QUESTION
How has New York City's zoning resolution become so outdated?
1:09:19
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New York City has not updated its zoning resolution in 60 years, leading to outdated references.
- The city has not endeavored to make changes to the zoning resolution in 60 years
- People are living and working differently, especially after the pandemic
- The world has changed in significant ways and the city recognizes this is an important moment to take a hard look at the rules
- Many of the rules in the zoning resolution don't make sense and have not made sense for a long time
Kevin C. Riley
1:09:19
So first, how did our zoning resolution become so out of date that still reference office space that operates in cell telegraphs and phonografts.
Dan Garodnick
1:09:30
Yeah.
1:09:31
The short answer is if you don't change it, it stays put.
1:09:34
And New York City has not endeavored to make a change on this in 60 years.
1:09:40
And what has happened is we have an important moment where we're recognizing the fact that people are living and working differently just came out of a pandemic.
1:09:48
As I said, you have to recognize the fact that the world has changed in significant ways.
1:09:54
We're still seeing it bear out.
1:09:56
But it is an important moment for us and an important prompt for us to take a hard look at these rules, which in many cases just don't make any sense and have not made sense for a very long time.