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Council Member Nantasha Williams and Speaker Adrienne Adams opened with statements that emphasized community engagement and asked that zoning gains be paired with capital investments. \"This plan cannot end with the council's vote,\" Williams said; she asked for an ongoing Downtown Jamaica Oversight Task Force to monitor implementation and interagency commitments. Speaker Adams said the planning effort aims to secure both new homes and the infrastructure, schools and parks needed to support growth.

DCP staff summarized proposed changes: higher density along transit corridors (C6‑4/C6‑3 and other mapped districts), mapped MIH across a large area to require permanently income‑restricted housing in new development, paired residential/light‑manufacturing districts in parts of the South Core to allow housing near job producing uses, and updates to the Special Downtown Jamaica district to encourage schools and open‑space bonuses. DCP said the plan included two site‑specific actions: designation and disposition of several city‑owned parcels for 100% income‑restricted affordable homeownership and rental development (HPD would select developers) and a city map amendment to accommodate two new public plazas near Jamaica Station (the Station Plaza project).

Several agency witnesses outlined technical and infrastructure details. Department of Environmental Protection witnesses described a large Southeast Queens stormwater program and said new development will be subject to unified stormwater rules (managing 1.5 inches on‑site for sites 20,000 sq ft and larger) and that DEP plans a multi‑phase trunk sewer upgrade running toward Downtown Jamaica funded in part by earlier city commitments; DEP said a $300 million allocation from the City for All/City of Yes work will be used toward trunk sewer work in Jamaica. DEP and DCP said that individual large projects may be required to complete hydraulic analyses as part of sewer connection permitting and that developers may be required to upsize laterals if needed.

Council members repeatedly asked about school capacity and parks. DCP acknowledged the EIS included a 15‑year projection that could generate up to 755 additional public school students above capacity in certain subdistricts and said DCP and the city are working with the School Construction Authority (SCA) to identify possible sites and to use a proposed school floor‑area exemption to encourage on‑site school space on private sites of at least 20,000 square feet. On parks and open space, the plan would provide two new plazas and create an open‑space bonus in the special district; DCP said Parks and other agencies are exploring where new and renovated parks can be sited, but emphasized that publicly owned land is limited.

Transportation and public‑realm concerns dominated discussion. DOT representatives described Jamaica Avenue and Liberty Avenue streetscape and reconstruction projects already in planning and said the agency is coordinating with MTA on bus shelter and terminal improvements. DOT acknowledged community concerns about newly implemented bus lanes and said it will study traffic pattern changes and engage with council members on adjustments. Several community commenters said bus lane rollouts had caused increased car congestion on parallel routes.

Public testimony included dozens of speakers and organizations both supporting and opposing aspects of the plan. Supporters included local clergy, neighborhood and business organizations, the Downtown Jamaica BID, regional nonprofit partners, Queens Public Library (which urged funding to expand the central library), York College (which called for stronger physical connections and facilities investments), and economic groups arguing the proposal is transit‑oriented development that will create housing and jobs. Opponents — including long‑term residents, community advocates and some community board members — said the plan could accelerate displacement and gentrification, that advertised affordable units may be priced above neighborhood incomes, and that DEP sewer projects and SCA school siting must be better guaranteed before entitling new density.

Council members pressed agencies for more concrete commitments on sewer capacity, groundwater flooding, school siting, park creation and cultural institution support. Multiple members urged creation of an oversight task force to track interagency commitments and investments. The public hearing closed after extended testimony and the items were laid over for further committee consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","🔴 LIVE: Watch the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises","oneSentenceSummary","The New York City Council subcommittee on zoning and franchises held a public hearing on the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a comprehensive rezoning proposal that would update zoning across roughly 230 blocks to add more housing, require mandatory inclusionary housing in mapped areas, and coordinate capital investments across multiple city agencies.","taxTitle","New York City Council, New York City, New York County, New York","taxId",77593,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6474800,"Council committee hears demapping for proposed JFK logistics warehouse; developers promise jobs and stormwater controls",1261,1511000,2772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250&start=1511&end=2772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250/thumbnail_1511000.jpg","/articles/6474800/New-York/Council-committee-hears-demapping-for-proposed-JFK-logistics-warehouse-developers-promise-jobs-and-stormwater-controls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474800-31912eeacd6eba9af1419a40313a0178/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153813&Signature=bDSvjG8hwFQmruKgSuNAmQDR3iRevld89bKpUkK1kOE7udhI7jrwmMCYD-m3uCFYrUD4VeWVqOcxkQH1j44b8UfUNWTB3HsYMFne12JEX1FNRsKfxkLD3NJdfW1w-KmAa4bc-X4zISJqU~uQ0gxOn-o4ml98pZqKMQxa7b~T5ozjPD6AVb2g7u4K9YTK6ygQVes3WE107Prqh6yLSywZxuWO5n2ceEaunjmJ1LaQtf9LrH7r2co7qkf9GvuXuxdJMiR9kX4GXMBzrZ-LgfK~bvP43HGhbU9OKPtoFO1Turv~XQ2PSI6Fp349YrnrNru~Ab2vRmiXQEZ8ENkFSW6MnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New York City Council subcommittee on zoning and franchises opened a public hearing on LU357 (C240151MMQ), an application by a private developer to demap and dispose of portions of three unbuilt map streets—Oak Street, 140th Road and Byron Street—so a proposed logistics warehouse could be built in the JFK Industrial Business Zone.

