REMARKS
Council Member Riley opens public hearing on Brooklyn Yards proposal
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Council Member Kevin C. Riley postpones votes on previous items and opens a public hearing on the Brooklyn Yards proposal. He provides a brief overview of the project, which includes residential units and commercial space to be built over a railroad cut in Borough Park.
- The hearing concerns LUs 164 through 172 related to the Brooklyn Yards proposal.
- The project is located in Council Members Yeger and Zhuang's districts.
- The proposal seeks to build approximately 270 residential units and commercial space.
Kevin C. Riley
0:08:14
Thank you, counsel Roberto.
0:08:23
The 2nd vote is to approve lu153, relating to the request for a demolition special permit regarding 343 West 47th Street and council member of Boxes District.
0:08:35
The application seeks to proceed with demolition of a building where work was stopped for failure to have required demolition's approval.
0:08:43
Councilor And Broadstreet supports this proposal.
0:08:46
Just gonna get a brief hold real quick.
0:10:55
Alright.
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Thank you.
0:10:57
Alright.
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We're gonna postpone the votes until after the hearing, so I'm gonna begin with the first hearing right now.
0:11:03
So I will now open the first public hearing on l u's 164 through 170 2 related to the Brooklyn yards of your proposal located in both council member Jaeger and council member Zewang's districts.
0:11:15
The proposal seeks to build approximately 270 residential units and commercial space in a series of buildings.
0:11:22
Most of which would be located over the railroad cut in Burrow Park that is used as a freight line.
0:11:29
Freight line, excuse me.
