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Neighbors flag errors and raise objections as Planning Board approves amendment for former synagogue site
Summary
Public commenters challenged an amendment to a redevelopment plan for a former synagogue site, arguing the board’s memo and testimony were inconsistent about which street frontage was being changed; the board approved the correction as a typographical amendment while opponents urged delay for neighbor outreach.
The Planning Board approved an amendment to a redevelopment plan for a property identified as the former synagogue on Avenue C, but the item drew public objection over an apparent discrepancy in the plan memo and testimony about which street frontage would be changed.
Planner Mr. Slaw told the board the amendment was intended to correct minimum lot‑frontage language so the plan matched existing conditions (stating the minimum lot frontage should read 34 feet for West 49th…
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