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2013
Date Press Release
December 18, 2013 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, City Planning Executive Director and Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Release Newest New Yorkers Immigration Report Depicting Important Social and Economic Role of Foreign-Born Residents.
December 10, 2013 PDF Document City Releases Final Report on Proposals to Transform the Sheridan Expressway and Reconnect South Bronx Neighborhoods
November 8, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Announces Changes to Streamline Land Use Process
September 30, 2013 PDF Document Statement By City Planning Commissioner On The City Planning Commission Vote For The East Midtown Rezoning
September 9, 2013 PDF Document Public Review Begins for City Planning's Ozone Park Rezoning
June 25, 2013 PDF Document City Announces Sweeping Recommendations To Transform The Sheridan Expressway, Enhancing Transportation and Strengthening Neighborhoods In The South Bronx
June 18, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Releases Two Federally Funded Studies to Guide Climate Resilience Efforts in Coastal Urban Areas
June 3, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review of East Elmhurst Rezoning
May 20, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Kicks Off Review of East Fordham Road Rezoning
May 20, 2013 PDF Document Public Review Begins for City Planning's Zoning Changes to Facilitate Flood Resilient Construction in Designated Flood Zones.
May 13, 2013 PDF Document NYC DOT, City Planning and Council Member Garodnick Announce Community Planning Process for East Midtown Streetscape Improvements
April 22, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review of East Midtown Rezoning to Reinforce Major Business District for Coming Decades
March 29, 2013 PDF Document City Planning Presents Conceptual Elements For East Midtown's Public Realm
March 18, 2013 PDF Document Public Review Begins For City Planning’s Crown Heights Rezoning
March 14, 2013 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces More People Moving In To New York City Than Moving Out For First Time In More Than 60 Years
February 19, 2013 PDF Document Public Review Begins for City Planning’s Bellerose, Floral Park, Glen Oaks Rezoning
January 31, 2013 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces New Measures To Allow Home and Property Owners Rebuilding After Hurricane Sandy to Meet Updated Flood Standards
January 9, 2013 PDF Document New York City's Unique Zone Green Earns National Award for Environmental Planning
2012
Date Press Release
December 6, 2012 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Delivers Address On Shaping New York City's Future After Hurricane Sandy
November 5, 2012 PDF Document Public Review Begins for Improvements to Manhattan Core Off-Street Parking Regulations
September 20, 2012 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Speaker and Friends of the High Line Break Ground on the Third and Final Section of the High Line at the Rail Yards
September 14, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Releases 25,000 City Planning Commission Reports, 1938-Present
August 2, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Releases New and Improved NYC Census FactFinder
July 24, 2012 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Speaker and Friends of the High Line Announce the City's Acquisition of the Third Section of the High Line from CSX
July 9, 2012 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces New Competition To Develop Innovative Apartment Model For Small Households
June 21, 2012 PDF Document Deputy Mayor Robert K. Steel Announces Plans to Streamline City's Land Use Process
June 6, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves New York University Core With Modifications
June 4, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Proposes Reduction in Required Off-Street Residential Accessory Parking in Downtown Brooklyn
May 9, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves Upper West Side Retail Streets Proposal
May 7, 2012 PDF Document Bedford-Stuyvesant North Rezoning Starts Public Review
May 7, 2012 PDF Document West Harlem Rezoning Begins Public Review
April 5, 2012 PDF Document Statement from Department of City Planning Population Director Joseph Salvo on the Latest Census Bureau Estimates
April 4, 2012 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Opens New Jetblue Headquarters in Long Island City and Marks Completion of $45 Million Queens Plaza Improvement Project
April 1, 2012 PDF Document The Outcome of the Count Question Resolution Process
March 28, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Zone Green Proposal
March 26, 2012 PDF Document NYC Waterfront Revitalization Program (WRP) Begins Public Review
March 21, 2012 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces New York City Wins Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize For Leadership In Sustainability
February 27, 2012 PDF Document Public Review Starts For City Planning'S Woodhaven And Richmond Hill Rezoning
January 27, 2012 PDF Document New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards To Support Audience Development and Theater Production
January 3, 2012 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review For Zoning To Reinforce The Vibrant Retail Character Of Three Upper West Side Avenues
2011
Date Press Release
December 15, 2011 PDF Document DCP and NYCEDC Release 20-Year Vision Plan For Staten Island's North Shore
December 12, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review on Far Reaching Zone Green Proposal
November 15, 2011 PDF Document Mayor Remarks at Zoning the City Conference, as Delivered By Deputy Mayor Robert K. Steel
November 9, 2011 PDF Document Department of City Planning Releases Historic Documents in Conjunction with Zoning the City Conference
October 27, 2011 PDF Document Mayor will Address Pivotal Conference on the Future of Zoning in New York City.