Applicant representatives said the development would be a two‑story, approximately 136,000‑square‑foot warehouse about 37 feet tall, with an internal design that the team said is compatible with electric vehicles and will include on‑site electric vehicle charging. The applicant told the subcommittee the site is currently used as surface parking and that the project team had met with Community Board 13 and local civic groups; Community Board 13 voted unanimously in favor.

Developer counsel Eric Palatnik said the project team expects construction to begin in roughly 12–14 months, after a purchasing agreement for the mapped streets and other approvals. On environmental mitigation, the applicant said the site will include detention tanks to capture stormwater, bioswales, and increased sewer infrastructure in coordination with Department of Transportation street improvements in the surrounding area.

Council members raised questions about flood risk and stormwater. \"We are in close proximity to marshland,\" the majority whip noted; the applicant said detention tanks and water‑collecting roofs are included in the design and that the team expects to over‑design stormwater systems to reduce downstream impacts. The applicant said the project is in a floodplain and that the team will install detention and reuse systems so \"every single bit of rain that lands on this property will end up in a stormwater detention system on this property,\" according to counsel.

Economic and workforce commitments were emphasized. The applicant described a hiring and workforce outreach approach and noted partnerships with nonprofit Urban Upbound to conduct outreach, job training and placement. Bishop Mitchell Taylor of Urban Upbound described prior work with the developer on other projects and said the organization expects to deliver placement programs that aim for wages in a range the organization called \"between $22 and $27 an hour\" for construction roles and to focus on converting construction placements into permanent jobs where possible. The applicant said they anticipate roughly 65 permanent full‑time jobs and about 100 construction jobs tied to the project.

The developer said the site will include sewer and curb upgrades, street trees and lighting in coordination with DOT, and that DOT is planning larger street improvement work in the area. On truck traffic and parking, the applicant said the warehouse will generate far fewer daily vehicle movements than the current bus‑parking pattern on the site and argued the project would reduce circulation of older diesel buses that currently park on site.

No public witnesses testified at the LU357 hearing. The subcommittee closed public testimony and laid the item over for further consideration.","The New York City Council subcommittee on zoning and franchises opened a public hearing on LU357 (C240151MMQ), an application by a private developer to demap and dispose of portions of three unbuilt map streets—Oak Street, 140th Road and Byron Street—to facilitate a proposed two‑story, 136,000‑square‑foot logistics warehouse in the JFK Industrial Business Zone.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6474805,"Council committee hears Broadway Junction map change as MTA, Parks defend playground swap",1140,364000,1504000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250&start=364&end=1504","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250/thumbnail_364000.jpg","/articles/6474805/New-York/Council-committee-hears-Broadway-Junction-map-change-as-MTA-Parks-defend-playground-swap","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474805-5b159a2c9a3e22bcac33ed8c0c6cb9ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153813&Signature=geLlXka2bmSQcAoIPnPBRoro3BVyALUmsRMTy6qEC~QBPMjb7rHx4xy~9z~2mCl1~SvXR7C4ip9TapBdmUSdX6k3Devf1fciSjdGtgmgYW9b3sVdzN3fzE-SUG~UkmirEk8Uf8eZ5G69WBs2n-a6qcg~LgCQaDxTStjzclwWFoVw52qdPuD2VvYZx5Xq-39F5AhR9soYyQmJ3auCDuTAAKIYqYWdIXfboZyOazchKK5AlJiCxblu-jTbfCgiWhJf2ZAUKDOWiSeXedMyDVorybreoZWmKAXCtduysjsHym50AyxYTPeqIl7a6Agl8VsV5oRktQRxypEoCbWPui07ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A New York City Council subcommittee on zoning and franchises opened a public hearing on LU358 on the Broadway Junction Station city map amendment, a proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to amend the city map by removing a portion of Sackman Street and to allow expansion of the Broadway Junction station complex into Callahan Kelly Playground.

The change would eliminate roughly 9,600 square feet of existing playground to accommodate a larger station headhouse and associated grade and block-dimension changes; Parks and MTA said the demapping would convert the closed Sackman Street bed into approximately 11,000 square feet of replacement parkland to satisfy the parkland alienation and replacement requirements tied to the MTA project.

