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2022
Date Press Release
May 20, 2022 DCP Releases Report on Waterfront Access and Ways to Better Connect More New Yorkers to the Shoreline
May 17, 2022 DCP Announces Walking Tours and Band Performance to Celebrate 520 Miles of Waterfront
April 27, 2022 City Congratulates Bronx High School Student Planners
April 11, 2022 NYC Launches New Neighborhood Data Website that Will Help Communities Plan a More Equitable Future
March 10, 2022 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor Adams to "Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent," Unveils Blueprint for NYC's Economic Recovery
February 23, 2022 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor Adams Announces Economic Development Team
February 22, 2022 NYC Seeks Public Input for a New Data Tool that Can Help Communities Plan a More Equitable Future
January 19, 2022 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor Adams Appoints Dan Garodnick as City Planning Commission Chair and Department of City Planning Director, Edith Hsu-Chen as Department of City Planning Executive Director
2021
Date Press Release
December 29, 2021 Updated Website Highlights Community-informed Vision for Bronx Neighborhoods around New Metro-North Stations
December 20, 2021 A New Digital Tool For The Public: DCP Launches Capital Planning Explorer
December 19, 2021 Comprehensive Waterfront Plan Charts the Course for the Future of New York City
December 16, 2021 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor de Blasio Celebrates Approval of City Zoning Initiatives to Advance Health Equity
December 15, 2021 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor de Blasio Celebrates Historic Passage of SoHo/NoHo Rezoning
December 14, 2021 New Webpage Empowers Community Voices in City Service and Infrastructure Decision Making
November 23, 2021 [Mayor's Office] – Mayor de Blasio Celebrates Council Passage of Gowanus Neighborhood Plan
November 18, 2021 [NYCDOT] – Get Involved: City Issues Public Survey and Public Engagement Schedule for Permanent Open Restaurants Program
November 4, 2021 Population FactFinder Updated with 2020 Census Data
October 7, 2021 [Mayor's Office] - New York City Adopts Zoning Rules to Advance Transit Accessibility
October 5, 2021 DCP and DOT Announce Citywide Design Engagement Process for Permanent Open Restaurants Program
September 23, 2021 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Names Anita Laremont as Chair of the City Planning Commission
September 16, 2021 DCP Seeks Public Input for Urban Design Resource Being Created for and with Communities
July 20, 2021 City Launches Ten-Year Capital Strategy Website for Fiscal Year 2022
June 23, 2021 DCP Introduces Remote Office Hours to Enhance Public Engagement Around Future Bronx Metro-North Stations
June 15, 2021 Recovery for All: NYC’s “POPS” to Reopen within the City by July 1, 2021
May 19, 2021 Zoning Proposal Makes It Easier for Small Businesses to Open and Provide Valuable Health-Related Amenities and Services To New York City Communities
May 19, 2021 FRESH Expansion Will Bring More Green Grocers to Underserved Neighborhoods
May 17, 2021 DCP Unveils Gowanus IBZ Vision Plan, Advances Key Community Priority
May 17, 2021 DCP Launches Historic Plan to Bring Affordable Housing to SoHo/NoHo
May 12, 2021 [Mayor's Office] - Recovery For All of Us: New York City Adopts new Zoning Rules to Protect Coastal Areas From Climate Change
May 10, 2021 DCP Announces Public Meetings on Draft Goals and Strategies for Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
April 30, 2021 DCP Publishes Open House Webpage to Advance Planning Around Four Promised Bronx Metro-North Stations
April 19, 2021 Public Review for Gowanus Neighborhood Plan Begins Today
April 2, 2021 [MTA] - MTA and City Partners Announce ‘Elevate Transit: Zoning for Accessibility’ to Accelerate Transit Accessibility Upgrades
March 17, 2021 City Planning Commission Approves Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency
March 15, 2021 FRESH: DCP and Council Speaker Announce Expansion of Program that Brings Green Grocers to Underserved Communities
March 9, 2021 [Mayor's Office] - A Recovery for All of Us: Mayor de Blasio Announces Zoning Changes to Create More Vibrant, Equitable City
January 14, 2021 ZAP: DCP Launches New and Improved Digital Land Use Portal
2020
Date Press Release
December 3, 2020 DCP Announces Innovative Infrastructure Measures to Support Gowanus Neighborhood Plan
October 19, 2020 Making NYC More Resilient: Public Review Begins for DCP’s Important Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency
October 7, 2020 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Announces Start of Public Process For SoHo-NoHo Neighborhood Plan
September 29, 2020 A First: Some Land Use Documents Can Now Be Filed Digitally
September 9, 2020 Get Involved: City Planning Announces Remote Waterfront Workshops