October 13, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces Contest to Name New Open Space in Queens Plaza
October 12, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor and Buildings Commissioner Limandri Announce Opening of Development Hub to Accelerate Construction Approval Process and Speed Up Job Creation
September 29, 2011 PDF Document Pivotal Conference on the Future of Zoning in New York City
September 7, 2011 PDF Document City Planning's New Web Application – ZoLa – Is One Stop Shop For Zoning Information
August 10, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Submits City's Formal Challenge to 2010 Census Results
July 28, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Names Michael Marrella Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning
July 14, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Speaker Silver and Officials Open First Section of Lower Manhattan's New East River Waterfront Esplanade
June 20, 2011 PDF Document City Planning's Williamsbridge and Baychester Rezoning
June 20, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Annouces New Proposal to Enliven Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn
June 7, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Speaker and Friends of the High Line Open Section Two of the High Line
April 25, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Creates New Zoning District to Bolster Business Districts with Older Office and Loft Building Stock
April 15, 2011 PDF Document Adolfo Carrion, NY-CT Mayors, County Execs, Planning Orgs Launch Unprecedented Bi-State Sustainability Collaboration
March 28, 2011 PDF Document Public Review Begins for Boerum Hill Rezoning
March 24, 2011 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statements of Mayor, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz and Queens Borough President Marshall on 2010 Census Results
March 14, 2011 PDF Document Mayor and Speaker Unveil Comprehensive Plan for New York City's Waterfront and Waterways
February 28, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review for Sunnyside and Woodside Rezoning
February 3, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Releases the New Zoning Handbook, the Ultimate Guide to NYC Zoning.
January 24, 2011 PDF Document City Planning Introduces New Proposal to Enliven Water Street
January 3, 2011 PDF Document Public Review Begins for West Clinton Rezoning
2010
Date Press Release
December 1, 2010 PDF Document Mayor Announces New York City Receives U.S. EPA National Smart Growth Award for PLANYC Programs
November 29, 2010 PDF Document City Planning's Largest Rezoning - South Jamaica - Begins Public Review
November 1, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Names First Sustainability Director
October 20, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Commissioner Unveils Bike The Bronx Tour Map
September 29, 2010 PDF Document Statement of Mayor and City Planning Commissioner on Adoption of New Zoning Regulations to Promote Car Sharing
September 27, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Kicks off Review of Webster Avenue/Bedford Park/Norwood Rezoning
September 27, 2010 PDF Document City Planning's Key Terms Clarification Text Amendment Begins Public Review
September 16, 2010 PDF Document New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Audience Development and Theater Production
September 13, 2010 PDF Document City Planning To Hold Public Meeting on Draft Recommendations For Vision 2020: The New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
July 30, 2010 PDF Document City Planning's New Interactive Online Waterfront Map Provides Information on Waterfront Public Access in Every Borough
June 7, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Kicks off Public Review for North Tribeca Rezoning to Guide Evolution of Historic Lower Manhattan Neighborhood
June 7, 2010 PDF Document Rezoning of Rosedale Neighborhood Begins Public Review
June 7, 2010 PDF Document Rezoning to Protect Character of Washington and Greenwich Streets Begins Public Review
May 25, 2010 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statements of Mayor and City Planning Commissioner on City Council Adoption of the City's Astoria Rezoning Plan
May 24, 2010 PDF Document Rezoning to Revitalize Third and Tremont Avenues in the Bronx Begins Public Review
May 24, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Kicks Off Third Avenue Rezoning
May 24, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review For 418-Block Rezoning of Auburndale, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills
April 26, 2010 PDF Document City Planning Introduces Zoning to Encourage Car Sharing
April 13, 2010 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor and Speaker Launch NYC Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy (WAVES) – A Blueprint For New York City's 578 Miles of Waterfront
January 25, 2010 PDF Document 240-Block Rezoning Proposal for Astoria Begins Public Review
2009
Date Press Release
December 14, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Commissioner Details Achievements and Describes How Land Use Decisions Foster Sustainability at BISNOW Sustainability 2010 Breakfast
November 16, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review of Citywide Zoning Text Amendment to Prevent Parking in Front Yards and Tighten Curb Cut Regulations
November 16, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review of Citywide Zoning Text Amendment to Prevent Parking in Front Yards and Tighten Curb Cut Regulations
October 28, 2009 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statement of Mayor on City Planning's 100th Re-zoning Plan Adopted Under Administration
