NYC Rezoning Tracker

2021

Far Rockaway

Pilot car share program in Far Rockaway

36

Transportation & Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Done

The Eastern Rockaways is a designated pilot neighborhood for DOT's on-street car share parking pilot. In fall 2017, the city will distribute permits for up to 18 designated curbside spaces in the Eastern Rockaways to participating car share providers. As part of the pilot program, DOT will provide incentives for car share companies to offer discounts and conduct outreach to local NYCHA residents and Section 8 recipients.

2017-2019

DOT included Far Rockaway in the launch of the citywide carshare pilot in June 2018.

2022

Far Rockaway

Pilot car share program in Far Rockaway

36

Transportation & Infrastructure

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT)

Done

The Eastern Rockaways is a designated pilot neighborhood for DOT's on-street car share parking pilot. In fall 2017, the city will distribute permits for up to 18 designated curbside spaces in the Eastern Rockaways to participating car share providers. As part of the pilot program, DOT will provide incentives for car share companies to offer discounts and conduct outreach to local NYCHA residents and Section 8 recipients.

2017-2019

2018

Far Rockaway

Pilot ferry service shuttle from Downtown Far Rockaway to current Beach 108th Street landing

34

Transportation & Infrastructure

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

Done

EDC will work with the Council Member to launch a pilot of weekday shuttle service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th Street landing. This service will operate for three months and will be followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors.

2017-2019

EDC worked with the Council Member to launch a three month pilot of weekday shuttle bus service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th Street ferry landing. The pilot operated for the three months between November 2017 and January 2018, and was followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors such as on-time performance and time travel savings. Local elected officials were briefed on the results of the study, which found that less than 3% of Rockaway ferry riders used the pilot shuttle. Based on the analysis of the pilot, the service was discontinued.

2019

Far Rockaway

Pilot ferry service shuttle from Downtown Far Rockaway to current Beach 108th Street landing

34

Transportation & Infrastructure

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

Done

EDC will work with the Council Member to launch a pilot of weekday shuttle service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th Street landing. This service will operate for three months and will be followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors.

2017-2019

EDC worked with the Council Member to launch a three month pilot of weekday shuttle bus service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th St ferry landing. The pilot operated for the three months between November 2017 and January 2018, and was followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors such as on-time performance and time travel savings. In response to the Council Member's request to re-launch the pilot in summer 2019, EDC is running the shuttle bus service between May 20 - Sept 9, aligning with the NYC Ferry summer schedule.

2021

Far Rockaway

Pilot ferry service shuttle from Downtown Far Rockaway to current Beach 108th Street landing

34

Transportation & Infrastructure

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

Done

EDC will work with the Council Member to launch a pilot of weekday shuttle service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th Street landing. This service will operate for three months and will be followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors.

2017-2019

EDC worked with the Council Member to launch a three-month pilot of weekday shuttle bus service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th St ferry landing. The pilot operated for three months between November 2017 and January 2018, and was followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors such as on-time performance and time travel savings. In response to the Council Member's request to re-launch the pilot in summer 2019, EDC ran the shuttle bus service between May 20 - Sept 9, aligning with the NYC Ferry summer schedule. The ferry service shuttle pilot is now complete.

2022

Far Rockaway

Pilot ferry service shuttle from Downtown Far Rockaway to current Beach 108th Street landing

34

Transportation & Infrastructure

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

Done

EDC will work with the Council Member to launch a pilot of weekday shuttle service providing a direct connection from Downtown Far Rockaway to the Beach 108th Street landing. This service will operate for three months and will be followed by an evaluation based on ridership and other planning factors.

2017-2019

2019

Jerome

Pilot the new "Partners in Preservation" initiative to develop comprehensive anti-displacement strategies for buildings at risk

13

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD will include the Jerome Avenue area in its new Partners in Preservation initiative and launch a Preservation Action Center that will serve as a hub for neighborhood-based anti-displacement initiatives. HPD will pair agency data with the on-the-ground experience and work of Council Members and other elected officials, community-based organizations, legal service providers, and local stakeholders to advance a comprehensive anti-displacement plan for the Jerome Avenue area. Strategies are expected to combine new and existing tools to address harass­ment and disrepair; provide tenants with anti-eviction legal services; protect home­owners from foreclosure and predatory activities; and help building owners access HPD financial resources to improve their buildings and preserve affordability. As part of this initiative: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Risk analysis: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. Neighborhood preservation goals: The risk analysis will inform a series of neighborhood-wide preservation goals, strategies, and actions to protect vulnerable households to protect vulnerable households and and ensure the Jerome Avenue area remains affordable into the future. Building action plans: HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Coordination: HPD and partner organizations will implement action plans in close coordination with tenant organizers, legal service providers, TSU, other government agencies, and the new Southwest Bronx Housing Task Force. Tenant organizing: This initiative will leverage funding for tenant organizers and legal service providers to partner with HPD to develop and implement building action plans. The Preservation Action Center will be housed within a community-based organization already on the ground in the neighborhood. Meeting frequency: HPD will convene regular project management/coordination meetings with partner organizations, and it will meet bi-monthly or upon request with local Council Members' offices. Data sharing: Affordable housing data, including preserved and newly constructed homes with affordability levels and homes at risk of deregulation, as well as updates on the implementation of building action plans, will be shared with the Council Members at bi-monthly meetings or upon request.

2019

HPD is launching its new Partners in Preservation pilot program in the Jerome Avenue area (Bronx CDs 4 and 5) in summer 2019. Through the program, HPD seeks to proactively prevent tenant harassment by jointly developing anti-displacement strategies with tenant organizing groups, legal service providers, and other government agencies. With funding from the New York City Housing Development Corporation and Enterprise Community Partners, tenant organizers will target at-risk buildings for strategic, tenant-led interventions and create a neighborhood-wide anti-displacement plan. Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition will receive $490,000 to implement the program in the Jerome Avenue area in partnership with New Settlement Apartments/CASA, as well as other community-based organizations and legal service providers. The pilot program will run for 18 months.

2021

Jerome

Pilot the new "Partners in Preservation" initiative to develop comprehensive anti-displacement strategies for buildings at risk

13

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD will include the Jerome Avenue area in its new Partners in Preservation initiative and launch a Preservation Action Center that will serve as a hub for neighborhood-based anti-displacement initiatives. HPD will pair agency data with the on-the-ground experience and work of Council Members and other elected officials, community-based organizations, legal service providers, and local stakeholders to advance a comprehensive anti-displacement plan for the Jerome Avenue area. Strategies are expected to combine new and existing tools to address harass­ment and disrepair; provide tenants with anti-eviction legal services; protect home­owners from foreclosure and predatory activities; and help building owners access HPD financial resources to improve their buildings and preserve affordability. As part of this initiative: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Risk analysis: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. Neighborhood preservation goals: The risk analysis will inform a series of neighborhood-wide preservation goals, strategies, and actions to protect vulnerable households to protect vulnerable households and and ensure the Jerome Avenue area remains affordable into the future. Building action plans: HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Coordination: HPD and partner organizations will implement action plans in close coordination with tenant organizers, legal service providers, TSU, other government agencies, and the new Southwest Bronx Housing Task Force. Tenant organizing: This initiative will leverage funding for tenant organizers and legal service providers to partner with HPD to develop and implement building action plans. The Preservation Action Center will be housed within a community-based organization already on the ground in the neighborhood. Meeting frequency: HPD will convene regular project management/coordination meetings with partner organizations, and it will meet bi-monthly or upon request with local Council Members' offices. Data sharing: Affordable housing data, including preserved and newly constructed homes with affordability levels and homes at risk of deregulation, as well as updates on the implementation of building action plans, will be shared with the Council Members at bi-monthly meetings or upon request.

