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Council Member Kevin Riley opens public hearing on Port Authority Bus Terminal replacement project
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Council Member Kevin Riley opens the public hearing on land use items related to the Port Authority Bus Terminal replacement project. He provides context for the project and instructions for public testimony.
- LUs 185, 186, and 187 are introduced, covering zoning text amendment, special permit, and demapping action
- The existing bus terminal from 1950 is described as outdated
- Instructions for remote and in-person testimony are provided
Kevin Riley
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I will now open the public hearing on LUs 185, 186, and 187 relating to the Port Authority application for a zoning text amendment, a special permit, and a demapping action regarding its bus terminal replacement project in Manhattan located in council member Bach's district.
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The Port Authority's existing bus terminal built in 1950 is outdated and increasingly ill equipped to provide the services that visitors, commuters, and New Yorkers deserve.
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I look forward to hearing how the port authority plans on redesigning the bus station.
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For anyone wishing to testify on these items remotely, if you have not already done so, you must register online, and you may do that now by visiting the council's website at council.nyc.gov/landuse.
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And once again, for anyone with us in person, please see one of the sergeants to prepare and submit a speaker's card.
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If you prefer to submit written testimony, you can always do so by email it to landuse testimony at council.nyc.gov.
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Councilman Batcher, do you have any remarks for this project?
