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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 ...
Edward Murray Bassett (February 7, 1863 – October 27, 1948), "the father of American zoning", [1] and one of the founding fathers of modern-day urban planning, wrote the first comprehensive zoning ordinance in the United States, which was adopted by New York City in 1916. He also served one term as a U.S. Representative for New York from 1903 ...
Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...
[1] [2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property. [3] Zoning laws in major cities originated with the Los Angeles zoning ordinances of 1904 [4] [5] and the New York City 1916 Zoning ...
Feb. 11—The Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center was packed on a recent morning as seniors participated in a fitness class, made pottery and lined up for the day's lunch, which begins promptly at ...
The Charter of the City of New York, Chapter 378 of the Laws of 1897, With Amendments adopted by the Legislatures of 1898 and 1899. Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1899 – via HathiTrust. The Greater New York Charter of 1901. New York: The Lawyers' Co-Operative Publishing Company. 1901 – via HathiTrust.
Citizens Housing and Planning Council was founded in 1937 by a coalition of intellectuals and activists who worked closely with Senator Robert F. Wagner in crafting the Housing Act of 1937 and its advocacy helped to encourage NYC to maintain economically integrated public housing, well located in neighborhoods with access to services and transportation.
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