2019

Partners in Preservation concluded in January 2021 for the Jerome Avenue pilot area. During the pilot program, the two partner CBOs (Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Community Action for Safe Apartments) conducted outreach in 73 buildings and formed 42 active tenant associations in their target buildings. They worked alongside HPD to develop action plans for 28 target buildings. The organizers hosted 73 tenant leadership workshops and conducted leadership development with 138 tenants. The CBOs provided individual counseling to 143 tenants in the target buildings. They deployed a variety of strategies to demand change, including: 311 campaigns, HCR education and outreach assistance, Know-Your-Rights training sessions, quarterly stakeholder meetings with legal and direct services providers, social media blasts, developed a neighborhood-wide anti-displacement plan, and engaged with the Stabilizing NYC Coalition on housing policy reform, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic presented significant challenges to the Partners in Preservation program, since social-distancing requirements rendered in-person organizing and coalition building impossible. Working together, HPD and the partner CBOs in Jerome Avenue successfully pivoted towards innovative digital tenant organizing strategies that enabled them to continue much of the critical work of the program.

2022

Jerome

Pilot the new "Partners in Preservation" initiative to develop comprehensive anti-displacement strategies for buildings at risk

13

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD will include the Jerome Avenue area in its new Partners in Preservation initiative and launch a Preservation Action Center that will serve as a hub for neighborhood-based anti-displacement initiatives. HPD will pair agency data with the on-the-ground experience and work of Council Members and other elected officials, community-based organizations, legal service providers, and local stakeholders to advance a comprehensive anti-displacement plan for the Jerome Avenue area. Strategies are expected to combine new and existing tools to address harass­ment and disrepair; provide tenants with anti-eviction legal services; protect home­owners from foreclosure and predatory activities; and help building owners access HPD financial resources to improve their buildings and preserve affordability. As part of this initiative: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Risk analysis: This initiative will seek to identify and prevent the deregulation of affordable homes in CDs 4 and 5. HPD will conduct an analysis of the existing housing stock, including an inventory of all regulated affordable housing to the extent possible using existing data sources and an assessment of the potential for displacement and/or deregulation. Neighborhood preservation goals: The risk analysis will inform a series of neighborhood-wide preservation goals, strategies, and actions to protect vulnerable households to protect vulnerable households and and ensure the Jerome Avenue area remains affordable into the future. Building action plans: HPD and partner organizations will develop and implement tailored action plans for approximately 40 rent-regulated buildings comprising 1,000 homes. Action plans will consist of building-specific strategies that seek to keep people in their homes, prevent deregulation, and preserve affordability. Strategies will include tenant organizing and education, legal counseling, litigation, proactive code enforcement, and owner outreach and technical assistance. Coordination: HPD and partner organizations will implement action plans in close coordination with tenant organizers, legal service providers, TSU, other government agencies, and the new Southwest Bronx Housing Task Force. Tenant organizing: This initiative will leverage funding for tenant organizers and legal service providers to partner with HPD to develop and implement building action plans. The Preservation Action Center will be housed within a community-based organization already on the ground in the neighborhood. Meeting frequency: HPD will convene regular project management/coordination meetings with partner organizations, and it will meet bi-monthly or upon request with local Council Members' offices. Data sharing: Affordable housing data, including preserved and newly constructed homes with affordability levels and homes at risk of deregulation, as well as updates on the implementation of building action plans, will be shared with the Council Members at bi-monthly meetings or upon request.

2019

Partners in Preservation concluded in January 2021 for the Jerome Avenue pilot area. During the pilot program, the two partner CBOs (Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and Community Action for Safe Apartments) conducted outreach in 73 buildings and formed 42 active tenant associations in their target buildings. They worked alongside HPD to develop action plans for 28 target buildings. The organizers hosted 73 tenant leadership workshops and conducted leadership development with 138 tenants. The CBOs provided individual counseling to 143 tenants in the target buildings. They deployed a variety of strategies to demand change, including: 311 campaigns, HCR education and outreach assistance, Know-Your-Rights training sessions, quarterly stakeholder meetings with legal and direct services providers, social media blasts, developed a neighborhood-wide anti-displacement plan, and engaged with the Stabilizing NYC Coalition on housing policy reform, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic presented significant challenges to the Partners in Preservation program, since social-distancing requirements rendered in-person organizing and coalition building impossible. Working together, HPD and the partner CBOs in Jerome Avenue successfully pivoted towards innovative digital tenant organizing strategies that enabled them to continue much of the critical work of the program.

2021

Bay Street

Prioritize the development of City owned land at Jersey Street with affordable housing

13

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

HPD will issue a Request for Proposals to develop 100% affordable housing, including senior
housing, at 539 Jersey Street. Under current assumptions, HPD estimates that the site can
accommodate approximately 223 affordable homes, including approximately 90 units of senior
housing, as well as a community facility and retail space.
In advance of the Department of Sanitation relocating its operations to Fresh Kills Park in 2023,
HPD will conduct a community engagement process to determine an appropriate mix of uses
and affordability levels for the site. Based on feedback, HPD will prioritize community-serving
uses, including potentially a child-care facility, in the RFP.
A minimum of 25% of the affordable housing on the site will serve Extremely Low and Very Low
Income Households (those earning up to 30% and up to 50% of the Area Median Income,
respectively).

RFP by October 2021

HPD will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop 100% affordable housing, including senior housing, at 539 Jersey Street. Under current assumptions, HPD estimates that the site can accommodate approximately 223 affordable homes, including approximately 90 units of senior housing, as well as a community facility and retail space. In advance of DSNY relocating its operations to Fresh Kills Park in 2023, HPD will conduct a community engagement process to determine an appropriate mix of uses and affordability levels for the site. Based on feedback, HPD will prioritize community-serving uses, including potentially a child-care facility, in the RFP. A minimum of 25 percent of the affordable housing on the site will serve extremely-low and very- low-Income Households (those earning up to 30 percent and up to 50 percent of the Area Median Income, respectively).

2022

Bay Street

Prioritize the development of City owned land at Jersey Street with affordable housing

13

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

HPD will issue a Request for Proposals to develop 100% affordable housing, including senior
housing, at 539 Jersey Street. Under current assumptions, HPD estimates that the site can
accommodate approximately 223 affordable homes, including approximately 90 units of senior
housing, as well as a community facility and retail space.
In advance of the Department of Sanitation relocating its operations to Fresh Kills Park in 2023,
HPD will conduct a community engagement process to determine an appropriate mix of uses
and affordability levels for the site. Based on feedback, HPD will prioritize community-serving
uses, including potentially a child-care facility, in the RFP.
A minimum of 25% of the affordable housing on the site will serve Extremely Low and Very Low
Income Households (those earning up to 30% and up to 50% of the Area Median Income,
respectively).

RFP by October 2021

HPD will issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop 100% affordable housing, including senior housing, at 539 Jersey Street. In advance of DSNY relocating its operations to Fresh Kills Park in 2023, HPD will conduct a community engagement process to determine an appropriate mix of uses and affordability levels for the site. Based on feedback, HPD will prioritize community-serving uses, including potentially a child-care facility, in the RFP. A minimum of 25 percent of the affordable housing on the site will serve extremely-low and very- low-income households (those earning up to 30 percent and up to 50 percent of the Area Median Income, respectively).