August 3, 2020 ULURP Clock to Restart on September 14
July 15, 2020 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Announces City Planning Commission Meetings To Resume in August
July 2, 2020 City Planning Announces Proposed New and Improved Homeowner-Friendly Rules for Staten Island’s Green Neighborhoods
June 29, 2020 Statement from Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Marisa Lago on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Executive Order suspending zoning regulations that govern Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) and Waterfront Public Access Areas (WPAAs)
May 1, 2020 With Special Help from NYC Artists and Resiliency Advocates, City Planning Launches Online Initiatives – Celebrating 520 Miles of Waterfront
March 16, 2020 Statement from Department of City Planning Director and City Planning Commission Chair Marisa Lago on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Executive Order suspending New York City’s land use decision making processes
February 28, 2020 5th graders at P.S. 306 in East New York speak to DCP Director Lago about their vision for NYC’s waterfront
February 21, 2020 City Planning Announces Waterfront Workshop Series, Refreshes Comprehensive Waterfront Plan Webpage
2019
Date Press Release
December 20, 2019 City Council Adopts DCP’s Zoning Rules Allowing Seating in More Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) and Requiring Clear Signage in all POPS
December 17, 2019 Important Transparency Tool: ZAP to Allow Community Boards, Borough Presidents and City Council to Instantly Post Public Hearings Dates & Recommendations related to ULURP
November 21, 2019 With the 2020 Census Fast Approaching, City Planning launches new, easy-to-navigate webpages devoted to NYC’s Population
November 20, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Release Envision SoHo/NoHo Report
October 30, 2019 Deputy Mayor Vicki Been and DCP Director Lago Release New Regional Economic Report & Growth Trends Data
October 7, 2019 City launches first digital version of Ten-Year Capital Strategy
October 4, 2019 DCP Director Marisa Lago’s Remarks at Today’s 163rd CityLaw Breakfast at New York Law School, as Prepared for Delivery
August 27, 2019 DCP Upgrades Important Community Board Budget Request Tool For District Needs
August 8, 2019 DCP Issues Storefront Vacancy Report
August 7, 2019 City Planning Invites New Yorkers to Help Shape the City’s Next Comprehensive Waterfront Plan, Starting with “Waterfront Planning Camp” for All Ages on Governors Island on August 17th
August 2, 2019 City Planning Launches New Map on FRESH Food Stores
June 26, 2019 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Rose Celebrate Adoption of Bay Street Neighborhood Rezoning
June 19, 2019 History Button: DCP’s Digital Zoning Resolution Now Includes a Full Legislative History
June 6, 2019 Photos: Department of City Planning, Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space and The Municipal Art Society of New York’s POPS Competition Ceremony
June 6, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Public Event to Share Preliminary Recommendations on the Future of SoHo/NoHo
May 20, 2019 NYC Department of City Planning, Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space and The Municipal Art Society of New York Announce New NYC POPS Logo
May 6, 2019 New Homeowner-Friendly Rules for Ultra Green Neighborhoods of Staten Island and the Bronx Will Keep Them Green
May 2, 2019 Department of City Planning Announces Zoning for Coastal Flood Resiliency
April 25, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Public Workshop to Further Develop Tools & Strategies in SoHo and NoHo Public Engagement Process
April 25, 2019 DCP Short Film Debuts on Broadway: How to Better Protect Ultra Green Neighborhoods of Staten Island and the Bronx
April 24, 2019 Department of City Planning Announces Release of Update to Bushwick Neighborhood Plan
April 11, 2019 New Tool: DCP Automates Production of Maps for Land Use Applications
April 4, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Public Workshop to Hone In on Community Priorities in SoHo and NoHo Public Engagement Process
March 22, 2019 DCP, HPD, Parks, SBS, DOT and City Council Members Gibson and Cabrera Hail Progress on Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan One Year After Approval
March 20, 2019 More than 600 Designs Received for POPS Logo Competition; Public Voting Opens Today
March 13, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Public Workshop in SoHo and NoHo Public Engagement Process Focused on Residential Aspects of the Neighborhoods
March 11, 2019 City Planning Announces Series of Workshops for Southern Boulevard Neighborhood Plan Focusing on Themes Identified by Community
March 5, 2019 Increasing Transparency and Public Engagement: Department of City Planning Launches ZoLa 2.0
February 25, 2019 Three Weeks to Go To Enter NYC’s POPS Logo Competition