October 14, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Commissioner Is The 2009 Laureate Of The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize For Visionaries In Urban Development
September 23, 2009 PDF Document Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair At The Commission's Unanimous Vote Approving The FRESH Zoning Text Amendment To Promote Neighborhood Grocery Stores With Healthy Food
August 18, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Governor Paterson, Assembly Speaker Silver and Other Officials Break Ground On East River Waterfront Esplanade In Lower Manhattan
August 6, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Launches RSS Feed to Provide Public Web Based Updates on the Department's Initiatives, Data, Commission Meetings and More
July 29, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statement of Mayor on the Adoption of the Coney Island Revitalization Plan
June 30, 2009 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statement of Mayor on City Council Approval of the Lower Concourse and Fordham Rezonings
June 17, 2009 PDF Document Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair At the CPC Vote On the City's Coney Island Rezoning
June 1, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review on Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street
May 21, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Commissioner Unveils Queens Around the World Insider's Guide
May 16, 2009 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Governor Paterson and Speaker Announce Comprehensive Strategies to Increase and Retain Grocery Stores in New York City
April 27, 2009 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statement by Mayor on New York receiving the 2009 Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence for the West Chelsea/High Line Project
April 22, 2009 PDF Document Statements By City Planning Commissioner On City Council Approvals of Two City Planning Initiatives
April 21, 2009 PDF Document 300-Block Rezoning Proposal For Middle Village, Glendale and Maspeth, Queens Begins Public Review
April 20, 2009 PDF Document Public Review Begins To Bring Zoning Protections To 128-blocks Of Sunset Park, Brooklyn
March 30, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Rezoning Along 161st Street and River Avenues to Spur New Housing, Office and Year-Round Retail Development in Transit-Rich Bronx Civic Center
March 23, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Launches Community Data Portal to Provide Public Access to Useful Data & Resources at the Click of A Mouse
March 23, 2009 PDF Document New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Theater Production and Audience Development
March 19, 2009 PDF Document Statement by Mayor on Increase in New York City Population to Record 8.36 Million People
March 4, 2009 PDF Document Statement by City Planning Commission Chair at The Commission Vote on The City's Zoning for Bike Parking Initiative Requiring New Buildings to Provide Secure Bike Parking
March 4, 2009 PDF Document Public Review Begins to Protect Row House Character of 175-Blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn
March 2, 2009 PDF Document Public Review Begins On City Planning Proposal to Provide Zoning Protections for Nearly 200 Blocks of Flatbush Brooklyn
February 17, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review to Bring Zoning Protections to 250 Blocks in Canarsie, Brooklyn
February 17, 2009 PDF Document New Affordable Homeownership Option under Inclusionary Housing Begins Public Review
February 17, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Lauches Public Review of DUMBO Rezoning to Preserve Scale and Encourage Investment in Historic Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
February 2, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Lower Grand Concourse Rezoning to Spur New Investment, Public Waterfront Open Space in Transit-Rich, Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
January 20, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for 257 Blocks in North Flushing, Queens to Protect Neighborhood Character
January 20, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review to Preserve Character of Brighton Beach Brooklyn
January 20, 2009 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review on Rezoning of Coney Island
2008
Date Press Release
November 19, 2008 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Statements by Mayor and City Planning Commissioner On The City Council's Adoption Of The East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning Plan
November 10, 2008 PDF Document City Planning To Require Secure Bike Parking in New Buildings
October 7, 2008 PDF Document Statement By City Planning Commission Chair At The Commission Vote On The City's East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning
September 12, 2008 PDF Document Edith Hsu-Chen Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
September 10, 2008 PDF Document Statement from City Planning Commissioner on City Planning Commission Approval of 12 block rezoning of St. George, Staten Island
September 4, 2008 PDF Document Statement from City Planning Commissioner on City Council Adoption of 220 block rezoning of Laurelton, Queens
July 23, 2008 PDF Document Statement by Commissioner Regarding the City Council's Unanimous Approval of the City Planning's Hunts Point Rezoning
July 21, 2008 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review On Promised Height Reductions For 125th Street Core
June 2, 2008 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning Over 260 Blocks in Two Queens Neighborhoods
May 19, 2008 PDF Document City Planning Launches Public Review for Dutch Kills Rezoning
May 5, 2008 PDF Document City Planning begins Public Review for rezoning in the East Village and Lower East Side.