2021

Bay Street

Prioritize the development of City owned land at the Stapleton Waterfront with affordable housing

14

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The New Stapleton Waterfront is a 32-acre decommissioned U.S. Navy Base on Staten Island's
North Shore. The site was rezoned in 2006, creating a special district and providing City
disposition authority, under SBS jurisdiction. The goals were to generate a mixed-use
development, build a new public waterfront esplanade and open space, and provide community
facilities. The project also includes resiliency measures, such as new storm water infrastructure
and shoreline hardening. The northernmost development sites, Sites A and B1, are included in
the land use application as they are subject to a text amendment to allow for extra height and
changes to the street wall. The City will advance Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the
development of affordable housing. Each site can accommodate at least 300 affordable homes.
HPD will issue an RFP for a 100% affordable housing project at Site A, the northernmost
development site, by the end of 2020. A minimum of 30% of the affordable housing on the site
will serve Extremely Low and Very Low Income Households (those earning up to 30% and up to
50% of the Area Median Income, respectively).
Site B1 is currently occupied by the DOT Dock Builders, who are expected to relocate to a new
facility by 2023. Contingent upon the successful relocation of the Dock Builders, the City will
issue an RFP for the development of a 100% affordable housing project at this site.

Site A RFP by 2020; Site B1 RFP by 2023

Stapleton Site A corresponds to a portion of the northernmost parcel of the New Stapleton Waterfront. SCA will develop the remaining portion of this northernmost parcel into a public school at a future date. Following a series on online community visioning workshops in September 2020, HPD released an RFP for affordable housing on December 2020 and is currently reviewing nine submissions, with an anticipated designation date of summer 2021. The capital improvements and re-alignmnent of Front Street led by EDC is expected to be completed prior to the construction start of the mixed-use affordable housing project that is selected through the Stapleton Site A RFP. Please click here to learn more about the Stapleton RFP: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/services-and-information/stapleton-site-a-rfp.page

2022

Bay Street

Prioritize the development of City owned land at the Stapleton Waterfront with affordable housing

14

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The New Stapleton Waterfront is a 32-acre decommissioned U.S. Navy Base on Staten Island's
North Shore. The site was rezoned in 2006, creating a special district and providing City
disposition authority, under SBS jurisdiction. The goals were to generate a mixed-use
development, build a new public waterfront esplanade and open space, and provide community
facilities. The project also includes resiliency measures, such as new storm water infrastructure
and shoreline hardening. The northernmost development sites, Sites A and B1, are included in
the land use application as they are subject to a text amendment to allow for extra height and
changes to the street wall. The City will advance Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the
development of affordable housing. Each site can accommodate at least 300 affordable homes.
HPD will issue an RFP for a 100% affordable housing project at Site A, the northernmost
development site, by the end of 2020. A minimum of 30% of the affordable housing on the site
will serve Extremely Low and Very Low Income Households (those earning up to 30% and up to
50% of the Area Median Income, respectively).
Site B1 is currently occupied by the DOT Dock Builders, who are expected to relocate to a new
facility by 2023. Contingent upon the successful relocation of the Dock Builders, the City will
issue an RFP for the development of a 100% affordable housing project at this site.

Site A RFP by 2020; Site B1 RFP by 2023

Stapleton Site A corresponds to a portion of the northernmost parcel of the New Stapleton Waterfront. SCA will develop the remaining portion of this northernmost parcel into a public school at a future date. Following a series on online community visioning workshops in September 2020, HPD released an RFP for affordable housing on December 2020 and designated the site in October 2021. The capital improvements and re-alignment of Front Street led by EDC is expected to be completed prior to the construction start of the Stapleton Beacon mixed-use affordable housing project.

2022

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the development of City-owned land at 324 East 5th Street for affordable housing

2

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

The City will issue an RFP to redevelop an NYPD parking lot at 324 East 5th for affordable housing. The site is City-owned under DOE jurisdiction and currently being used as a parking lot (with approximately 50 spaces) by the NYPD 9th Precinct, located directly across the street from the site. Development will be subsequent to the relocation of the NYPD parking spaces to a site with reasonable proximity to the 9th precinct. DCAS will work with HPD and partner agencies to evaluate potential relocation and incorporation into new affordable housing developed on‐site. Any future RFP will be subsequent to an executable relocation or incorporation plan for the minimal municipal parking need. HPD will engage with local stakeholders in advance of issuing an RFP.

2022 Start

The City will issue an RFP to redevelop an NYPD parking lot at 324 East 5th for affordable housing. The site is City-owned under DOE jurisdiction and currently being used as a parking lot (with approximately 50 spaces) by the NYPD 9th Precinct, located directly across the street from the site. Development will be subsequent to the relocation of the NYPD parking spaces to a site with reasonable proximity to the 9th precinct. DCAS will work with HPD and partner agencies to evaluate potential relocation and incorporation into new affordable housing developed on‐site. Any future RFP will be subsequent to an executable relocation or incorporation plan for the minimal municipal parking need. HPD will engage with local stakeholders in advance of issuing an RFP.

2022

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the development of City-owned land at 388 Hudson Street with affordable housing

1

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Not Started

388 Hudson Street is a City-owned site under DEP jurisdiction in nearby Hudson Square. The site is currently vacant with critical DEP infrastructure on the southern half of the lot. The northern half of the lot has 12,500 sq ft of developable land that the City will prioritize for the development of affordable housing. This half of the site can accommodate around 100 affordable homes. HPD will commence community engagement in Fall 2022 to inform development of the site and issue an RFP for a 100% affordable housing project in 2023.

2022 Start

388 Hudson Street is a City-owned site under DEP jurisdiction in nearby Hudson Square. The site is currently vacant with critical DEP infrastructure on the southern half of the lot. The northern half of the lot has 12,500 sq ft of developable land that the City will prioritize for the development of affordable housing. This half of the site can accommodate around 100 affordable homes. HPD will commence community engagement in Fall 2022 to inform development of the site and issue an RFP for a 100% affordable housing project in 2023.

2022

Inwood

Proactively engage property owners in Inwood about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

21

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will host two events by the end of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

Winter 2019

In partnership with Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez and the Economic Development Corporation, HPD hosted an event in October 2021 with local Inwood property owners to to inform them of the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

2018

East Harlem

Prioritize the development of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned land

1

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will expedite the construction of over 2,600 units of affordable housing on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. A few of these projects - such as the MEC Center and NIHOP/NCP RFQ Clusters - have been in development for some time, while others are being prioritized based on feedback from the community. In response to feedback from the community, the City is committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI. The Acacia Gardens project, which is already under construction, will primarily serve low-income and formerly homeless households.

N/A

The City is expediting the construction of over 2,600 units of affordable housing on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. In response to feedback from the community, the City committed to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI.

2019

East Harlem

Prioritize the development of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned land

1

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will expedite the construction of over 2,600 units of affordable housing on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. A few of these projects - such as the MEC Center and NIHOP/NCP RFQ Clusters - have been in development for some time, while others are being prioritized based on feedback from the community. In response to feedback from the community, the City is committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI. The Acacia Gardens project, which is already under construction, will primarily serve low-income and formerly homeless households.

