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October 5th , 2026, and October 6th, 2026, 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of teleconference public hearings, Monday October 5th, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., and Tuesday October 6th, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., to be streamed live through the Board’s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa), with remote public participation and in-person portion, on the following matters:
SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR
441-31-BZIV
APPLICANT – Vassalotti Associates Architects, LLP, for Henry Alpert/Spartan Petroleum, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 21, 2026 – Extension of Term (§11-411) for the continued use of a Gasoline Service Station with accessory convenience store which expires on April 26, 2027. C2-2/R5 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 7702 Flatlands Avenue, Block 8014, Lot 1, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #18BK
1181-80-BZIII
APPLICANT – Simicich Limberis Law Group, for Sai Yan Chen, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 24, 2026 – Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) which permitted a four-story office and warehouse building which expired on May 23, 2024, Waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedures. R6 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 62-07 Woodside Avenue, Block 1294, Lot 20, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2Q
2022-23-BZII
APPLICANT – Gerald J Caliendo, RA, AIA, for KKS Group LLC/ Edward Kowlessar, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 12, 2026 – Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) permitting the construction of a two-story, with cellar, two-family detached residence. R3-2 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 1520 East 56th Street, Block 7900, Lot 53, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #18BK
2025-11-BZ
APPLICANT – Law Office of Jay Goldstein, PLLC, for Bnos Educational Trust, owner; Bais Shifra Inc., lessee.
SUBJECT – Application July 13, 2026 – Amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) to permit the enlargement of an existing school contrary to underlying bulk requirements. The request seeks to modify the previously approved waivers. R5 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 1681-1683 42nd Street (aka) 1681-1685 42nd Street; 4122-4124 17th Avenue), Block 5381, Lot 48 Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #12BK
APPEALS CALENDAR
2026-20-A
APPLICANT – Charles Weinstock, for West Village Citizens for Preservation, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 16, 2026 – Appeal of a New York City Department of Buildings determination challenging the validity of a building permit. R6 Special West Village Historic District.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 497 Hudson Street, Block 605, Lot 28, Borough of Manhattan.
COMMUNITY BOARD #3M
2026-22-A
APPLICANT – Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector LLP, for Mohammad Bilal, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 29, 2026 – Application to permit the construction within the unbuilt portion of a mapped street contrary to General City Law §35 and ZR §72-01(g). R3X zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 75 Lansing Street, Block 3405, Lot 5, Borough of Staten Island.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2SI
2026-24-A
APPLICANT – Rampulla Associates Architects LLP, for Roger Ritch, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 13, 2026 – Proposed development of a residential single-family building within the bed of a mapped street contrary to General City Law §35. R3-2 Lower Density Growth Management Area (LDGMA)
PREMISES AFFECTED – 49 Leslie Avenue, Block 3205, Lot 75, Borough of Staten Island.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2SI
2026-25-A & 2026-26-A
APPLICANT – Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector, LLP, for Grosvenor 1 LLC + Grosvenor 2 LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 10, 2026 – Proposed development of a residential building that does not front on an existing public street contrary to General City Law §36. R7A zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 116-14 Grosvenor Lane and 116-18 Grosvenor Lane, Block 3321, Lot (s) 83 & 86, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #9Q
ZONING CALENDAR
2026-18-BZ & 2026-19-A
APPLICANT – Terminus Group, LLC, for Group, LLC, for 6372 Amboy Road, LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 15, 2026 – Variance (§72-21)to permit the development of a three-story mixed-use building consisting of ground floor retail and six (6) dwelling units contrary to ZR §107-242 to reduce the 20’ required setback along the Staten Island Rapid Transit right-of-way and building within the bed of a mapped street contrary to General City Law §35. C1-1/R3X South Richmond Special Purpose District.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 6372 Amboy Road, Block 7702, Lot(s) 3 & 30, Borough of Staten Island.
COMMUNITY BOARD #3SI
2026-29-BZ
APPLICANT – Akerman LLC, for Apex Acquisition LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 22, 2026 – Variance (§72-21) to permit the development of a 14-story, 100% affordable residential development with ground floor retail contrary to underlying use regulations. C8-2 and R6 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 530 Utica Avenue, Block 4603, Lot 5, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #9BK
Shampa Chanda, Chair/Commissioner