April 30, 2008 PDF Document Mayor Bloomberg and Harlem Council members Hail Adoption of 125th Street Rezoning plan.
April 21, 2008 PDF Document City Planning Proposal to Protect 280 Blocks of the Rockaway Peninsula Begins Public Review
April 18, 2008 PDF Document Commissioner has been inducted into the elite membership of the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows.
March 25, 2008 PDF Document Statement by Commissioner Regarding the Planning Commission's Unanimous Approval of Two PlaNYC Initiatives Aimed At Greening the City and Improving the Environment
March 10, 2008 PDF Document Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair at the CPC vote on The City's 125th Street Rezoning
January 7, 2008 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review of Hunts Point Rezoning to Encourage Growth of Food Industry and Protect Residential Neighborhood From Heavy Industry
2007
Date Press Release
November 26, 2007 PDF Document Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair at the CPC vote on Columbia University expansion and community board 9 197-a Plan
November 20, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces City's Successful Census Challenge
November 8, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Presents Coney Island Plan to Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
November 8, 2007 PDF Document City Planning and Economic Development Corporation Announce Comprehensive Coney Island Rezoning Plan to Safeguard and Build On Its Amusement Legacy
October 31, 2007 PDF Document Statement From City Planning Commissioner On City Council Adoption of Four City Planning Rezonings
October 9, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Announces Zoning Proposal To Mandate Street Tree Plantings
October 5, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Proposal To Protect Briarwood Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
October 1, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Harlem's Renowned 125th Street to Strengthen Its Cultural Presence and Catalyze 125th Street As a Major Regional Business District
September 17, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Proposes Comprehensive Zoning Amendments to Enhance Yards and Open Space Throughout the City
September 10, 2007 PDF Document Statement From Mayor on City Council Passage of Rezoning in Jamaica, Queens, the Administration's Largest-Ever Rezoning
June 18, 2007 PDF Document Green Standards for Parking Lots Begin Public Review
June 18, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Forest Hills South, Queens
May 21, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Zoning Plan to Preserve Character of St. Albans and Hollis, Queens
May 7, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Initiates Rezoning of Bedford-Stuyvesant to Save Brownstones and Create New Affordable Housing
April 23, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Initiates Public Review for Upper West Side Zoning That Would Cap Heights and Create New Housing Opportunities Along Broadway Corridor
April 23, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Provide Opportunities for Affordable Housing in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
April 9, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Wakefield and Eastchester to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Facilitate New Development Along White Plains Road
March 26, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review For Dyker Heights/Ft. Hamilton Rezoning Fulfilling Mayor Bloomberg's Committement to Community
March 26, 2007 PDF Document Carol Samol Named City Planning Bronx Director
February 14, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Chair Details Achievements and Describes How Land Use Decisions Foster Sustainable Growth At Crain's Breakfast Forum
February 5, 2007 PDF Document City Begins Public Review of Comprehensive Plan to Redevelop Downtown Jamaica Business District and Protect Surrounding Neighborhoods
January 29, 2007 PDF Document City Planning Director Names Alexandros Washburn as Chief Urban Designer; Thomas Wargo Appointed Director of Zoning
2006
Date Press Release
December 13, 2006 PDF Document City Planning Demographers Paint Picture of City's Future Population At 9.1 Million, Detailing How City Will Grow By 2030
October 25, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Applauds City Council Adoption of City's Stapleton Development Plan
October 25, 2006 PDF Document Purnima Kapur Named City Planning Brooklyn Director
October 3, 2006 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor's Statement on City's Successful Census Bureau Challenge
July 11, 2006 PDF Document City Planning Proposes Simplified Vesting Process for Home Alterations in New R2A Rezonings and Initiates Review of Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Douglaston and Little Neck
