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The New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, chaired by Council Member Farah N. Louis, met on October 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM at 250 Broadway. The committee voted on five rezoning proposals and held hearings on three pre-considered items. All votes passed with modifications, except for the Sojourner Truth–Mapes rezoning which saw one dissenting vote. Public testimony was heard on the 100-12 Queens Boulevard proposal.
Ladies and gentlemen, once again, we will be starting very shortly. Thank you so much for your patience. Good morning and welcome today's New York City Council Hearing for the Committee on Zoning and Franchises. Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, we please ask that you stylish all electronic devices. If you would like to fill out a testimony slip, then please see one of the sergeant at arms. Approaching the front day is strictly prohibited. Please do not approach the front day as chair. You may begin. Good morning and welcome to a meeting of the subcommittee on zoning and franchises. I am council member Farrah Lewis, Chair of the Subcommittee. This morning, we are joined by Council Members Faria Schulman Salam Felder, Minority Leader Carr, and Jay Sanchez. Today we are voting on five proposals and holding three hearings. The five proposals that will that we will vote on are Fort Hamilton Mews Mixed Use Residential Rezoning and Council Member Santos Swoso's district, Park Avenue, Brooklyn Mixed Use Residential Rezoning and Council Member Wrestlers District, 289 Kent Avenue, Mixed Use Residential Rezoning and Council Member Wrestlers District, and the Sejona Truth MAPES Mixed Use Residential Rezoning and Council Member Felices District and 69-67, 108th Street Rezoning, Mixed Use Residential Rezoning and Council Member Showman's District. We will then hold the hearings on the following proposals 108-05, 68th Road, Residential Rezoning, and Councilmember Shulman's District, 100-12 Queens Boulevard, mixed use residential rezoning and council member shoulder's district, and South Richmond designated open space amendment and council member Morano's district. This meeting is being held in hybrid format. Members of the public who wish to testify may testify in person or via Zoom. Members of the public wishing to testify remotely may register by visiting the council's website at www.council.nyc dot gov backslash land use to sign up or for those that are in person. Please use one of the sorts, please see one of the sergeant at arms to prepare a and submit a speaker card. Members of the public may also view live stream broadcast of the meeting at the council's website. When you are called to testify before the subcommittee, if you are joining us remotely, you will remain muted until recognized by myself to speak. When you are recognized, your microphone will be unmuted. We will limit public testimony to two minutes per witness. If you have additional testimony that you would like to that you would like the subcommittee to consider, or if you have written testimony, please email it to Land Use at Testimony. Land use testimony at council.gov. Written testimony must be submitted three days up to three days after the hearing is closed. Please indicate indicate the LU number and our project name and the subject line of your email. We request that witnesses joining us remotely remain in the meeting until excused by the chair as council members may have questions. Lastly, for everyone attending today's meeting, this is a government proceeding and decorum must be observed at all times. Members of the public are asked not to speak during the meeting unless you are testifying. The second action is a zoning tax amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area. We are recommending two modifications to this proposal. The first proposed R7X district does not provide a sufficient transaction from the lower one to three family homes and the four-story building B behind the proposed development site along Gleston Avenue. Therefore, we recommend that the proposed rezoning be limited to a R7D district. Councilmember Santos also supports this project as modified. And we've been joined by Council members, Councilmember Incanacion. The second vote concerns LUs 133 and 134 regarding the Park Avenue rezoning proposal and council member wrestlers district. Applicant consists applicants consist of multiple private property owners seeking to facilitate the development of 391 apartments, community facility space, and four private schools across 10 development sites. Among the new housing to be built, up to 101 of the apartments will be permanently affordable. The proposal involves two actions. The first is a zoning map amendment to change the existing manufacturing M1-1 and M1-2 district to a new mixed-use district consisting of a pair of M1-4 district with a residential R6-1 district. The second action is a zoning tax amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area. We're recommending one modification to remove MIH option two, which will ensure the affordable apartments are provided at lower rents affordable to families with household incomes at an average of either 40% or 60% AMI. Councilmember Wrestler supports this application as modified. The third vote concerns LUs 139 and 140 regarding 280 289 Kent Avenue rezoning proposal and council member wrestlers district. Applicant is seeking to develop a mixed-use residential project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that would have approximately 278 apartments, of which up to 83 units would be permanently affordable. The proposal involves two actions. The first is a zoning map amendment to change the existing manufacturing M3-1 district, partially to a mixed-use district consisting of a paired M1-3A district with a residential R7X district and a remainder and remainder to an M1-2A district. The second action is a zoning tax amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area. We are recommending one modification to remove MIH option two and to add option three, which will ensure the affordable apartments are provided at lower rent, affordable to families with household incomes at an average of either 40 or 60% AMI. Councilmember Russell supports this application as modified.