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Design Commission Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 16, 2024
Meeting Location: Public Design Commission meetings are being held in-person at the Public Design Commission Board Room on the 3rd floor of City Hall. Members of the public can attend and give testimony either in-person or remotely.
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The meeting will be livestreamed on the Public Design Commission’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/nycdesigncommission.
Public Meeting
10:15 a.m. Consent Items
28903: Rehabilitation of Walt Whitman Library and adjacent site work, 93 Saint Edwards Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 35, CB 2) BPL
28904: Long-term installation of Sooner or Later (2022) by Mark di Suvero, the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 35, CB 9) DCLA
28905: Modifications to the installation of Costume by Ornaghi & Prestinari, Bush Terminal Industrial Campus (Made in NY), between 41st Street, 1st Avenue, and 44th Street, and the waterfront, Brooklyn. (Amended Preliminary) (CC 38, CB 7) DCLA%/EDC
28906: Rehabilitation of Washington Irving Branch Library and adjacent sitework, 360 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 37, CB 4) DDC/BPL
28907: Construction of a recreation center (Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center) and adjacent site work, 3002 Foster Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and New York Avenue, Brooklyn. (Amended Final) (CC 45, CB 17) DDC/DPR
28908: Rehabilitation of the façade, Queens Museum, 52-01 Grand Central Parkway, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, Queens. (Final) (CC 21, CB 4) DDC/DPR/DCLA
28909: Rehabilitation of the Briarwood Community Library, 85-12 Main Street, Briarwood, Queens. (Final) (CC 24, CB 8) DDC/QPL
28910: Reconstruction of the West Tremont Avenue Bridge over the Major Deegan Expressway, Cedar Avenue, and Roberto Clemente State Park, Bronx. (Final) (CC 16, CB 5) DOT
28911: Design of prototypical pipe bollards for installation citywide. (Amended Final) DOT
28912: Design of a prototypical automatic public toilet for installation citywide. (Preliminary and Final) DOT
28913: Installation of the Andrew J. Barberi Ferry commemorative plaque and memorial bell, Ferry Terminal Viaduct south of the St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 49, CB 1) DOT
28914: Construction of a storehouse building, Manhattan Storehouse, Bronx Shore Road north of the RFK Bridge, Randall's Island, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 8, CB 11) DPR
28915: Reconstruction of a portion of Maurice A Fitzgerald Playground, 106th Street between 94th Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Ozone Park, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 29, CB 9) DPR
28916: Reconstruction of St. Catherine’s Park, adjacent to Manhattan International High School, First Avenue between East 67th Street and East 68th Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 5, CB 8) DPR
28917: Reconstruction of a portion of North Rochdale Playground, adjacent to P.S. 30, Baisley Boulevard and Bedell Street, Cambria Heights, Queens. (Final) (CC 28, CB 12) DPR
28918: Reconstruction of Boerum Park, adjacent to P.S. 373, west of Hoyt Street between Warren Street and Baltic Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 39, CB 6) DPR
28919: Reconstruction of D'Emic Playground, adjacent to Sunset Park High School, 3rd Avenue between 34th Street and 35th Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 38, CB 7) DPR
28920: Reconstruction of East Springfield Playground, adjacent to P.S. 147, 115th Road, between 218th Street and 219th Street, Cambria Heights, Queens. (Final) (CC 27, CB 13) DPR
28921: Rehabilitation of Ranaqua, Bronx Park, 1 Bronx River Parkway, Bronx. (Final) (CC 15, CB 6, 7, 11 & 12) DPR
28922: Reconstruction of Midland Playground, adjacent to P.S. 38, Midland Avenue and Lincoln Avenue, between Mason Avenue and Oldfield Street, Staten Island. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 50, CB 2) DPR
28923: Reconstruction of a portion of a pier and floating dock, Hunts Point Riverside Park, Lafayette Avenue and the Bronx River, Bronx. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 17, CB 2) DPR/DOT
28924: Construction of a waterfront park at Pier 6, Bush Terminal Industrial Campus (Made in NY), adjacent to Marginal Way between 41st Street and 43rd Street, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 38, CB 7) EDC
28925: Reconstruction of a storefront, as part of Phase II of the construction of CityPoint, 445 Albee Square West, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 33, CB 2) EDC
28926: Construction of Jamaica Station Plaza, Archer Avenue between 146th Street and 147th Place, Jamaica, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 24, CB 12) EDC/DOT
28927: Construction of façade and entrance improvements, Arthur Ashe Stadium, United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 21, 24, CB 3, 4, 6) DPR/USTA
28928: Construction of a hospitality building (Player Performance Building), including a parking garage, United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 21, 24, CB 3, 4 & 6) DPR/USTA