May 24, 2006 PDF Document Departments of City Planning and Housing Preservation & Development Announce First Queens Inclusionary Housing Program To Provide Affordable Housing in City’s Maspeth-Woodside Rezoning
May 8, 2006 PDF Document Stapleton Plan Begins Public Review As City Moves Forward With Plans For Major Redevelopment of Former Navy Homeport on Staten Island
April 10, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line Host Rail Lifting Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of New York City's Newest Park on West Side Elevated Rail Structure
April 6, 2006 PDF Document Fresh Kills Park Transformation Takes Major Step Forward with Release of Draft Master Plan Illustrating Planned Features of the Park
March 21, 2006 PDF Document City Planning Adds Online Info to Enhance the Public's Ability to Track Land Use Proposals and Environmental Reviews
March 15, 2006 PDF Document New Zoning Handbook From City Planning Is The Ultimate Guide to NYC Zoning
February 21, 2006 PDF Document City Planning to Create New Zoning District to Permit Modest Growth with Needed Parking
February 7, 2006 PDF Document Upper Manhattan Planner Honored by Mayor Bloomberg
January 12 , 2006 - [APA] PDF Document Innovative New York Zoning District Receives National Planning Award
2005
Date Press Release
October 7, 2005 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces First Affordable Housing Development in Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Area
October 6, 2005 PDF Document City Planning Commissioner Receives Center for Architecture Award from New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects
September 28, 2005 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor's Statement on the City's Successful Challenge to the Census Bureau Showing New York's Population Rose by More Than Two Percent Since the 2000 Census
September 20, 2005 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Hails Approval of City Planning's College Point Rezoning by City Council Committee As Another Victory Against Overdevelopment
August 9, 2005 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review on Follow Up Actions to Hudson Yards Rezoning to Codify Agreements on Additional Affordable Housing and Protections for Area Residents
July 12, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document City Planning Leadership in Fresh Kills Transformation Acknowledged as Mayor Announces the 23rd Annual Art Commission Awards For Excellence in Design
June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approval of West Chelsea Rezoning
June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee and Reiterates Committment to Combating Overdevelopment
May 31, 2005 PDF Document Mayor Unveils Plans for East River Waterfront Esplanade, Pavilions and New Open Space
May 11, 2005 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Praises Passage of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning and Reiterates Administration's Commitment to Strengthening Industry
May 2, 2005 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approvel of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
June 15, 2005 PDF Document Commissioner Receives Lawrence M. Orton Award from New York Chapter of American Planning Association
March 14, 2005 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves Comprehensive Greenpoint-Williamsburg Plan
February 16, 2005 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Character of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
February 10, 2005 PDF Document Mayor Announces Next Steps in Battle Against Overdevelopment on Staten Island
January 24, 2005 PDF Document City Planning Releases Newest New Yorkers Immigration Report - Foreign-Born Swell NYC Population Figures, Strengthen Economy
January 13, 2005 PDF Document Ray Gastil Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
2004
Date Press Release
December 20, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review for West Chelsea Rezoning to Permit Housing Development and Create Mechanism for Preserving and Creating Access to the High Line
December 6, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Rezoning Strategy to Preserve Springfield Gardens, Queens Goes Out For Public Review
December 6 , 2004 PDF Document City Planning Proposal to Protect Kissena Park Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
November 22, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Commission Votes to Approve Comprehensive Hudson Yards Redevelopment Plan
November 9, 2004 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor, Staten Island Borough President James P. Molinaro and NYC2012 Announce Cycling Venue for 2012 Olympic Games in Staten Island
November 8, 2004 PDF Document Bloomberg Administration Unveils Incentives to Increase Affordable Housing throughout the Hudson Yards Area
