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October 19th, 2026, and October 20th, 2026, 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of teleconference public hearings, Monday October 19th, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., and Tuesday October 20th, 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
80-54-BZIV
APPLICANT – Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for Dryden Hotel Associates, LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 24, 2026 – Extension of Term (§11-411) of a previously granted variance which permitted commercial uses on the first floor and cellar of an existing residential building, which expired on July 26, 2026. R8B zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 150 East 39th Street, Block 894, Lot 52, Borough of Manhattan.
COMMUNITY BOARD #6M
182-85-BZIV
APPLICANT – Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Patsy Messina, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 31, 2026 – Extension of Term of a previously approved variance (§72-21) permitting the operation of a contractor’s establishment which expires on September 9, 2026, Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy which expired on April 24, 2025; Waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedures. R6B zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 209-211 20th Street, Block 637, Lot(s) 64, 65, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #7BK
183-85-BZIV
APPLICANT – Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Patsy Messina, owner.
SUBJECT – Application August 31, 2026 – Extension of Term of a previously approved variance (§72-21) permitting the operation of a (UG 16) open storage yard for building materials and accessory parking for four cars with an accessory office and showroom which expires on September 9, 2026, Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy which expired on April 24, 2025, Waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedures. R6B zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 206-208 20th Street, Block 640, Lot 21, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #7BK
233-15-BZIII
APPLICANT – HSF Kramer, for ZDJ Vernon LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 29, 2026 – Application to request an amendment to a previously approved variance granted pursuant to Zoning Resolution (ZR) § 72-21. The original variance permitted the conversion of a then-existing four-story manufacturing building and the development of a 21-story mixed retail and residential tower contrary to applicable district use and bulk regulations. M1-6A/R9 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 45-40 Vernon Boulevard, Block 26, Lot 4, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #2Q
ZONING CALENDAR
2026-17-BZ
APPLICANT – Pryor Cashman LLP, for 25c LLC, owner.
SUBJECT – Application June 15, 2026 – Special Permit (§73-44) to permit the reduction of required accessory off-street parking spaces for ambulatory diagnostic and treatment health care facility use (UG IIIB). M1-2 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 27 & 25 Stewart Avenue, Block 2994, Lot 75, Borough of Brooklyn.
COMMUNITY BOARD #1BK
2026-28-BZ
APPLICANT – Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Peter Battisti, owner.
SUBJECT – Application July 20, 2026 – Special Permits (§73-163 and §73-50) to permit the development of a Gasoline Service Station contrary to underlying use regulations and to waive the yard requirement for a lot line coincident with a side lot line of a residential district. C2-3/R3-2 zoning district.
PREMISES AFFECTED – 254-11 Hillside Avenue, Block 8766, Lot 13, Borough of Queens.
COMMUNITY BOARD #13Q
Shampa Chanda, Chair/Commissioner