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The New York City Department of City Planning passed the 1961 Zoning Resolution in October 1960, [7] and the new zoning rules became effective in December 1961, superseding the 1916 Zoning Resolution. [8] The new zoning solution used the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) regulation instead of setback rules. A building's maximum floor area is regulated ...
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is a process mandated by the 1975 revision of the New York City Charter that is invoked when a proposed development will affect certain legal protections afforded to the existing area and/or its inhabitants.
In 1976, after the original Greenmarket on 59th Street & 2nd Avenue proved to be successful, the New York City Department of City Planning proposed to the Council on the Environment of New York City opening a second farmers market in Union Square and a third market in Brooklyn. The Union Square farmers market was smaller and considerably less ...
According to a 2021 study, in San Francisco, the "zoning tax" -which refers to the artificially inflated land prices brought on by tight residential zoning rules- is predicted to be more than $400,000 per home. The study found that the zoning tax in Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles may reach $200,000.
2021 New York City Council election, District 16 [9] [10] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Althea Stevens: 5,125 : 50.7 : Democratic: Ahmadou Diallo 2,075 20.5 Democratic: Abdourahamane Diallo 2,046 20.2 Democratic: Yves Filius 795 7.9 Write-in: 71 0.7 Total votes 10,112 : 100 : General election Democratic: Althea Stevens ...
New York City was originally confined to Manhattan Island and the smaller surrounding islands that formed New York County. As the city grew northward, it began annexing areas on the mainland, absorbing territory from Westchester County into New York County in 1874 and 1895 . During the 1898 consolidation, this territory was organized as the ...
The New York World Building on Park Row, was the first to take the title in 1890, standing 309 feet (94 m) until 1955, when it was demolished to construct a new ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge. [16] The nearby Park Row Building , with its 29 stories standing 391 feet (119 m) high, became the world's tallest office building when it opened in 1899.
The Equitable Building's construction was one of the influences behind the passage of zoning reform in New York City. [32] [91] The AIA Guide to New York City described the building as "more famous for what it caused than what it is", [158] although the Equitable Building was only one of the several catalysts of such reform. [32] [159]