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Council adopts broad package including Hamilton Avenue rezoning, confirms DOI commissioner

New York City Council · April 17, 2026
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Summary

The New York City Council adopted a package of general orders on April 16, including LU 37‑59 (Hamilton Avenue rezoning), multiple Earth Day measures, and the confirmation of Nadia Shehadeh as commissioner of the Department of Investigation; most general‑order items passed overwhelmingly.

The New York City Council on April 16 adopted a broad package of measures on its general orders calendar and recorded several notable votes.

Land use: The council approved LU 37‑59 (Hamilton Avenue rezoning), which sponsors described as enabling an 18‑story mixed‑use building with 369 residential units, 111 permanently affordable units under MIH Option 2, 146 parking spaces and public open space in the sponsor's district. The land use call‑ups were adopted in the roll call earlier in the meeting, with the clerk recording that the day's land use…

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