NY City Planning Commission Sells Out Governors Island – March 17, 2021

City Planning Commissioners 3-17-21

NY City Planning Commission Governors Island Vote Result March 17, 2021.

The Governors Island rezoning plan with modifications Passed. 7 Commissioners voted YES, One Commissioner voted NO and 3 Commissioners Abstained.

YES
Lago, Knuckles, Burney, Cappelli, Douek, Eaddy, Knight, Ortiz

NO – concern about height and financial sustainability
Marin

ABSTAIN – …

Press Release Regarding “Comprehensive Planning” bill – 3/16/21

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For Immediate Release:                                                            info@landusealliance.nyc
March 16, 2021
CITYWIDE PEOPLE’S LAND USE ALLIANCE IS APPALLED BY SPEAKER JOHNSON’S MISREPRESENTATIONS REGARDING HIS “COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING” BILL
Speaker Johnson holds a performative hearing on Intro 2186
 
NEW YORK CITY: On February 23rd, the Committee on Governmental Operations held a hearing on Speaker Johnson’s “Comprehensive Planning” …

For Governors Island, the wrong way forward -Daily News 2/28/21

By Jeffrey A. Kroessler (President of the City Club of New York.)
New York Daily News |
Feb 28, 2021 at 5:00 AM
When mayoral candidate Andrew Yang suggested that Governors Island would be a terrific place for a casino, the idea generated immediate scorn. What could be less appropriate for that public gem in the harbor? …

National Trust for Historic Preservation statement, Feb 16, 2021

National Trust for Historic Preservation

February 16, 2021
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
Calendar Information Office – 31st Floor 120 Broadway
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
RE: Governors Island Rezoning Application Number: N 210126 ZRM
Dear City Planning Commissioner:
The National Trust for Historic Preservation1 writes in opposition to the proposed rezoning of Governors Island in Manhattan, …

NYS Assemblymember Glick CPC Testimony, Feb 3, 2021

Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick

Download the PDF
Testimony of Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick
Submitted to the New York City City Planning Commission
Regarding the Governors Island ULURP Application
February 3, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted every level of city life, including the processes through which future large scale developments are approved. …

Press Release: NO to NYC comprehensive long-term plan legislation, Feb 18, 2021

City Wide People’s Land Use Alliance 
For Immediate Release:                                                                       info@landusealliance.nyc
February 18, 2021
CITYWIDE ALLIANCE OPPOSES SPEAKER’S FLAWED PLANNING BILL
Group’s Analysis Pans CoJo’s Top-Down, Anti-Community Approach
NEW YORK, NEW YORK: A grassroots, citywide alliance – the City Wide People’s Land Use Alliance – described Speaker Corey Johnson’s proposed comprehensive long-term plan legislation as “worse than ULURP”.  …

Op-ed | Is the city set to privatize public parkland at Governors Island?

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amNY News 1/27/2021
BY KIRSTEN THEODOS
Heads up, New Yorkers, the city appears set to privatize a huge chunk of our beloved Governors Island even though a restricted deed limits the island’s use to be for “public benefit.”
In 2018, the de Blasio administration announced a massive rezoning for this incredibly unique green urban refuge in New York City. …

M.A.G.I.C. Press Release Jan 19, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2021
Metro Area Governors Island Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)
https://govislandcoalition.org
MEDIA CONTACT: Roger Manning GovernorsIslandCoalition @ gmail.com
MAYOR DE BLASIO FAST TRACKS PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC LAND
Proposed Governors Island south area rezoning will produce a large office park/hotel/residential complex
NEW YORK: Governors Island was transferred from the Federal Government to the City and State of New York with a restricted deed: use had to be for public benefit, …

Jan 19, 2021 – Yang proposes casino on Governors Island to boost city recovery

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In his proposing a casino on GI, Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang highlights the real goal/motivation behind the city’s intended Governors Island rezoning – to “raise revenue for New York City’s recovery” – not to manage this unique parkland in a manner most beneficial to NYC residents. 
From https://www.politico.com
Yang proposes casino on Governors Island to boost city recovery
By JOE ANUTA
01/19/2021 01:40 PM EST
NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang has proposed a casino on Governors Island as a way to raise revenue for New York City’s recovery — a plan that would face immense obstacles if he were to pursue it as the city’s next leader. …