The Staples Lot in Bay Ridge Was Discussed at at The NYC Planning Commission Today
The Staples Lot was discussed at The City Planning Commission today. It was the fourth topic (our of five) discussed today.
The developer was asked what the AMI for the community was.
HE DIDN’T KNOW IT. The question was asked to see if the developer’s affordable units matched the community’s AMI. The Commissioner’s question was spot on!
The developer threw the blame on NYC Council Representative, Kayla Santosuosso and said she didn’t ask him about the AMI! Why didn’t Kayla ask about the AMI? Because she is a new councilmember and she’s doing the same things Brannan did.
Commissioner Osorio
When the developer was asked about the sewer system problem, he said that the sewers have not been updated in decades. Then he said that NYC would update the sewer in five years because there will be more development in this area. The developer had no solution, but thought it was alright to add more housing to the existing problem!
Four women signed up to speak for Bay Ridge. They were all very good. A lot of people didn’t speak out because they thought this was a done-deal because Kayla Santosuosso didn’t speak out against the developer.
Stephanie from Community Board 10 was the first to speak for Bay Ridge.
Impressive and well-prepared, Stephanie’s speech fought for the block and Bay Ridge. She reiterated that a R6A will support housing, the infrastructure and sustainability. Stephanie also shared that CB 10 is working with Kayla Santosuosso on a community plan for housing.
Commissioner Osorio asked Stephanie about the applicant. Stephanie said that fast track was the main problem. The commissioner agreed about Fasttrack being a problem.
2) Bernadette spoke for 94th Street. She said the developer put the flooding and traffic onto the city. The traffic is out of control on Fridays. A traffic and environmental study are needed.
3) Lauren P. spoke that the project is significantly out-of-scale. She spoke about Traffic congestion on 5th Avenue and 94th Street, parking and flooding. She asked for a R6A because 60 affordable units will be available.
4) Marissa spoke out against the size of the project. She also spoke out against the 94th Street and the existing problems in the area.
Today was a step in the process. There will be more hearings. See the project: https://zap.planning.nyc.gov/projects/2025K0284
Hugs,
marlene
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