N/A

The City is expediting the construction of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. Several of these projects have been in development for some time, while others are being prioritized based on feedback from the community. The MEC Center continues to make progress: in early 2019, construction begain on 270 affordable homes. The East Harlem NIHOP/NCP RFQ cluster was designated to Ascendant Neighborhood Development and MDG (Las Raices), which will culminate into four buildings and approximately 80 new affordable homes, with two buildings that contain commercial properties. This development will soon undergo the Uniform Land Use Reform Procedure (ULURP) for disposition and other potential actions. ACACIA Gardens completed construction and lease up in 2018, providing about 180 affordable homes to extremely low- to moderate-income New Yorkers, including formerly homeless households. In response to feedback from the community, the City committed to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI. Lexington Gardens II is currently under construction and is expected to be completed around the end of the year. Sendero Verde is undergoing a phased development, with the first phase anticipated to begin construction in 2019. Lastly, EDC anticipates issuing an RFP for the 126th St Bus Depot in 2020.

2021

East Harlem

Prioritize the development of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned land

1

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will expedite the construction of over 2,600 units of affordable housing on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. A few of these projects - such as the MEC Center and NIHOP/NCP RFQ Clusters - have been in development for some time, while others are being prioritized based on feedback from the community. In response to feedback from the community, the City is committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI. The Acacia Gardens project, which is already under construction, will primarily serve low-income and formerly homeless households.

N/A

The City is expediting the construction of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. Several of these projects have been in development for some time, while others were prioritized based on feedback from the community, committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites.  So far, a little over 1,800 affordable homes were completed or are in development on public land in East Harlem.

ACACIA Gardens, located at 413 East 120th Street, completed construction and lease up in 2018, providing about 180 affordable homes to extremely low- to moderate-income New Yorkers, including formerly homeless households.
Lexington Gardens II, located at 127 East 107th Street, completed construction early 2021 and, as of now, fully leased up. The Lexington Garden II project generated approximately 390 affordable housing units.
The MEC West phase closed in December 2018 and the MEC Center phase continues to make progress. In early 2019, construction began on 270 affordable homes. 
Sendero Verde, located on the majority of the block between East 110th and East 111th Streets between Park and Madison Avenues, is undergoing a phased development. The first phase began construction in 2019. Phase 2 is under construction starting in summer 2021. When completed, the entire project will total approximately 709 affordable rental units.
Castle III, which is a  Fortune Society project located at 107-111 East 123rd Street will contain  approximately 81 apartments with on-site social services and community facility space.
The Central Harlem Open Door/NCP cluster contains one site in East Harlem which will contain approximately  7 ELI/VLI  rental units.  This East Harlem site is part of a cluster that includes 12 scattered sites, generating approximately 119 additional units of affordable rental and homeownership units throughout the East and Central Harlem neighborhoods.
The East Harlem NIHOP/NCP RFQ cluster was designated to Ascendant Neighborhood Development and MDG (Las Raices), which will culminate into four buildings (1771 Park Avenue, 303E102, 338E117 and 505-507E118) and approximately 81 new affordable homes for EVI and VLI (Extremely Low Income/Very Low Income) families, with two buildings that contain community facility space. This development certified into the Uniform Land Use Reform Procedure (ULURP) on May 17, 2021 for disposition of City-owned land.
ShareNYC, located at 244 East 106th Street, was designated to Ascendant Neighborhood Development and Ali Forney Center through HPD's ShareNYC RFEI. It will be a new 10-story building with 36 rooming units on the privately owned land. This project is still in the pre-ULURP stage.


Lastly, EDC and HPD anticipate issuing an RFP for the 126th St Bus Depot/ African Burial Ground in the future.

2022

East Harlem

Prioritize the development of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned land

1

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

The City will expedite the construction of over 2,600 units of affordable housing on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. A few of these projects - such as the MEC Center and NIHOP/NCP RFQ Clusters - have been in development for some time, while others are being prioritized based on feedback from the community. In response to feedback from the community, the City is committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites, where at least 20% of all units will be set aside for households earning up to 30% of AMI. The Acacia Gardens project, which is already under construction, will primarily serve low-income and formerly homeless households.

N/A

The City is expediting the construction of over 2,600 affordable homes on publicly owned sites in East Harlem over the next several years. Several of these projects have been in development for some time, while others were prioritized based on feedback from the community, committing to deeper levels of affordability for the Lexington Gardens II, Sendero Verde (SustaiNYC), and 126th Street Bus Depot sites.  So far, a little over 1,800 affordable homes were completed or are in development on public land in East Harlem.

ACACIA Gardens, located at 413 East 120th Street, completed construction and lease up in 2018, providing about 180 affordable homes to extremely low- to moderate-income New Yorkers, including formerly homeless households.
Lexington Gardens II, located at 127 East 107th Street, completed construction early 2021 and, as of now, fully leased up. The Lexington Garden II project generated approximately 390 affordable housing units.
The MEC West phase closed in December 2018 and the MEC Center phase continues to make progress. In early 2019, construction began on 270 affordable homes. 
Sendero Verde, located on the majority of the block between East 110th and East 111th Streets between Park and Madison Avenues, is undergoing a phased development. The first phase began construction in 2019. Phase 2 is under construction starting in summer 2021. When completed, the entire project will total approximately 709 affordable rental units.
Castle III, which is a  Fortune Society project located at 107-111 East 123rd Street will contain  approximately 81 apartments with on-site social services and community facility space.
The Central Harlem Open Door/NCP cluster contains one site in East Harlem which will contain approximately  7 ELI/VLI  rental units.  This East Harlem site is part of a cluster that includes 12 scattered sites, generating approximately 119 additional units of affordable rental and homeownership units throughout the East and Central Harlem neighborhoods.
The East Harlem NIHOP/NCP RFQ cluster was designated to Ascendant Neighborhood Development and MDG (Las Raices), which will culminate into four buildings (1771 Park Avenue, 303E102, 338E117 and 505-507E118) and approximately 81 new affordable homes for EVI and VLI (Extremely Low Income/Very Low Income) families, with two buildings that contain community facility space. This development certified into the Uniform Land Use Reform Procedure (ULURP) on May 17, 2021 for disposition of City-owned land.
ShareNYC, located at 244 East 106th Street, was designated to Ascendant Neighborhood Development and Ali Forney Center through HPD's ShareNYC RFEI. It will be a new 10-story building with 36 rooming units on the privately owned land. This project is still in the pre-ULURP stage.


Lastly, EDC and HPD anticipate issuing an RFP for the 126th St Bus Depot/ African Burial Ground in the future.

2022

Soho/NoHo

Prioritize the use of the Affordable Housing Fund for projects as close to the rezoning area as possible and maximize the creation and preservation of affordable homes

4

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

In Progress

• To-date, HPD has not had in-lieu contributions to the Affordable Housing Fund through MIH. If funds are available to use in the SoHo/NoHo area, HPD will prioritize identifying projects within the SoHo/NoHo rezoning or as close to it as possible. HPD would use the following guiding principles in finding and evaluating projects for use of the fund:
• The Affordable Housing Fund should be used to create new opportunities for affordable housing that wouldn’t exist absent the fund.
• The Affordable Housing Fund should prioritize projects that serve those who would benefit significantly from the amenities and opportunities of Lower Manhattan.
• The Affordable Housing Fund should be used as close to sites that generate the funds as possible.
• If funds are available, HPD will pursue these principles through the following priorities:
• Buying down affordability of new construction projects and residential conversions – for market-rate new construction projects and residential conversions or additions, the Fund can be used to subsidize a portion of the units to make that project more affordable. This could mean adding more affordable units to an MIH project in SoHo/NoHo than required 25% or 30% (Option 1 or 2). This could also include adding units to VIH projects elsewhere in CB2 or other creative uses like funding affordable basement conversions, additions or expansions to existing affordable projects, etc.
• Supporting acquisitions of projects for preservation – the Fund can be used to acquire buildings in distress and establish long-term regulatory agreements to protect existing affordable units. Since acquisition costs might be higher in this neighborhood, the Fund can be crucial to make up the difference.
• Deeper affordability on public sites – For future public site developments in Community District 2, the Fund can be used to provide more units with deeper affordability by supplementing the allowed subsidy on HPD term sheets.

