empire State Development Corporation
Location: 
New York City College of Technology, Klitgord Auditorium
285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York
United States
Description: 

A public hearing will be held to consider (a) the Modified General Project Plan ("MGPP") for the Atlantic Yards Land Use Improvement and Civic Project (the "Project"); and (b) the disposition of certain parcels of real property in connection with the Project, including (i) proposed leases, with options to purchase, to affiliates of Forest City Ratner Companies (together with its successors and permitted assigns, "FCRC"); (ii) the proposed conveyance of the below-grade portions of two parcels of land to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (the "MTA"); and (iii) the proposed conveyance of open space to a not-for-profit organization (the "Conservancy"). Interested persons are invited to present their comments on the proposed MGPP and the proposed dispositions and leases at the meeting orally or in writing. In an effort to give all speakers an opportunity to be heard, speakers will be asked to limit their comments to three (3) minutes in duration. No limit will be placed on written statements submitted at the hearing. There will be a post-hearing comment period for thirty (30) days immediately following the public hearing, during which time interested persons may submit written comments directly to ESDC at 633 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Steven Matlin, Senior Counsel. Comments submitted at the public hearing and during the post-hearing comment period will be considered by ESDC before final action is taken on the MGPP and the proposed leases and sales.

The hearing will take place on July 29 and July 30 in two sessions each day, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM, and then 6:00PM to 8:00PM.

More information:

Open to: 
General public

Public hearing on Atlantic Yards modified project plan

Start Date: 
July 29, 2009 - 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Eminent domain
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Atlantic Yards
Sponsored By: 
Empire State Development Corporation
Location: 
New York City College of Technology, Klitgord Auditorium
285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York
United States
Description: 

A public hearing will be held to consider (a) the Modified General Project Plan ("MGPP") for the Atlantic Yards Land Use Improvement and Civic Project (the "Project"); and (b) the disposition of certain parcels of real property in connection with the Project, including (i) proposed leases, with options to purchase, to affiliates of Forest City Ratner Companies (together with its successors and permitted assigns, "FCRC"); (ii) the proposed conveyance of the below-grade portions of two parcels of land to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (the "MTA"); and (iii) the proposed conveyance of open space to a not-for-profit organization (the "Conservancy"). Interested persons are invited to present their comments on the proposed MGPP and the proposed dispositions and leases at the meeting orally or in writing. In an effort to give all speakers an opportunity to be heard, speakers will be asked to limit their comments to three (3) minutes in duration. No limit will be placed on written statements submitted at the hearing. There will be a post-hearing comment period for thirty (30) days immediately following the public hearing, during which time interested persons may submit written comments directly to ESDC at 633 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Steven Matlin, Senior Counsel. Comments submitted at the public hearing and during the post-hearing comment period will be considered by ESDC before final action is taken on the MGPP and the proposed leases and sales. The hearing will take place on July 29 and July 30 in two sessions each day, from 2:00PM to 5:00PM, and then 6:00PM to 8:00PM. More information:

  • ESDC Notice of Public Hearing
  • Modified General Project Plan
  • Technical Memorandum
    • Figures 1-9
    • Figures A1-7
Open to: 
General public