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Design Commission Meeting Agenda
Monday, May 18, 2026
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. The entrance to City Hall, restrooms, and the boardroom are wheelchair accessible.
To attend or testify remotely, the public can join the meeting via Microsoft Teams at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/242262202724731?p=f4d3uPruZVFmW7kVEs or by calling +1 332-910-6701 and using the phone conference ID: 687 450 58#.
Members of the public who wish to give testimony on public hearing items can sign-up in advance using this form: https://tinyurl.com/PDCmeetingform. Instructions for testifying remotely via Microsoft Teams or by phone can be found on our website here: https://tinyurl.com/PDC-testimony-teams.
The meeting will be livestreamed on the Public Design Commission’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/nycdesigncommission.
Public Meeting
10:10 a.m. Consent Items
30381: Conservation of Music (1939) by Louis Schanker, including the installation of a display enclosure, David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building (formerly located within the WNYC Office), One Centre Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 1) DCAS
30382: Installation of a door, Manhattan Criminal Court, 100 Centre Street, Baxter Street façade, Manhattan. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 1, CB 1) DDC/DOC
30383: Reconstruction of a step street (Library Lane), Coles Lane between Kingsbridge Road and Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. (Preliminary)
(CC 15, CB 7) DDC/DOT
30384: Reconstruction of a streetscape, including the installation of security infrastructure, East 43rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue between East 43rd Street and East 44th Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 4, CB 5 & 6) DDC/DOT
30385: Modifications to the construction of aboveground components of the Croton Water Treatment Plant, Phase II, Mosholu Golf Course,
Van Cortlandt Park, 3701 Jerome Avenue, Bronx. (Amended Final)
(CC 11, CB 7, 8 & 12) DDC/DPR
30386: Installation of fencing and adjacent site work, Shaft 21B, 913 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 33, CB 3) DEP
30387: Replacement of a fence, Kensico Dam, West Westlake Drive, Valhalla, Westchester County. (Preliminary and Final) DEP
30388: Construction of an ADA entry vestibule, 1 Rockwell Place, Brooklyn. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 35, CB 2) DOT
30389: Installation of two prefabricated office trailers, Hutchinson River Parkway District 10 Headquarters, Hutchinson River Parkway at the corner of Hutchinson River Parkway East and Continental Avenue, Bronx. (Final) (CC 12 & 13, CB 10) DPR
30390: Reconstruction of a portion of Frederick Douglass Playground, West 100th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 7, CB 7) DPR
30391: Reconstruction of Eugene McCabe Field, adjacent to P.S. 79, East 120th Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 9, CB 11) DPR
30392: Reconstruction of Sobel Court Park, Targee Street, Vanderbilt Avenue, and Bowen Street, Staten Island. (Final) (CC 49, CB 1) DPR
30393: Removal and temporary storage of The Tempest (1966) and Romeo and Juliet (1977) by Milton Hebald, Delacorte Theater, West 81st Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9, CC 5, 7, 8, 10 & 11) DPR/CPC
30394: Reinstallation of The Tempest (1966) and Romeo and Juliet (1977) by Milton Hebald, Delacorte Theater, West 81st Street and Central Park West, Central Park, Manhattan. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9, CC 5, 7, 8, 10 & 11) DPR/CPC
30395: Reconstruction of the Allen Street and Pike Street malls, Pike Street between Madison Street and Division Street, and Allen Street between Division Street and Hester Street, and construction of a plaza at Pike Street between East Broadway and Division Street, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 1, CB 3) DPR/DOT
30396: Reconstruction of the shoreline, as Phase III of the restoration of the Lakeshore shoreline, including Northwest and Southwest waterfront access and Three Sisters Island areas, West Drive and East Drive, adjacent to Park Circle, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. (Preliminary)
(CC 39, CB 6, 7, 8, 9 & 14) DPR/PPA
30397: Rehabilitation of Meadowport Arch, including the installation of lighting and a drainage system, West Drive adjacent to Prospect Park West and Carroll Street, Prospect Park, Brooklyn. (Preliminary)
(CC 39, CB 6, 7, 8, 9 & 14) DPR/PPA
30398: Reconstruction of Third Street Playground, Prospect Park, Prospect Park West between 3rd Street and 4th Street, adjacent to West Drive, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 35, 39 & 40, CB 6, 7,8, 9 & 14) DPR/PPA
30399: Construction of the QueensWay Metropolitan Hub, including construction of a pedestrian bridge over the LIRR, Metropolitan Avenue, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School Driveway, Union Turnpike, and Trotting Course Lane, Forest Hills, Queens. (Final) (CC 29, CB 6) EDC/DPR
30400: Modifications to the construction of Box Street Park, including a prototypical comfort station, Commercial Street, Box Street, and Newtown Creek, Brooklyn. (Amended Final) (CC 33, CB 1) EDC/DPR
30401: Installation of prototypical signage, Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Flushing, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 19, CB 7) QPL
30402: Installation of prototypical signage, Hillcrest Library, 187-05 Union Turnpike, Flushing, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 24, CB 8) QPL
30403: Installation of prototypical signage, Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 23, CB 8) QPL
30404: Installation of prototypical signage, Laurelton Library, 134-26 225th Street, Laurelton, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 31, CB 13) QPL
30405: Installation of prototypical signage, Rochdale Village Library, 169-09 137th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 28, CB 12) QPL
Committee Meeting
10:20 a.m. Construction of a sports center, Willowbrook Park, southeast of Eton Place and Richmond Avenue, Staten Island. (Conceptual) (CC 50, CB 2) DPR
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/5-18-26-DPR-c-SportsCenter-WillowbrookPark.pdf
11:00 a.m. Design of a streetscape master plan for the reconstruction of Park Avenue Malls (Park Avenue Vision Plan), Park Avenue between East 46th Street and East 57th Street, Manhattan. (Conceptual) (CC 4, CB 5 & 6) DOT
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/5-18-26-DOT-c-ParkAveMalls-MasterPlan.pdf
11:40 a.m. BREAK
11:55 a.m. Rehabilitation of kiosks and the installation of a public restroom, Municipal Plaza, adjacent to the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building, One Centre Street, Manhattan. (Conceptual) (CC 1, CB 1) DOT
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/5-18-26-DOT-c-MuniPlaza-OneCenterSt.pdf
All times are approximate and subject to change without notice, and those who are testifying remotely should follow along on the livestreamed meeting on the Design Commission’s YouTube channel to know when to join the meeting. If testifying at City Hall, please plan to arrive early in the event the meeting is ahead of schedule. Details on giving public testimony can be found here: https://www.nyc.gov/site/designcommission/design-review/testimony/public-testimony.page
Items on the consent agenda are not presented. If you wish to testify regarding a design-related issue of a project on the consent agenda, please notify staff as soon as possible.
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Phone: 212-788-3071
Fax: 212-788-3086
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