Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions meeting
March 25, 2026, 11:00 AM
The Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, Resiliency and Dispositions held hearings on four applications: the 1727 Amsterdam Avenue Hill Top Apartments housing project in Upper Manhattan (LU 0035), two related applications for the DEP Newtown Creek combined sewer overflow tunnel (LU 0036, LU 0037), and a preconsidered site plan for an approximately 754-seat primary and intermediate school facility in Staten Island (LU 0048). No votes were taken.
What was discussed
- Committee on Land Use convenes for a vote Chair Kevin Riley gaveled in the Committee on Land Use for a vote, joined by Chair Farah Louis, Minority Leader David Carr, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, and other members.
- Majority Leader Abreu on the 1727 Amsterdam Avenue project Majority Leader Shaun Abreu spoke in support of the 1727 Amsterdam Avenue (Hill Top Apartments) application, framing the vote around the question of who public land should serve amid rising rents and displacement pressure in Upper Manhattan.
- Committee adopts all land use items 12-0 On a coupled roll call, the Committee on Land Use adopted all items by a vote of 12 in the affirmative to 0 — including LU 35 (1727 Amsterdam Avenue Hill Top Apartments), LU 36 and LU 37 (the DEP Newtown Creek CSO Tunnel), and LU 48 (an approximately 754-seat school) — before Chair Kevin Riley
Agenda
4 items
- LU 0035-2026 Application number C 260071 HAM (1727 Amsterdam Avenue – Hill Top Apartments) submitted by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, pursuant to Article 16 of the General Municipal Law of New York State for the designation of an Urban Development Action Area and an Urban Approved by Subcommittee
- LU 0036-2026 Application number C 260063 PCY (DEP Newtown Creek CSO Tunnel) submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for a site selection and acquisition of property for a new combined Approved by Subcommittee
- LU 0037-2026 Application number C 260064 PSY (DEP Newtown Creek CSO Tunnel) submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter, for a site selection of properties located in Brooklyn (1 Kingsland Approved by Subcommittee
- LU 0048-2026 Application number G 250094 SCR (Approximately 754-Seat Primary/Intermediate School Facility) pursuant to Section 1732 of the New York School Construction Authority Act, concerning the proposed site selection for a new, approximately 754-seat primary and intermediate school facility with District 75 Approved by Subcommittee