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On Monday night, mermaids and freaks ranked among the demonstrators urging the Department of City Planning to preserve Coney Island more or less the way it is. But while tattooed performers and the Rev. Billy got plenty of attention, they were part of a much broader spectrum of views voiced at Lincoln High School about the fate of New York’s ocean playground.
Monday’s event was a hearing on the city’s draft Scope for rezoning 27 acres of Coney Island as historically preserved public land. Department of Planning Brooklyn Director Purnima Kapur addressed the audience last night, elaborating on the city’s initiatives as they have changed since the last scoping hearing, in February; mainly, the expansion to 27-acres of amusement area, up from 9, and the movement of indoor amusements toward the southeast extending from Steeplechase Plaza.
If City Planning gets its way, developer Thor Equities, which owns much of the land, will have to scale back its plans to build condo towers on the site. Yet the city proposal still retains much of Thor’s vision, including “indoor amenities,” like big-name retail, and adding 2,700 new housing units, on what Kapur calls “vacant and sparsely utilized” land.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 6pm
The Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan
Free. Reception to follow.
Reservations Required. RSVP at 212-614-9107 or kmorith@hdc.org.
Admiral’s Row, a collection of former naval officer residences located within the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is at risk of demolition thanks to the current plans of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Luckily, the federal government has finally acknowledged their ownership of these structures and a Section 106 Consulting Parties Process has been established to oversee the transfer of the property and proposed uses for the site. This lecture will feature HDC executive director Simeon Bankoff as he presents a brief overview of these historic buildings and the ongoing campaign to preserve them.
Friday, June 27, 2008, 7pm
Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx
$5.00 General Public, Free for Bronx Museum Members
Panel on grassroots initiatives that foster and promote dialogue among diverse populations and how the Grand Concourse serves as an axis drawing new waves of immigrant communities. Featuring Gail Nathan (Bronx River Art Center), Kellie Terry-Sepulveda (The Point), Charles Rice-Gonzales (BAAD). Moderated by Holly Block (Bronx Museum of the Arts).
Thursday, June 26, 2008, 6pm
Community Board 7, 4201 4th Avenue, Brooklyn
Public Scoping is the process whereby the public is invited to comment on the proposed scope of analysis and identification of issues to be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as outlined in the Draft Scope of Work for a project.
One such meeting will be held to receive comments for the DEIS that the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development has issued for the Sunset Marketplace Project. The comment period will end at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 6:30pm
DeVry Institute, 30-20 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has begun to examine a broad range of strategies to improve mobility on selected roadways in New York City. This program, known as the Managed Use Lanes (MUL) Study, is a proactive approach to applying modern technology and management systems on existing or new lanes of a roadway to optimize safe and efficient movement of traffic.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 6:30pm
Hostos Community College, Savoy Multi-Purpose Room, 149 Street and Walton Avenue
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has begun to examine a broad range of strategies to improve mobility on selected roadways in New York City. This program, known as the Managed Use Lanes (MUL) Study, is a proactive approach to applying modern technology and management systems on existing or new lanes of a roadway to optimize safe and efficient movement of traffic.
Tuesday, June 17, 6:30pm
Brooklyn Borough Hall Courtroom, 209 Joralemon Street
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has begun to examine a broad range of strategies to improve mobility on selected roadways in New York City. This program, known as the Managed Use Lanes (MUL) Study, is a proactive approach to applying modern technology and management systems on existing or new lanes of a roadway to optimize safe and efficient movement of traffic.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 6pm
Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan
Join the Historic Districs Council/ Neighborhood Preservation Center as they present an overview of recently designated and calendared historic districts throughout New York City, as well as what’s next in the pipeline. This lecture will be augmented by a question and answer session featuring hard-working preservation activists discussing neighborhoods including DUMBO, Brooklyn; NoHo and West Chelsea in Manhattan; and Ridgewood in Queens.
RSVP at 212-614-9107 or kmorith@hdc.org.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 6pm
Abraham Lincoln High School, 2800 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn
Public Scoping is the process whereby the public is invited to comment on the proposed scope of analysis and identification of issues to be addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) as outlined in the Draft Scope of Work for a project.
An initial public scoping meeting about the new Coney Island development was held on February 13, 2008. Following this scoping meeting, the City continued dialogue with stakeholders and has reviewed and considered comments received during this process. As a result, the rezoning plan has been modified to achieve a better balance between indoor and outdoor amusement and entertainment uses in the proposed Coney East Subarea and reduced the proposed amount of mapped parkland to accommodate additional development for enclosed amusement and entertainment uses.
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