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Chair Kevin Riley introduces Subcommittee meeting and Queens Boulevard rezoning proposal
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Council Member Kevin Riley, chair of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises, opens the meeting and introduces a proposal for the 102-51 Queens Boulevard rezoning in Forest Hills, Queens. He outlines the key details of the proposal, including the number of apartments, affordable housing units, and the specific zoning changes requested.
- The proposal involves building a mixed-use development with 216 apartments, 54 of which are projected to be affordable.
- Two actions are proposed: a zoning map amendment and a zoning text amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area.
- Council Member Schulman, in whose district the project is located, supports the application.
Kevin Riley
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Good morning, and welcome to a meeting of the subcommittee on zoning and franchises.
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I'm council member Kevin Riley, chair of the subcommittee.
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This morning, I'm joined remotely by council member Moya Hanks.
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Council member Hanks, council member Brau, Shulman, and Carr.
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We are voting on one proposal today known as one zero two dash fifty one Queens Boulevard rezoning.
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This proposal consists of l use 261 and 2 70 and is located in council member Shulman's district.
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Applicant is seeking to build a residential mixed use development in Forest Hills, Queens.
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The development would have approximately 216 apartments of which approximately 54 are projected to be affordable.
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The proposal involves two actions.
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The first is a zoning map amendment to change an R7-one residential district with a C1-two commercial overlay to an R8X residential district with a c two dash four commercial overlay.
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The second action is a zoning text amendment to map a mandatory inclusionary housing area.
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Council member Schulman supports this application, And I will now give the floor to councilmember Schulman to give her remarks.