TBD

• To-date, HPD has not had in-lieu contributions to the Affordable Housing Fund (the Fund) through Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH). If funds are available to use in the SoHo/NoHo area, HPD will prioritize identifying projects within the SoHo/NoHo rezoning or as close to it as possible. HPD would use the following guiding principles in finding and evaluating projects for use of the fund:
• The Fund should be used to create new opportunities for affordable housing that wouldn’t exist absent the fund.
• The Fund should prioritize projects that serve those who would benefit significantly from the amenities and opportunities of Lower Manhattan.
• The Fund should be used as close to sites that generate the funds as possible.
• If funds are available, HPD will pursue these principles through the following priorities:
• Buying down affordability of new construction projects and residential conversions – for market-rate new construction projects and residential conversions or additions, the Fund can be used to subsidize a portion of the units to make that project more affordable. This could mean adding more affordable units to an MIH project in SoHo/NoHo than required 25% or 30% (Option 1 or 2). This could also include adding units to Voluntary Inclusionary Housing (VIH) projects elsewhere in CB2 or other creative uses like funding affordable basement conversions, additions or expansions to existing affordable projects, etc.
• Supporting acquisitions of projects for preservation – the Fund can be used to acquire buildings in distress and establish long-term regulatory agreements to protect existing affordable units. Since acquisition costs might be higher in this neighborhood, the Fund can be crucial to make up the difference.
• Deeper affordability on public sites – For future public site developments in Community District 2, the Fund can be used to provide more units with deeper affordability by supplementing the allowed subsidy on HPD term sheets.

2019

Jerome

Proactive outreach to Jerome Ave tenants to provide access to anti-displacement resources including legal services

10

Housing

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UNIT (PEU)

Done with Ongoing Work

The Tenant Support Unit (TSU), part of the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit (PEU), uses a data-driven approach to engage and provide assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment. Outreach specialists conduct door-to-door outreach to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as emergency repairs and HRA's free legal services. Since July 2015, TSU specialists have knocked on over 32,600 doors and assisted over 6,000 tenants in the area. TSU will provide quarterly data (disaggregated by Council District) on all activities, including a list of targeted building, findings and issues encountered, and next steps to address issues.

Ongoing through 2023

Outreach specialists from the Tenant Support Unit (TSU) of the Public Engagement Unit (PEU) are conducting proactive door-to-door outreach to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. To date, TSU specialists have knocked on over 58,411 doors in the area. TSU has also made over 17,458 follow up calls to provide comprehensive case management to tenants - bridging the gap between the City and tenants by helping them through the process of accessing resources. From November 2015 through June 2019, TSU specialists have assisted over 4,975 New Yorkers in zip codes 10452 and 10453.

2021

Jerome

Proactive outreach to Jerome Ave tenants to provide access to anti-displacement resources including legal services

10

Housing

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UNIT (PEU)

Done with Ongoing Work

The Tenant Support Unit (TSU), part of the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit (PEU), uses a data-driven approach to engage and provide assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment. Outreach specialists conduct door-to-door outreach to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as emergency repairs and HRA's free legal services. Since July 2015, TSU specialists have knocked on over 32,600 doors and assisted over 6,000 tenants in the area. TSU will provide quarterly data (disaggregated by Council District) on all activities, including a list of targeted building, findings and issues encountered, and next steps to address issues.

Ongoing through 2023

Outreach specialists from the Tenant Support Unit (TSU) of the Public Engagement Unit (PEU) are conducting proactive door-to-door outreach to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. As of October 2020, TSU specialists have knocked on over 65,777 doors in the area. TSU has also made over 18,212 follow up calls to provide comprehensive case management to tenants - bridging the gap between the City and tenants by helping them through the process of accessing resources. From November 2015 through October 2020, TSU specialists have assisted over 5,475 New Yorkers in zip codes 10452 and 10453. The Tenant Support Unit continues to help tenants city-wide with housing issues through the Tenant Helpline, in conjunction with The Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) and HRA's Office of Civil Justice (OCJ).

2022

Jerome

Proactive outreach to Jerome Ave tenants to provide access to anti-displacement resources including legal services

10

Housing

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UNIT (PEU)

Done with Ongoing Work

The Tenant Support Unit (TSU), part of the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit (PEU), uses a data-driven approach to engage and provide assistance to New Yorkers who may be at risk of displacement or experiencing harassment. Outreach specialists conduct door-to-door outreach to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as emergency repairs and HRA's free legal services. Since July 2015, TSU specialists have knocked on over 32,600 doors and assisted over 6,000 tenants in the area. TSU will provide quarterly data (disaggregated by Council District) on all activities, including a list of targeted building, findings and issues encountered, and next steps to address issues.

Ongoing through 2023

Outreach specialists from the Tenant Support Unit (TSU) of the Public Engagement Unit (PEU) are conducting proactive city-wide outreach (phone calls, peer-to-peer texting, canvassing) to inform tenants of their rights, identify any housing-related issues and connect them with a range of resources, such as anti-eviction legal assistance, to keep them in their homes. As of June 2022, TSU specialists have reached out to over 60K tenants who had a court filing associated with their apartment following the end of the eviction moratorium. The Tenant Support Unit also continues to help tenants city-wide with housing issues through the Tenant Helpline, in conjunction with The Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) and HRA's Office of Civil Justice (OCJ).

TSU will gradually resume canvassing in rezoning areas summer 2022. Tenants from all over the city reach TSU directly by calling 311 and asking for the Tenant Helpline.

2019

Jerome

Proactively engage property owners along Jerome Avenue about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

15

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and local elected officials, will host an event this spring for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and for small business support and development.

Spring 2018

HPD, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and local elected officials, hosted two events in 2018 for property owners in the rezoning area. At the events, HPD and DCP informed owners about the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and about the requirements of any developers in the rezoning area. SBS was on hand to offer information about local retail needs and resources for finding community-serving commercial tenants.

2021

Jerome

Proactively engage property owners along Jerome Avenue about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

15

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and local elected officials, will host an event this spring for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and for small business support and development.

Spring 2018

HPD, in partnership with DCP, SBS, and local elected officials, hosted two events in 2018 for property owners in the rezoning area. At the events, HPD and DCP informed owners about the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and about the requirements of any developers in the rezoning area. SBS was on hand to offer information about local retail needs and resources for finding community-serving commercial tenants.

2022

Jerome

Proactively engage property owners along Jerome Avenue about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

15

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD, in partnership with the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Department of Small Business Services (SBS), and local elected officials, will host an event this spring for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and for small business support and development.

Spring 2018

HPD, in partnership with DCP, SBS, and local elected officials, hosted two events in 2018 for property owners in the rezoning area. At the events, HPD and DCP informed owners about the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing and about the requirements of any developers in the rezoning area. SBS was on hand to offer information about local retail needs and resources for finding community-serving commercial tenants.

