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The subcommittee approved five rezoning proposals by roll call, including Sojourner Truth Mapes, which received one opposing vote; the items were referred to the full Land Use Committee. Hearings on 68th Road, Queens Boulevard, and South Richmond open-space corrections closed with the items laid over. Testimony and questions addressed housing, neighborhood impacts, labor, and mapping corrections.
The committee considered five rezoning proposals involving affordable housing in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, including discussion of the Park Avenue and 289 Kent Avenue projects. It approved all items as described by the chair, with 12–0 votes except LUs 135 and 136, which passed 11–1.
The committee opened a meeting to discuss confidential business under Council rules, voted to enter executive session, and later returned to open session. The chair reported that the committee voted to work toward resolving an issue; no further details were provided, and the meeting was adjourned.
The committee considered resolutions designating October 3 as Korean Cultural Awareness Day, August as Black Pride Month, and September as African Immigrant Heritage Month. Councilmember Stevens described the histories and contributions recognized by the latter two resolutions, and an African Advisory Council representative testified in support of African Immigrant Heritage Month. The committee adopted all three resolutions by a 6–0 roll-call vote.
The council considered land-use, finance, and legislative items, hearing member remarks on housing, affordability, public health, climate, and other city issues. It adopted the general orders calendar by roll call, 46–0 with no abstentions, and adopted four resolutions by voice vote; bills were referred to committees. Members also debated international affairs during general discussion.
The Land Use Committee voted on seven items: a sidewalk-café application, several rezonings in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, and Intro 833-A concerning Eastern Parkway building setbacks. It approved all items as described by the chair—including disapproval of the café application and modified approvals for three rezonings—by a 10–0 roll-call vote, then adjourned.
The chair described Intro 1015A, which would extend and expand the J-51 tax abatement for eligible building rehabilitation, including energy upgrades, and add reporting and accountability provisions. The committee adopted the bill by an 11–0 roll-call vote.
The committee considered Resolution 142A, which urges New York State to establish a Center for Fatherhood Initiative, and heard remarks describing potential family and youth benefits and support services for fathers. The committee adopted the resolution by roll-call vote, with three affirmative votes, none negative, and no abstentions.
The subcommittee reviewed a sidewalk café consent application and two mixed-use rezoning proposals, including proposed affordability provisions and modifications; Council Member Thomas Henry opposed the café application, citing unresolved neighborhood concerns. The chair called for disapproval of that application and approval of the rezonings with modifications; the announced 9–0 vote approved the items as described and referred them to the full Land Use Committee.
The committee conducted a roll-call vote on Intro 248A, which was adopted with six votes in favor, none opposed, and no abstentions. The meeting was then adjourned.
The committee reviewed Proposed Introduction 246A, which would require the Department of Correction to explain and return incarcerated people’s institutional funds at release and address fund transfers between facilities. On a roll-call vote, the committee adopted the measure, 5–0, with no abstentions; the chair then paused the hearing to move to an oversight hearing.
The committee examined mental-health care in city jails, including specialized housing, missed appointments and lock-ins, discharge planning, and gender-aligned housing. Members heard administration, agency, and public testimony on children visiting incarcerated relatives and community-based services; a continuation roll-call vote on proposed Introduction 246A passed 6–0. No decision on the hearing’s featured bills was recorded.