| Date: | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
| Time: | 9:30 AM |
| Location: | Council Chambers - City Hall |
Zoning & Franchises Committee
Chair: Tony Avella
Brief: See Land Use Calendar Available in Room 5, City Hall
| Item | | Agenda Note | ||
| LU 0923-2008 | ||||
| | Zoning Reso., East Village/Lower East Side, Manhattan (C080397(A)ZMM) | |||
| LU 0924-2008 | ||||
| | Zoning Reso., East Village/Lower East Side, Manhattan (N080398(A)ZRM | |||
BOWERY ALLIANCE OF NEIGHBORS - POSITION STATEMENT
The City has recognized the historic significance of the Bowery by protecting the west side of the Bowery in the Little Italy Special District and the NOHO Historic District. The East Village/ Lower East Side Rezoning will protect the area just east of the Bowery. However, the east side of the Bowery itself has been left out of all these rezonings. The attached map highlights the area we are concerned with, if nothing is done the result will be a wall of towers http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/
The east side of the Bowery should be rezoned to ensure that it is in context to the rest of the community - the Little Italy Special District, the NOHO Historic District, and East Village/ Lower East Side.
We respectfully request that a Follow-up Corrective Action (FUCA) be drafted by City Council requesting that the City Planning Commission initiate an immediate rezoning of this area or an extension of the Little Italy Special District from the west side of the Bowery to the east side of the Bowery.
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4 comments:
what happened at the meeting? Is the rezoning approved or when is the last step in the proces?
The big danger right now is the LES BID (business improvement district). They want to be able to build big in the commercial zone south of Houston, which includes Fosyth, Eldridge, Allen, Orchard, Ludlow and Essex. Some community organizations and churches want to keep the community facility bonus too.
Both these would mitigate the entire purpose of the rezoning, which was to eliminate out-of-scale buildings -- community facilities north of Houston and commercial and community facility buildings south of Houston.
The committee votes Monday. The full council must vote by Dec 1, which means they will probably vote next week before the holidays. Then it's law. Between now and then, there'll be a lot of deal-making.
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