28929: Rehabilitation of Columbus Park Pavilion, Columbus Park, Worth Street, Baxter Street, Mulberry Street, and Bayard Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 3) DPR
28930: Reconstruction of Gwen Ifill Park, 129th Avenue, 176th Street, and 133rd Avenue, Jamaica, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 27, CB 12) DPR
28931: Reconstruction of the shoreline, as Phase I of the restoration of the Lakeshore shoreline, Parkside Avenue, between Parade Place and Ocean Avenue, adjacent to East Drive, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 39, CB 6, 7, 8, 9 & 14) DPR/PPA
28939: Rehabilitation of a façade and replacement of a roof, Pamoja House, 357 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 36, CB 3) DDC/DHS
28940: Minor modifications to the installation of an interim sallyport, bail payment center, and adjacent planted area, Queens Criminal Court, 125-01 Queens Boulevard at 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, Queens. (Amended Final) (CC 29, CB 9) DDC/DOC
28941: Reconstruction of a step street, including the construction of ADA ramps, Henwood Place between Walton Avenue and Morris Avenue, Bronx. (Final) (CC 14, CB 5) DDC/DOT
28942: Minor modifications to the construction of a sanitation garage, Districts 1 & 3, Freshkills Park, Muldoon Avenue and West Service Road, Staten Island. (Amended Final) (CC 51, CB 3) DDC/DSNY
28943: Installation of an ADA ramp and stairs, Wakefield Library, 4100 Lowerre Place, Bronx. (Final) (CC 11, CB 12) DDC/NYPL
28944: Installation of security bollards, Young Israel of Hillcrest, 169-07 Jewel Avenue, Fresh Meadows, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 24, CB 8) DOT
28945: Removal of a distinctive sidewalk, Chase Bank, 75 East 161st Street, Bronx. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 16, CB 4) DOT
28946: Installation of Al Qalam: Poets in the Park by Sara Ouhaddou, Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza, Greenwich Street, Edgar Street, Trinity Place, and Morris Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 1) DPR
28947: Reconstruction of a roof and rehabilitation of the façade, Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Marcus Garvey Park, 120th Street, Madison Avenue, 124th Street and Mount Morris Park West, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 9, CB 11) DPR
28948: Construction of a storehouse building, Manhattan Storehouse, Bronx Shore Road north of the RFK Bridge, Randall's Island, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 8, CB 11) DPR
28949: Reconstruction of a tot lot, Mahoney Playground, Beechwood Avenue and Cleveland Street, Staten Island. (Final) (CC 49, CB 1) DPR
28950: Reconstruction of Dyckman Marina and adjacent site work, Fort Washington Park Greenway and Route 9A at Dyckman Street, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 10, CB 12) DPR
28951: Design of a stadium, as part of Phase II of Willets Point, 126th Street, 127th Street, and Willets Point Boulevard between 38th Avenue and 35th Avenue, Corona, Queens. (Final) (CC 21, CB 7) EDC
28952: Minor modifications to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, Pier 36 (Basketball City), 299 South Street, Manhattan. (Amended Final) (CC 1, CB 3) EDC
28953: Minor modifications to the landscape as part of the construction of Buildings 2A and 2B and a central plaza, as Phase II of the construction of four mixed-use residential towers, a light manufacturing facility, a central plaza open space, and adjacent site work (The Peninsula), Tiffany Street, Spofford Avenue, and Manida Street, Bronx. (Amended Final) (CC 17, CB 2) EDC
28954: Minor modifications to a retaining wall as part of the construction of a maintenance building, a comfort station, and adjacent site work, as Phase II and Phase III of the construction of a waterfront park and streetscape improvements, Thompson Street, Wave Street and Bay Street, Stapleton, Staten Island. (Amended Final) (CC 49, CB 1) EDC/DPR
28955: Installation of a façade and renovation of Emergency Medical Service (EMS 58), 420 East 83rd Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 42, CB 18) FDNY
Public Hearing
10:20 a.m.
28956: Construction of a water recirculation system, including adjacent site work, south of Central Park North between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard, between the Harlem Meer and Fifth Avenue near East 106th Street, and east of Central Park West between West 100th Street and the Pool, Central Park, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9, CB 5, 7, 8, 10 & 11) DPR/CPC
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/09-16-2024-pres-DPR-CPC-p-NorthEndCirculation.pdf
11:00 a.m.
28957: Reconstruction of the Northwest shoreline as Phase 1 of the reconstruction of the Harlem Meer shoreline, Central Park North between the East Drive and Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Manhattan. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9, CB 5, 7, 8, 10 & 11) DPR/CPC
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/09-16-2024-pres-DPR-CPC-pf-HarlemMeerPh1.pdf
11:40 a.m.
28958: Construction of an addition, Rosedale Community Library, 144-20 243rd Street, Rosedale, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 31, CB 13) DDC/QPL
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/09-16-2024-pres-DDC-RosedaleCommunityLibrary.pdf
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