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Owners seek to demap Eastward Place paper street; attorney requests DPW site visit
Summary
Attorneys for the owners of 33 and 37 Orchard asked the board to demap Eastward Place (a 50x90 foot paper street recorded in a 1946 subdivision), saying the road is unpaved, partly blocked and not a reliable emergency access; they requested DPW site review and a statement of abandonment if DPW concurs.
Attorney Jacob Amir of Zarin & Steinmetz introduced an application on behalf of property owners at 33 and 37 Orchard to demap (abandon) a paper street known as Eastward Place so the adjoining lots can adjust boundary lines. "Jacob Amir with Zarin and Steinmetz, the attorneys for the applicants of 33 Orchard and 37 Orchard," Amir said when asked to introduce himself.
Amir said the paper street dates to the 1946 subdivision, runs about 50 feet wide by 90 feet long, is unpaved on the Orchard side and blocked with a 24‑foot wooden barrier on the Old Country Road side. He said only two owners abut that paper street, simplifying the consent process under New York law, and that the applicants have been maintaining the area. The attorney proposed that the superintendent of highways issue a statement of abandonment and that tax lot lines be adjusted so each property absorbs roughly half of the paper‑street area (about 25 by 90 feet each).
Board members asked whether Department of Public Works (DPW) considered keeping the paper street as emergency access. Amir recommended a DPW site visit (including a look at nearby Catskill, which is paved and more suitable as emergency egress) and said he would provide supplemental documentation if needed. The board directed staff to coordinate internal DPW review and a site visit before the matter proceeds to a regular meeting for further action.