February 22, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Public Workshop in SoHo and NoHo Public Engagement Process Focused on Mixed Use Character of Neighborhoods
February 6, 2019 Zoning Transparency: Department of City Planning Launches Digital Zoning Resolution
January 30, 2019 City Planning Unveils Zoning Proposal To Codify Vision Developed With Community And Elected Officials For Inclusive Growth and Expanded Economic Opportunities In A Green Gowanus
January 28, 2019 DCP Proposes Zoning Changes To Limit Excessive Voids In Residential Buildings
January 28, 2019 Mayor de Blasio, NYC Department of City Planning, Advocates for Privately Owned Public Space, and The Municipal Art Society of New York Announce First Ever NYC POPS Logo Design Competition
January 22, 2019 Susan Amron Appointed City Planning General Counsel
January 11, 2019 City Planning, Manhattan Borough President Brewer and Council Member Chin Announce Launch of SoHo and NoHo Public Engagement Process
2018
Date Press Release
December 20, 2018 City Planning Commends City Council Vote to Approve Hotel Special Permit for Light Manufacturing Zones
November 19, 2018 Fostering Jobs: City Planning Releases North Brooklyn Industry and Innovation Plan
November 13, 2018 Public Review for Bay Street Corridor Neighborhood Plan Kicks Off
October 31, 2018 Department of City Planning’s new digital map marks all public recreation space along NYC waterfront
October 23, 2018 Photos: DCP Holds Community Board Leadership and New Member Trainings
September 26, 2018 On The Job: Video Interviews of DCP Staffers Highlight City Planning Goals and Effectiveness
September 20, 2018 [Mayor's Office] - De Blasio Administration And City Council Convene Waterfront Management Advisory Board
September 5, 2018 New York City Adds More Than 122,000 Residential Addresses To Census Bureau's Address List For 2020 Census
September 4, 2018 DCP Creates Searchable Online ‘POPS’ Map
August 22, 2018 Anita Laremont Named Executive Director of City Planning
August 20, 2018 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Carranza, Council Member Espinal And Borough President Adams Break Ground On New School Building In East New York
August 20, 2018 A Click Away: DCP’s Digital ‘NYC Street Map’ Makes Development History of City Grid Accessible
July 31, 2018 City Launches Bronx Metro-North Station Area Study; Convenes Working Group To Harness Economic Potential of Coming Rail Service For The Bronx
July 31, 2018 Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and DCP Director Lago Release The Geography of Jobs Report
July 24, 2018 New Tool: Mayor De Blasio and DCP Announce Real Time Information on NYC Land Use Proposals Now Just a Click Away
July 23, 2018 City Planning Commission Meetings Now Livestreamed
July 9, 2018 The Department of City Planning Publishes 2018 Zoning Handbook
June 29, 2018 [Mayor's Office] - De Blasio Administration Unveils Interactive Map Of Rezoning Commitments
June 5, 2018 NYC Department of City Planning and Council Members Lander and Levin Release ‘Gowanus Framework’
May 22, 2018 City Planning Launches First Interactive Map With Population, Housing and Employment Statistics and Trends Across the Tri-state Area
April 23, 2018 City Planning Begins Review of Hotel Special Permit for M1 Zones
April 19, 2018 City Planning Unveils NYC Population FactFinder
March 7, 2018 Department of City Planning Director Marisa Lago on the City Council Land Use and Zoning Committees’ Votes in Favor of the Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan
February 16, 2018 East Midtown Governing Group Approves New Pedestrian Plaza Near Grand Central Terminal
January 17, 2018 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Marisa Lago Made The Following Remarks At Today's CPC Vote To Approve the City’s Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan
2017
Date Press Release
October 24, 2017 East Midtown Governing Group Holds First Meeting, Affirming City Promise To Advance Public Realm Projects For Greater East Midtown
September 28, 2017 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Marisa Lago Gave The Following Remarks At The Crain’s Business Forum on 9/28/17
September 20, 2017 City Planning Launches New And Improved Community Portal
August 21, 2017 Public Review Begins for Land Use Component of the City's Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan
August 9, 2017 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Garodnick Announce Adoption of Greater East Midtown Rezoning
May 22, 2017 Zoning Change Begins Public Review to Require Case-by-Case Evaluation of New Self-Storage Facilities In Core Industrial Areas
April 24, 2017 Public Review Launches For Land Use Component of the City's East Harlem Initiative
March 22, 2017 [Mayor's Office] - In 1st Year Under Mandatory Rules, Mayor de Blasio and City Council Authorize 4,700 Affordable Homes Through Program