2019

Inwood

Proactively engage property owners in Inwood about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

21

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will host two events by the end of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

Winter 2019

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will host two events by the end of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing.

2021

Bay Street

Proactively engage property owners in the Bay Street Corridor about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

12

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done with Ongoing Work

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will convene an
information session in the fall of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them
of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing that exceeds MIH
requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes reaching incomes of 30% and
40% AMI.

Fall 2019

HPD hosted a property owner information session in January 2020 in partnership with Councilmember Rose's office, DCP and SBS. Approximately 20 property owners in and around the Bay Street Corridor attended the information session to learn more about the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing that exceeds Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes reaching incomes of 30 and 40 percent Area Median Income (AMI).

2022

Bay Street

Proactively engage property owners in the Bay Street Corridor about the City's resources to develop affordable housing

12

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done with Ongoing Work

HPD, in partnership with other City agencies and local elected officials, will convene an
information session in the fall of 2019 for property owners in the rezoning area to inform them
of the City's resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing that exceeds MIH
requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes reaching incomes of 30% and
40% AMI.

Fall 2019

HPD hosted a property owner information session in January 2020 in partnership with former Council Member Deborah Rose's office, DCP and SBS. Approximately 20 property owners in and around the Bay Street Corridor attended the information session to learn more about the City’s resources for developing new mixed-use affordable housing that exceeds Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) requirements, prioritizing the creation of deeply affordable homes reaching incomes of 30 and 40 percent Area Median Income (AMI).

2019

Inwood

Program the Historic Audubon Ballroom

63

Community Resources

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

In Progress

NYCEDC will program the Historic Audubon Ballroom with programming from the Malcolm X Betty Shabazz Center and also collaborate with the local City Council office to make the Ballroom available for use by other local organizations to conduct events and provide services.

2019 - 2020

EDC is collaborating with the Malcolm X and Dr Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center to improve and activate the historic Audubon Ballroom. To this end, EDC recently engaged a consultant who will work with the local Council Member and community to identify programming opportunities and produce events and programs related to the legacy of Malcolm X. To support this programming, EDC is also making capital improvements to the ballroom, including renovating floors and curtains and adding amenities to make the space more inviting and increase its use.

2021

Inwood

Program the Historic Audubon Ballroom

63

Community Resources

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

In Progress

NYCEDC will program the Historic Audubon Ballroom with programming from the Malcolm X Betty Shabazz Center and also collaborate with the local City Council office to make the Ballroom available for use by other local organizations to conduct events and provide services.

2019 - 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, EDC licensed the Audubon Ballroom to NY Presbyterian Hospital for temporary use of the site as a potential overflow room to test and treat COVID-19 patients. That license was effective from mid-March to early May 2020. As there continues to be capacity limits and constraints for indoor gatherings, at this time EDC has not activated the Ballroom for other non-medical uses. EDC looks forward to collaborating with the community as the COVID-19 crisis evolves and potentially allows the opportunity to activate the site in Fiscal Year 21/22. EDC recently completed the renovation of the floors and installation of new shades, and plans to begin a WiFi system upgrade and new AV equipment installation in Fiscal Year 21, with an expected completion by the end of Fiscal Year 22.

2022

Inwood

Program the Historic Audubon Ballroom

63

Community Resources

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC)

In Progress

NYCEDC will program the Historic Audubon Ballroom with programming from the Malcolm X Betty Shabazz Center and also collaborate with the local City Council office to make the Ballroom available for use by other local organizations to conduct events and provide services.

2019 - 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, EDC licensed the Audubon Ballroom to NY Presbyterian Hospital for temporary use of the site as a potential overflow room to test and treat COVID-19 patients. That license was effective from mid-March to early May 2020. As there continues to be capacity limits and constraints for indoor gatherings, at this time EDC has not activated the Ballroom for other non-medical uses. EDC looks forward to collaborating with the community as the COVID-19 crisis evolves and potentially allows the opportunity to activate the site in Fiscal Year 21/22. EDC recently completed the renovation of the floors and installation of new shades, and plans to begin a WiFi system upgrade and new AV equipment installation in Fiscal Year 21, with an expected completion by the end of Fiscal Year 22.

2018

Far Rockaway

Promote local hiring and job opportunities for area residents

53

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

SBS will host monthly meetings at the Rockaway Workforce1 Center with community partners, including Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation, to connect Far Rockaway residents with workforce opportunities. Building on existing services, SBS will enhance outreach to the local community including quarterly recruiting events with various community partners such as faith based organization, the Queens Public Library, and other groups.

2017-TBD**

To serve job seekers, SBS operates a network of 21 Workforce1 Career Centers, including one in Rockaway, located at 57-17 Shore Front Parkway in Arverne. To connect Far Rockaway residents with these resources, SBS works with over 35 community partners in Downtown Far Rockaway to connect residents to job opportunities and other services that combat barriers to employment. This group meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month.

2019

Far Rockaway

Provide services for new businesses in Far Rockaway

46

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

SBS will work with the Council Member's Office to encourage local business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to apply and participate in the full suite of FastTrac NewVenture and FastTrac Growth Venture business incubation workshops in Downtown Far Rockaway in collaboration with local community organizations such as the Queens Public Library.

2017-2018

Through the work of Chamber On the Go and the Mobile Outreach Unit, SBS is working collaboratively with Council Member Richards' office to directly engage with local business owners to determine their needs and tailor our services accordingly.

2019

Far Rockaway

Promote local hiring and job opportunities for area residents

53

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

SBS will host monthly meetings at the Rockaway Workforce1 Center with community partners, including Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation, to connect Far Rockaway residents with workforce opportunities. Building on existing services, SBS will enhance outreach to the local community including quarterly recruiting events with various community partners such as faith based organization, the Queens Public Library, and other groups.

2017-TBD**

SBS hosts monthly meetings at the Rockaway Workforce 1 Center on the third Thursday of each month in partnership with community partner organizations to discuss best practices and to develop strategies to better connect Far Rockaway residents with workforce opportunities. Through the work of our Mobile Outreach Unit, Small Business Services will continue to engage with community based organizations and jobseekers in Far Rockaway.

2021

Far Rockaway

Promote local hiring and job opportunities for area residents

53

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

SBS will host monthly meetings at the Rockaway Workforce1 Center with community partners, including Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation, to connect Far Rockaway residents with workforce opportunities. Building on existing services, SBS will enhance outreach to the local community including quarterly recruiting events with various community partners such as faith based organization, the Queens Public Library, and other groups.

2017-TBD**

The Rockaway Workforce 1 Career Center continues to operate virtually to provide a suite of services to connect residents to job opportunities in Downtown Far Rockaway. Through the virtual Workforce 1 Career Center System, SBS is able to connect with local residents via web or phone to hold one-on-one help from professionals who can help identify jobs that match experience and skills, prepare for interviews, and access to free trainings.

2022

Far Rockaway

Promote local hiring and job opportunities for area residents

53

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

SBS will host monthly meetings at the Rockaway Workforce1 Center with community partners, including Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC) and Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation, to connect Far Rockaway residents with workforce opportunities. Building on existing services, SBS will enhance outreach to the local community including quarterly recruiting events with various community partners such as faith based organization, the Queens Public Library, and other groups.