November 1, 2004 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Unveils Plans to Redevelop Homeport and Revitalize Stapleton Neighborhood on Staten Island
November 1, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Balanced Rezoning Plan to Preserve Character of Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill Communities
November 1, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Begins Public Review of Plan to Preserve Character of 350 Blocks of Bayside, Queens
October 20, 2004 PDF Document Commissioner Receives Design Patron Award at Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Awards
October 18, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Character of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
October 6, 2004 PDF Document Mayor and City Council Speaker Gifford Miller Announce Three Major Milestones in the Effort to Transform The High Line
October 4, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Initiates Public Review for Proposed Expansion of Port Morris Special District in The Bronx; Build on Successful Rezoning to Revitalize Area Near Borough’s Antique Row
October 4, 2004 PDF Document Department of City Planning Certifies Comprehensive Plan to Reclaim Greenpoint Williamsburg Waterfront for Housing and Open Space, Support Growth of Vibrant Upland Community
September 20, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Unveils Stronger Zoning Protection for Natural Features in Staten Island and the Bronx
July 28, 2004 PDF Document Community Facilities Reform to Protect Low-Density Neighborhood Character is Passed by City Planning Commission
July 26, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Announces Beginning of Public Review for Proposed Clinton Height Controls To Protect Character of the West Side Community
July 01, 2004 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Hails Approval of Downtown Brooklyn Plan at Ribbon Cutting For the Bank of New York’s New Brooklyn Office Tower
June 22, 2004 PDF Document Independent Survey Supports Conclusions of High Transit Use to the New York Sports and Convention Center
June 21, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Certifies Hudson Yards Plan Beginning Public Review of West Side Redevelopment as Economic Engine For NYC
June 15, 2004 PDF Document Mayor and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall Announce the Rezoning of Queens Neighborhoods to Help Curb Over-Development
May 13, 2004 PDF Document Department of City Planning Launches New Census Factfinder to Simplify Custom Searches of Demographic Information by Neighborhood
May 11, 2004 PDF Document NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Announce Public Meetings to Present Initial Plans for Redevelopment of the East River Waterfront
May 10, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Rezoning Strategy to Preserve Brookville, Queens Goes Out for Public Review
May 10, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Commission Votes to Approve Comprehensive Downtown Brooklyn Redevelopment Plan with Changes to Address Local Concerns
March 24, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Commission Votes to Relax Restrictions on Outdoor Dining in Manhattan with New Small Sidewalk Café Proposal Designed to Enliven Neighborhoods
March 23, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Director Announces First Public Meeting for the Transformation of Fresh Kills in Staten Island
March 22, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Proposal to Protect Bellerose Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
March 8, 2004 PDF Document City Planning Commission Reviews World Trade Center Plans; Recommends Guidelines To Ensure Reintegration of Site into Lower Manhattan, And Create Vibrant, Pedestrian-Friendly and Inviting Place
February 9, 2004 PDF Document Zoning Proposed For Vibrant Mixed Use Hunters Point To Offer New Housing Opportunities In Queens
2003
Date Press Release
December 2, 2003 PDF Document Mayor Announces Zoning and Enforcement Improvements for Staten Island
November 25, 2003 PDF Document Mayor Announces Zoning Improvements for Throgs Neck
November 18, 2003 PDF Document NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Roll Out Development Framework for Downtown Flushing
November 6, 2003 PDF Document DCP Director Outlines Ambitious, Proactive Agenda for Spurring Economic Development and Strengthening Neighborhoods Throughout NYC at Packed Crains Breakfast Forum
October 22, 2003 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves Bronx Community Board 8's Plan for Preserving Unique Character of District's Neighborhoods
October 3, 2003 PDF Document Preview Future of the City in "Live Work Skyline Street" Exhibit at Opening of the New Center for Architecture