January 12, 2017 NYC Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Over $2 Million To Increase Diversity and Opportunity in Theater Workforce
January 4, 2017 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Appoints Marisa Lago as Next Director of Department of City Planning and Chair of City Planning Commission
January 3, 2017 City Planning Begins Public Review on Much Anticipated Zoning Changes For Greater East Midtown
2016
Date Press Release
December 21 2016 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio, Council Member Rafael Espinal, HPD Commissioner Been, DCP Chair Weisbrod Announce RFP For East New York’s Dinsmore-Chestnut Site
September 8, 2016 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chairman Carl Weisbrod Gave The Following Remarks At The Association for a Better New York Breakfast On 9/8/16
May 26, 2016 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chairman Carl Weisbrod Gave The Following Keynote Address At The City & State Urban Development Forum On 5/26/16
April 28, 2016 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio and Council Member Espinal Announce First Wave of Major East New York Investments
March 24, 2016 [Mayor's Office] - Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn Fastest Growing Boroughs; NYC Population at All-Time High of 8,550,405
March 24, 2016 City’s Population Has Grown to an All-Time Record of 8,550,405 According to Latest U.S. Census Population Estimates
February 24, 2016 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chairman Carl Weisbrod Made The Following Remarks At Today's CPC Vote To Approve the City’s East New York Community Plan
February 3, 2016 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chairman Carl Weisbrod Made The Following Remarks At Today's CPC Vote To Approve the City's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing and Zoning for Quality and Affordability Text Amendments
January 29, 2016 A New Year, A New Look: Welcome to DCP’s New Website
2015
Date Press Release
September 21, 2015 City Planning Begins Public Review of East New York Rezoning
September 21, 2015 City Planning Begins Public Review for Two Major Zoning Text Changes Related to Housing New York
August 6, 2015 City Planning Launches Updated NYC Census FactFinder Application
March 30, 2015 City Planning Commission (CPC) Chairman Carl Weisbrod Made The Following Remarks At Today's CPC Vote To Approve The City's Vanderbilt Corridor and Private One Vanderbilt Applications
2014
Date Press Release
November 18, 2014 Proposed Zoning Change To Facilitate Safety Improvements in Tall Commercial Buildings
October 24, 2014 Carl Weisbrod's Remarks at the Municipal Arts Society's Summit
October 20, 2014 City Planning Begins Public Review on Zoning Changes For 5-Block Vanderbilt Corridor To Spur New Commercial Development While Requiring Major Transit And Pedestrian Improvements In And Around Grand Central Terminal
October 8, 2014 Department of City Planning Releases Comprehensive Guide To Retrofitting Buildings Against Future Floods
June 27, 2014 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Nominates New Members For City Planning Commission and Landmarks Preservation Commission
June 23, 2014 Purnima Kapur Appointed Executive Director of City Planning as Part of Agency Reorganization to Achieve Ambitious Planning Agenda
May 30, 2014 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Administration and Council Member Garodnick Announce Two-Track Planning Strategy For East Midtown to Foster Growth, Create Jobs and Drive Critical Up-Front Infrastructure Investments
May 28, 2014 City Planning Chairman Carl Weisbrod Delivers Keynote Speech At The Municipal Art Society's "Ideas For New York's New Leadership"
May 22, 2014 City Planning Chairman Outlines How Mayor's Executive Budget Will Enable Agency to Achieve Affordable Housing Goals
May 15, 2014 City Planning Launches New Expanded Version of Web Application For Zoning Information
May 6, 2014 Chairman Weisbrod Delivers Keynote Speech at Only Brooklyn Real Estate Summit 2014
May 5, 2014 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Unveils 'Housing New York': A Five-Borough, 10-Year Housing Plan To Protect And Expand Affordability
March 31, 2014 Anita Laremont Appointed City Planning General Counsel
March 27, 2014 City’s Population Has Grown to an All-Time Record of 8,405,837 According to Latest U.S. Census Data
March 17, 2014 Statement By City Planning Commission Chairman Carl Weisbrod On The City Planning Commission Vote for the 606 West 57th Street, Manhattan Application
March 17, 2014 City Planning Unveils Geographic Online Address Translator
March 5, 2014 Statement By City Planning Commission Chairman Carl Weisbrod On The City Planning Commission Vote For The Redevelopment Of The Domino Sugar Factory Site
February 7, 2014 [Mayor's Office] - Mayor de Blasio Appoints Carl Weisbrod As Chair of the City Planning Commission