The plan, part of a roughly $400 million MTA accessibility program to deliver step‑free access at Broadway Junction, drew detailed questioning from Council Member Nurse about on‑the‑ground impacts. \"For years, my constituents have shared with me that this area is routinely overrun with parked MTA cars, which has prevented adequate street cleaning and sanitation,\" Council Member Nurse said during her opening remarks. She repeatedly pressed MTA representatives for a plan to stop workers' vehicles from occupying sidewalks and blocking sanitation operations and asked for regular local hiring statistics tied to the project’s 20% local targeted worker goal.

Arturo Espinosa, who identified himself as a representative of MTA’s real estate department, described why the city map amendment is needed: the project requires expansion of the station headhouse at Van Sinderen Avenue and, because the station footprint is adjacent to parkland, earlier legislation permitting parkland alienation required replacement parkland. \"We worked with Parks to identify the street bed of Sackman Street and we put that into the alienation legislation,\" Espinosa said. Elizabeth Ernish, a Parks project administrator, said Parks' design has already kept the number of park elements within the expansion footprint to a minimum and that Sackman Street has been closed and used as open space since the park reconstruction completed in 2023.

Committee members asked for specifics on schedule, maintenance and jurisdiction. Espinosa told the subcommittee construction has already commenced and said the accessibility improvements are expected to be completed within three years. Parks said Sackman Street is currently under DOT jurisdiction and that, once the map change is complete, the parcel would be transferred to Parks; Parks staff said they are already maintaining the closed street under an MOU and that the department has absorbed that maintenance into its regular operations for Callahan Kelly Playground.

Council members repeatedly raised sanitation and public‑space maintenance as unresolved issues. Nurse told the MTA applicants she had provided site photographs to the committee and demanded a coordinated plan with the Department of Sanitation to allow street sweepers to access sidewalks. \"I brought you some photos, which I will pass to you. This is a regular appearance at Broadway Junction,\" she said. Nurse also told MTA and Parks she expects a concrete plan with timelines for cleaning and enforcement and for worker parking to be moved off sidewalks.

No votes were held. The subcommittee opened public testimony for LU358, heard no public witnesses who sought to testify on the record, closed the public hearing and laid the item over for further committee consideration.","A New York City Council subcommittee on zoning and franchises opened a public hearing on LU358 on the Broadway Junction Station city map amendment, a proposal by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to amend the city map by removing a portion of Sackman Street and to allow expansion of the Broadway Junction station complex into Callahan Kelly Playground.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6474796,"HPD seeks technical correction to Ocean Crest Article 11 tax exemption; committee accepts explanation",200,2791000,2991000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250&start=2791&end=2991","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5739652-9d566a0a95f04f346ea079830795d250/thumbnail_2791000.jpg","/articles/6474796/New-York/HPD-seeks-technical-correction-to-Ocean-Crest-Article-11-tax-exemption-committee-accepts-explanation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6474796-2f5055ee72082c5aa135b38ab046497e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153813&Signature=mqsLr1Qx6Lq2OzElBKGCeNlx1NkV7VJTffrpwYnmnxpLychS0asKSjySEHNEMNFgjOWo7hb4IVKMx7AZtovWOLiH4KCGQuibKmO3ObzMsyKHQdoOtpqy72NFwjAPMUUEC8OKSg1UA5HX2QXa4y74WKPz9i2ZTbncdvwKTmH8JGqx-xRUHhPTZM8jMEHaHRUq3ZtbCzpCyTaQwJmvjtsI3es5nPNTliYZ6~5rqqM2mU0zakeN-DzX1u8r59rwB5XpeuSJCeDX9857~e~~MfXl2wAh11-kEYT6FWSM5UjIq86BIrTqmfoDpZcIrHz6-Pb4u04lpdktgakwXCTpIl4tZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The subcommittee opened a brief pre‑considered hearing on a technical amendment to a prior City Council resolution approving an Article 11 tax exemption under Section 577 of the Private Housing Finance Law for a Queens project known as Ocean Crest. Justin Donlin, senior project manager in HPD’s government affairs division, told the committee HPD discovered errors in the previously adopted resolution’s block/lot and ownership descriptions and has submitted corrected language to identify the proper entities and parcel: Ocean Crest Homeownership Housing Development Fund Corporation; Restored Homes Housing Development Fund Corporation; TCB Beach Channel Drive Limited Partnership; and Queens Block 15744, Lot 17.

Donlin said HPD is seeking a technical correction to the council action to update the exemption area and ownership structure in the prior resolution. Committee members asked when the project expects to close; HPD said it would check with its development team and expects to close \"very soon,\" possibly this year but did not provide a firm closing date at the hearing.

No public testimony was offered. The public hearing was closed and the item was laid over.","The subcommittee heard a short, pre‑considered presentation by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to correct property and ownership information in a prior Article 11 tax exemption resolution for a Queens project (Ocean Crest). HPD said the changes are technical: corrected HDFC names and the exemption area block/lot.","actionData","errors"]

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