2017-TBD**

The Rockaway Workforce 1 Career Center continues to operate virtually to provide a suite of services to connect residents to job opportunities in Downtown Far Rockaway. Through the virtual Workforce 1 Career Center System, SBS is able to connect with local residents via web or phone to hold one-on-one help from professionals who can help identify jobs that match experience and skills, prepare for interviews, and access to free trainings.

2021

Bay Street

Promote the Neighborhood Pillars Program to help community organizations acquire rent stabilized buildings.

4

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done with Ongoing Work

The Neighborhood Pillars program finances the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing rentregulated
buildings to protect current tenants and stabilize communities. The program leverages
funding from private sector banking partners and philanthropic organizations to provide capital
to neighborhood"based organizations well positioned to identify the buildings most at risk of
speculation and rapid turnover.
HPD will partner with the local Councilperson to identify potential non"profits and missiondriven
organizations that work in and around Staten Island and ensure they are informed about
the opportunity to apply to the Preservation Buyer RFQ, which would qualify them to participate
in the Neighborhood Pillars program.

Through 2021

HPD and HDC announced the Neighborhood Pillars program in fall 2017 to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing rent-regulated buildings to protect current tenants and stabilize communities. HPD released a Preservation Buyers Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and responses from organizations interested in participating are accepted on a rolling basis. HPD launched the Downpayment Assistance Fund and issued a new financing program term sheet in late 2018. The City has supported the acquisition of 12 buildings across New York City. HPD will partner with the local Councilperson to identify potential non"profits and mission driven organizations that work in and around Staten Island and ensure they are informed about the opportunity to apply to the Preservation Buyer RFQ, which would qualify them to participate in the Neighborhood Pillars program.

2022

Bay Street

Promote the Neighborhood Pillars Program to help community organizations acquire rent stabilized buildings.

4

Housing

HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (HPD)

Done with Ongoing Work

The Neighborhood Pillars program finances the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing rentregulated
buildings to protect current tenants and stabilize communities. The program leverages
funding from private sector banking partners and philanthropic organizations to provide capital
to neighborhood"based organizations well positioned to identify the buildings most at risk of
speculation and rapid turnover.
HPD will partner with the local Councilperson to identify potential non"profits and missiondriven
organizations that work in and around Staten Island and ensure they are informed about
the opportunity to apply to the Preservation Buyer RFQ, which would qualify them to participate
in the Neighborhood Pillars program.

Through 2021

HPD and HDC announced the Neighborhood Pillars program in fall 2017 to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing rent-regulated buildings to protect current tenants and stabilize communities. HPD released a Preservation Buyers Request for Qualifications (RFQ), and responses from organizations interested in participating are accepted on a rolling basis. HPD launched the Downpayment Assistance Fund and issued a new financing program term sheet in late 2018. The City has supported the acquisition of 12 buildings across New York City. HPD will partner with Council Member Kamillah Hanks to identify potential non‐profits and mission-driven organizations that work in and around Staten Island and ensure they are informed about the opportunity to apply to the Preservation Buyer RFQ, which would qualify them to participate in the Neighborhood Pillars program.

2021

Bay Street

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses (Neighborhood 360°)

58

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

In Progress

Through Neighborhood 360"‚, SBS worked with local community partners, including the Staten
Island Chamber of Commerce, to conduct a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) that
analyzed the conditions and opportunities for improvements along the Bay Street commercial
corridor. Findings from the CDNA directly guided the priorities for the competitive
Neighborhood 360"‚ Grant program, which resulted in SBS awarding $1.54 million in funding to
the Bay Street community from FY2017 through FY2020. In partnership with several Bay Street
community-based organizations, SBS will continue to provide funding for direct resources for
staff to plan and implement customized commercial revitalization projects, including district
marketing, place making activities and public events, supplemental sanitation, beautification
services and door-to-door communication with merchants.
Through the Neighborhood 360"‚ program, SBS will guide the effort to establish a Business
Improvement District on Bay Street. This effort will include the formation of a steering
committee that will (1) conduct outreach to existing business, property owners, and local
organizations along the Bay Street commercial corridor, (2) identify priority issues and projects
that local stakeholders would be willing to fund through the BID, and (3) identify a contiguous
area that could form a BID. SBS will provide technical assistance for establishing such BID.

Ongoing through FY2020

Through Neighborhood 360 funding and programming, the Staten Island Chamber provided district marketing, including a newly printed business directory booklet, beautification projects, supplemental sanitation services, and community events around Bay Street. Business Improvement District (BID) formation efforts have also progressed in Downtown Staten Island. The BID Steering Committee has identified tentative BID boundaries, developed a proposed budget and set of services, and is now evaluating potential assessment formulas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all BID formation efforts related to outreach and planning phases are on hold at this time.

2022

Bay Street

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses (Neighborhood 360°)

58

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

In Progress

Through Neighborhood 360"‚, SBS worked with local community partners, including the Staten
Island Chamber of Commerce, to conduct a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) that
analyzed the conditions and opportunities for improvements along the Bay Street commercial
corridor. Findings from the CDNA directly guided the priorities for the competitive
Neighborhood 360"‚ Grant program, which resulted in SBS awarding $1.54 million in funding to
the Bay Street community from FY2017 through FY2020. In partnership with several Bay Street
community-based organizations, SBS will continue to provide funding for direct resources for
staff to plan and implement customized commercial revitalization projects, including district
marketing, place making activities and public events, supplemental sanitation, beautification
services and door-to-door communication with merchants.
Through the Neighborhood 360"‚ program, SBS will guide the effort to establish a Business
Improvement District on Bay Street. This effort will include the formation of a steering
committee that will (1) conduct outreach to existing business, property owners, and local
organizations along the Bay Street commercial corridor, (2) identify priority issues and projects
that local stakeholders would be willing to fund through the BID, and (3) identify a contiguous
area that could form a BID. SBS will provide technical assistance for establishing such BID.

Ongoing through FY2020

Through Neighborhood 360 funding and programming, the Staten Island Chamber provided district marketing, including a newly printed business directory booklet, beautification projects, supplemental sanitation services, and community events around Bay Street. Business Improvement District (BID) formation efforts have also progressed in Downtown Staten Island. The BID Steering Committee has identified tentative BID boundaries, developed a proposed budget and set of services, and is now evaluating potential assessment formulas. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all BID formation efforts related to outreach and planning phases are on hold at this time.

2019

Inwood

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses (Neighborhood 360°)

86

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

Through Neighborhood 360°, SBS worked with local community partners, including the Washington Heights BID, to conduct a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) that analyzed several local commercial corridors' conditions and opportunities for improvements. Findings from the CDNA directly guided the priorities for the competitive Neighborhood 360° Grant opportunity, which resulted in SBS awarding $1.14 million in funding to the Inwood community from FY2017 through FY2020. In partnership with several Inwood community-based organizations, the funding is providing direct resources to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization projects including direct business services, place making activities, district marketing, supplemental sanitation services, merchant organizing door-to-door communication with merchants, and merchant networking events to facilitate formation of a merchants association if desired by community.

FY 2017 - FY 2020

SBS awarded $1.14 million in Neighborhood 360 grants to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and other local nonprofit partners to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the next three years. Initial Projects include supplemental sanitation seven days a week for more than 25 block faces that include more than three hundred businesses, the recent hire of a merchant organizer dedicated to overseeing a steering committee for the newly formed Inwood Merchant Association, upcoming placemaking events, and celebration of restaurant week.

