Hudson Square Rezoning - Final Environmental Impact Statement

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On January 11, 2013, the New York City Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City Planning Commission as lead agency, issued a Notice of Completion for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Hudson Square Rezoning project.

A public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, in Spector Hall, at the Department of City Planning, 22 Reade Street, in Lower Manhattan, in conjunction with the City Planning Commission's citywide public hearing pursuant to ULURP. The public hearing also considered a modification to the Proposed Action (ULURP No. 120381(A)ZRM). Comments were requested on the DEIS were accepted until Monday, December 10, 2012. The FEIS incorporates responses to the public comments received on the DEIS and additional analysis conducted subsequent to the completion of the DEIS.

The files below are in PDF format.

Cover Page and Table of Contents*	(0.04 mb)
Foreword	(0.04 mb)
Executive Summary*	(1.30 mb)
Chapter 1 - Project Description*	(2.68 mb)
Chapter 2 - Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy	(1.61 mb)
Chapter 3 - Socioeconomic Conditions	(2.41 mb)
Chapter 4 - Community Facilities and Services	(2.97 mb)
Chapter 5 - Open Space	(2.36 mb)
Chapter 6 - Shadows	(6.29 mb)
Chapter 7 - Historical and Cultural Resources*	(7.39 mb)
Chapter 8 - Urban Design & Visual Resources	(7.17 mb)
Chapter 9 - Hazardous Materials	(0.15 mb)
Chapter 10 - Water and Sewer Infrastructure	(0.21 mb)
Chapter 11 - Solid Waste and Sanitation Services	(0.18 mb)
Chapter 12 - Energy	(0.93 mb)
Chapter 13 - Transportation	(14.57 mb)
Chapter 14 - Air Quality*	(1.1 mb)
Chapter 15 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions	(0.12 mb)
Chapter 16 - Noise	(0.29 mb)
Chapter 17 - Neighborhood Character*	(0.07 mb)
Chapter 18 - Construction*	(2.29 mb)
Chapter 19 - Public Health	(0.02 mb)
Chapter 20 - Mitigation*	(0.33 mb)
Chapter 21 - Alternatives*	(3.96 mb)
Chapter 22 - Conceptual Analysis*	(0.96 mb)
Chapter 23 - Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources	(0.02 mb)
Chapter 24 - Growth-Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Action	(0.03 mb)
Chapter 25 - Unavoidable Adverse Impacts*	(0.07 mb)
Chapter 26 - Potential Modifications under Consideration by the City Planning Commission*	(1.20 mb)
Chapter 27 - Response to Comments on the Draft Scope of Work and DEIs	(0.52 mb)
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - Proposed Special District Text	(1.01 mb)
Appendix 2 - SCA Correspondence	(0.82 mb)
Appendix 3 - Shadows	(2.06 mb)
Appendix 4 - Historic and Cultural Resources	(0.29 mb)
Appendix 5 - Air Quality*	(0.94 mb)
Appendix 6 - Noise	(0.03 mb)
Appendix 7 - Construction	(0.21 mb)
Appendix 8 - Alternatives	(0.84 mb)
Appendix 9 - Proposed Special District Text—Potential City Planning Commission Modifications	(0.44 mb)
Appendix 10 - Written Comments Received on the Draft Scope of Work	(3.1 mb)
Appendix 11 - Written Comments Received on the Draft Environmental Impact    Statement	(11.49 mb)

* These files have been updated to reflect changes noted in an Errata issued on January 18, 2013.  View the Post FEIS Errata.