October 1, 2003 PDF Document City Planning Department's Zoning Protection Against Over-Development on City Island is Approved by City Council
September 29, 2003 PDF Document Mayor Kicks off the Transformation of Fresh Kills in Staten Island
September 24, 2003 PDF Document Plan for Special West Chelsea District and Rebirth of High Line as an Elevated Green Promenade is Previewed by City Planning
September 17, 2003 PDF Document City Planning's North Corona Rezoning Plan Enacted by City Council
September 10, 2003 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves Major Harlem Rezoning Plan to Balance Growth and Preservation
September 9, 2003 PDF Document Department of City Planning Certifies Sweeping Downzoning Proposal to Preserve Traditional Staten Island Residential Neighborhoods
June 24, 2003 PDF Document City Planning Announces Approval of East Harlem Rezoning Proposal by City Council
June 23, 2003 PDF Document Department of City Planning Names Staten Island Borough Director Leonard Garcia-Duran
June 18, 2003 PDF Document Department of City Planning Unveils Comprehensive Land Use and Waterfront Plan for Greenpoint-Williamsburg
April 14, 2003 PDF Document Administration Unveils Development Plan for Downtown Brooklyn
March 11, 2003 PDF Document Department of City Planning Certifies Proposal to Rezone Morrisania in the Bronx
2002
Date Press Release
November 21, 2002 PDF Document City Planning Releases Hudson Square Rezoning Study
November 15, 2002 PDF Document NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Announce Selection of Consultants for Urban Design Services for Queens Plaza
October 21, 2002 PDF Document Mayor and Governor George E. Pataki announce master plan to revitalize West Harlem
October 21, 2002 PDF Document Vishaan Chakrabarti Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
October 8, 2002 PDF Document NYC Economic Development Corporation Issues RFP for Downtown Flushing Planning and Development Consultants
October1, 2002 PDF Document Department of City Planning's Revamped Website Goes Live
September 23, 2002 PDF Document Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Announce Study of Lower Manhattan Housing Market South of Chambers Street
September 23, 2002 PDF Document Lower Manhattan Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Announce Study to Strengthen Fulton Street as a Retail, Arts and Entertainment Corridor
August 12, 2002 PDF Document NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Announce RFP for Urban Design Services for Queens Plaza
2001
Date Press Release
December 18, 2001 PDF Document Department of City Planning Announces the Winner of the International Competition for a Conceptual Design and Master Plan for the Future of Fresh Kills
December 12, 2001 PDF Document Far West Midtown - A Framework for Development
November 28, 2001 PDF Document The City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Memorial Sloan Kettering Rezoning Application
August 8, 2001 PDF Document The City Planning Commission Approves Amendments to Strengthen Adult Use Zoning Regulations
May 23, 2001 PDF Document City Planning Commission Approves the Long Island City Rezoning Application that will Create New Central Business District
April 10, 2001 PDF Document City Planning Commission Begins Public Review of Zoning Changes to Permit Loft Legalization in Brooklyn
March 26, 2001 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Announces Amendments to Strengthen Adult Use Zoning Law
March 19, 2001 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Reconvenes Columbus Circle Advisory Panel to Review Plans for the Redesign of Columbus Circle
March 15, 2001 - [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Giuliani Hails Results of 2000 Census
January 26, 2001 PDF Document Theater District Zoning Regulations Providing For As-of-Right Transfer of Theater Air Rights are Upheld by Appellate Division
2000
Date Press Release
December 28, 2000 PDF Document Statement Regarding Release of New York State Population from the 2000 Census
December 26, 2000 PDF Document The Department of City Planning Certifies Long Island City Rezoning Application That Will Create New Central Business District
June 28, 2000 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Unveils Design for Columbus Centre
1999
Date Press Release
December 8, 1999 PDF Document The Most Comprehensive Revision to the City's Zoning Resolution in 40 years
November 8, 1999 PDF Document The Newest New Yorkers 1995 - 1996 is Released
October 20, 1999 PDF Document Staten Island Baseball Stadium is Approved
September 13, 1999 [Mayor's Office] - PDF Document Mayor Releases Strategic Policy Statement Outlining Goals for the City's Future
September 7, 1999 PDF Document East River Plaza Application Approved
March 15, 1999 PDF Document Certified Proposal for Zoning Changes in Chelsea