2021

Inwood

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses (Neighborhood 360°)

86

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

Through Neighborhood 360°, SBS worked with local community partners, including the Washington Heights BID, to conduct a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) that analyzed several local commercial corridors' conditions and opportunities for improvements. Findings from the CDNA directly guided the priorities for the competitive Neighborhood 360° Grant opportunity, which resulted in SBS awarding $1.14 million in funding to the Inwood community from FY2017 through FY2020. In partnership with several Inwood community-based organizations, the funding is providing direct resources to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization projects including direct business services, place making activities, district marketing, supplemental sanitation services, merchant organizing door-to-door communication with merchants, and merchant networking events to facilitate formation of a merchants association if desired by community.

FY 2017 - FY 2020

SBS awarded $1.14 million in Neighborhood 360 grants to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and other local nonprofit partners to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the course of three years. In 2019, initial projects included: supplemental sanitation services seven days a week for more than 25 block faces that include more than three hundred businesses; hiring a merchant organizer dedicated to overseeing a steering committee for the Inwood Merchant Association; and organizing peacemaking events and the celebration of restaurant week. SBS continues to support the Washington Heights BID to develop and grow the Inwood Merchant Association, with the goal of building the Inwood Merchant Association into a sustainable organization that can continue to foster commercial revitalization and business support in the years to come in Inwood.

2022

Inwood

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses (Neighborhood 360°)

86

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done with Ongoing Work

Through Neighborhood 360°, SBS worked with local community partners, including the Washington Heights BID, to conduct a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) that analyzed several local commercial corridors' conditions and opportunities for improvements. Findings from the CDNA directly guided the priorities for the competitive Neighborhood 360° Grant opportunity, which resulted in SBS awarding $1.14 million in funding to the Inwood community from FY2017 through FY2020. In partnership with several Inwood community-based organizations, the funding is providing direct resources to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization projects including direct business services, place making activities, district marketing, supplemental sanitation services, merchant organizing door-to-door communication with merchants, and merchant networking events to facilitate formation of a merchants association if desired by community.

FY 2017 - FY 2020

SBS awarded $1.14 million in Neighborhood 360 grants to the Washington Heights Business Improvement District and other local nonprofit partners to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the course of three years. In 2019, initial projects included: supplemental sanitation services seven days a week for more than 25 block faces that include more than three hundred businesses; hiring a merchant organizer dedicated to overseeing a steering committee for the Inwood Merchant Association; and organizing peacemaking events and the celebration of restaurant week. SBS continues to support the Washington Heights BID to develop and grow the Inwood Merchant Association, with the goal of building the Inwood Merchant Association into a sustainable organization that can continue to foster commercial revitalization and business support in the years to come in Inwood.

2018

East Harlem

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses through SBS grants

59

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done

Through its Neighborhood 360° grant program, SBS has funded $1.49M to local non-profit partners. This funding will allow local partners over the next three years to staff, plan and, implement customized commercial revitalization programs for East Harlem's primary commercial corridors. Programs will be informed by the recently-completed Commercial District Needs Assessment for East Harlem and will be responsive to recommendations from the community.

2017-2020

Through the Neighborhood 360° program, SBS awarded $1.49M in grant funding to local non-profit partners in East Harlem. This funding enables local partners to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs for East Harlem's primary commercial corridors over the next three years. So far, through the Neighborhood 360 program, 46 new trash cans have been installed throughout the commercial corridors, merchant meetings are being held monthly to develop leadership in the neighborhood, holiday lighting was installed on 116th Street, and supplemental sanitation services are being provided in East Harlem. To date, over 19,000 trash bags have been collected through the supplemental sanitation services made possible by the Neighborhood 360 Funding.

2019

East Harlem

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses through SBS grants

59

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done

Through its Neighborhood 360° grant program, SBS has funded $1.49M to local non-profit partners. This funding will allow local partners over the next three years to staff, plan and, implement customized commercial revitalization programs for East Harlem's primary commercial corridors. Programs will be informed by the recently-completed Commercial District Needs Assessment for East Harlem and will be responsive to recommendations from the community.

2017-2020

SBS awarded $1.49 Million in Neighborhood 360 grants to Union Settlement Association to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the next three years. Initial Projects include supplemental sanitation and corridor beautification, business support and merchant organization, along with place making and district marketing.

SBS will provide ongoing business planning workshops and available one-on-one technical assistance for local merchants to improve skills in digital marketing, accounting, hospitality, and customer service to help "brick and mortar" businesses thrive in place.

Weekly merchant "pop up" events are held at the community plaza on East 125th Street and Park avenue to expose consumers to the cuisine of East Harlem.

2024

Bay Street

Reconstruct Cromwell Recreation Center at the Lyons Pools Site

Open Space

DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION (DDC)

In Progress

Cromwell Recreation Center was heavily damaged by storm events and was demolished following Superstorm Sandy. The City commits $92 million to build a new recreation center at the Lyons Pool site, across the street from former Cromwell site. The City anticipates that the recreation center will offer a variety of recreational amenities, which potentially could include sport courts, exercise equipment, multipurpose areas for fitness, yoga, dance, and flexible programming spaces that complement the recreational amenities already at Lyons. The City will engage the community in a design process to determine the programming of the space.

2025

DDC broke ground on the construction in February 2024. The project design has been completed and incorporated several rounds of community feedback received from the local community board, elected officials, and additional stakeholders.

2021

East Harlem

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses through SBS grants

59

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done

Through its Neighborhood 360° grant program, SBS has funded $1.49M to local non-profit partners. This funding will allow local partners over the next three years to staff, plan and, implement customized commercial revitalization programs for East Harlem's primary commercial corridors. Programs will be informed by the recently-completed Commercial District Needs Assessment for East Harlem and will be responsive to recommendations from the community.

2017-2020

Since the rezoning was adopted, SBS awarded $1.49 Million in Neighborhood 360 grants to Union Settlement Association to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the course of three years. Initial projects included supplemental sanitation and corridor beautification, business support and merchant organization, along with place making and district marketing. SBS continues to provide ongoing business planning workshops and one-on-one technical assistance for local merchants to improve skills in digital marketing, accounting, hospitality, and customer service to help "brick and mortar" businesses thrive in place. In 2019, weekly merchant "pop up" events were held at the community plaza on East 125th Street and Park avenue to expose consumers to the cuisine of East Harlem.

2022

East Harlem

Protect and enhance viability of local businesses through SBS grants

59

Economic Development

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES (SBS)

Done

Through its Neighborhood 360° grant program, SBS has funded $1.49M to local non-profit partners. This funding will allow local partners over the next three years to staff, plan and, implement customized commercial revitalization programs for East Harlem's primary commercial corridors. Programs will be informed by the recently-completed Commercial District Needs Assessment for East Harlem and will be responsive to recommendations from the community.

2017-2020

Since the rezoning was adopted, SBS awarded $1.49 Million in Neighborhood 360 grants to Union Settlement Association to staff, plan, and implement customized commercial revitalization programs informed by the Commercial District Needs Assessment over the course of three years. Initial projects included supplemental sanitation and corridor beautification, business support and merchant organization, along with place making and district marketing. SBS continues to provide ongoing business planning workshops and one-on-one technical assistance for local merchants to improve skills in digital marketing, accounting, hospitality, and customer service to help "brick and mortar" businesses thrive in place. In 2019, weekly merchant "pop up" events were held at the community plaza on East 125th Street and Park avenue to expose consumers to the cuisine of East Harlem.