Sentences with phrase «from community boards»

Vet mitigation plans through a formal and collaborative environmental review and impact study and commit to getting approval from Community Boards in the affected neighborhoods before work begins.

An attorney and former chairman of Riverdale Community Board 10, Cassino founded the Northwest Bronx Democratic Alliance in 2001 to rival the Ben Franklin Dem club, was trounced challenging Councilman Ollie Koppell and booted from the community board by BP Ruben (Keep straight face, thank Tony for years of service) Diaz Jr..

If the Board of Standards and Appeals does refuse the exemption, it would force the project to go through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) that would require approvals from the Community Board, City Council and mayor before it starts construction.

The de Blasio administration floated a proposal last year to end the decades - old moratorium and require that half the festivals» vendors come from the community board district where they were being held, in an attempt to bring more local flavor.

Based on the city's Universal Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), the fate of the rezoning proposal is currently in the hands of the CPC, following non-binding votes and recommendations from Community Board 12 and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.

Residents and elected officials have tried several times to bring a public indoor pool in the borough, including a failed 2008 push from community board members to add an Olympic - sized pool inside the Greenbelt National Recreation Center.

He currently faces opposition from Community Board 9 and Community Educational Council 24 member Nick Comaianni, a Democrat, and Forest Park Senior Center Executive Director Donna Caltabiano, a Republican.

Supporters from Community Board 1 and the teacher's union say the millionaire's tax could offset cuts to education.

The application is available from the Community Board 12 Office, andthe Offices of NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat and NYC Councilmembers Robert Jackson and Ydanis Rodriguez.

The Council was poised to approve the mayor's plans, which have come under fire from community boards, preservationist groups and affordable housing advocates, when a group of protesters interrupted the vote.

Despite a resolution from Community Board 3 and letters from our local elected officials, the Department of Transportation has not adequately addressed the situation.

The alteration echoes a complaint heard from community boards across the city — which overwhelmingly rejected both proposals — that the proposals were too cookie - cutter and should be tailored to the needs of specific neighborhoods.

The plans easily passed the City Council on Tuesday despite initially being met with strong resistance from community boards, civic groups and borough presidents, including Diaz, who had called the proposals «tremendously flawed» in November.

But the borough president's letter, as well as his staff's request for help from the community board, hit a sour note with some members of CB1's SLA committee, according to emails obtained by DNAinfo.

The Community Preservation Corporation's $ 1.2 billion Domino Sugar factory redevelopment project got a resounding «no» last night from Community Board 1, because of doubts about whether the group's planned skyscrapers would benefit the neighborhood.

But the college is still pursuing the project, which has collected ample support from Community Board 6 and other community organizations.

He received contributions from Community Board 7 Vice Chairman Chuck Apelian, Queens Clerk Audrey Pheffer and Daniel Zausner, managing director of the United States Tennis Association National Tennis Center.

The public has plenty to say about the proposed five - tower development, which has come in for heavy criticism from Community Board 7 and Borough President Scott Stringer.

State Assemblywoman Margaret Markey (D - Maspeth) fended off a challenge from Community Board 5 member Dmytro Fedkowskyj, garnering roughly 75 percent of the vote with all precincts reporting, according to AP.

The Department of City Planning rejected a request to require three massive towers to go through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), which would have required the projects to get approval from the community board, the borough president and the City Council.

Voicing «a preponderance of support» from Community Board 3's landmarks subcommittee, Carolyn Ratcliffe advocated for the preservation of New York buildings that embody «the nation's history as well.»

«It's too much power to put in her hands,» said Jo Ann Lawson, who claims Mark - Viverito booted her from the community board in March 2013 after 10 years of service in order to add more Latino members.

Local groups and politicians, from Community Board 5 to Borough President and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, saw the renewal process as an opportunity to force Madison Square Garden to find a new location in New York City — and, in so doing, allow Penn Station to build above - ground and expand its capacity.

This past summer she was honored for her work at Excellence Girls, earning the distinction of «Teacher of the Year» from the Community Board Three Subcommittee of Education and Youth.