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Design Commission Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 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.
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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
9:20 a.m. Consent Items
30559: Renovation of Pacific Library, including the construction of an addition and garden, 25 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 39, CB 6) BPL
30560: Reinstallation of four artworks by Clemente Spampinato, Walt Whitman Library, 93 Saint Edwards Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 35, CB 2) BPL
30561: Reconstruction of the trail (South Forest Riverwalk), including construction of seating areas and ADA accessible pathways, New York Botanical Garden, River Road and East Fordham Road, Bronx. (Final) (CC 11, CB 7) DCLA/DPR
30562: Construction of a housing facility, Crossroads Juvenile Center, 17 Bristol Street, Brooklyn. (Final) (CC 41, CB 16) DDC/ACS
30563: Construction of streetscape improvements, including reconstruction of a median, Bay 37th Street, Harway Avenue, Bay 38th Street, and Cropsey Avenue, and construction of a plaza, Kenilworth Place, Hillel Place, Flatbush Avenue, and Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary) (CC 45 & 47, CB 11 & 14) DDC/DOT
30564: Reconstruction of a step street (Library Lane), Coles Lane between Kingsbridge Road and Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx. (Final) (CC 15, CB 7) DDC/DOT
30565: Minor modifications to the construction of a public restroom building and adjacent site work, Kissena Park, Parsons Boulevard and Booth Memorial Avenue, Flushing, Queens. (Amended Final) (CC 20, CB 7) DDC/DPR
30566: Installation of real time passenger information signage as part of the design of a prototypical bus shelter for installation citywide. (Amended Final) DOT
30567: Modifications to the construction of an open space (The Baseline) under the ramps to the Ed Koch Queensborough Bridge, Dutch Kills Street between Jackson Avenue and the Long Island Rail Road, Long Island City, Queens. (Amended Final) (CC 26, CB 2) DOT
30568: Construction of shared-use pathways and trails, West 172nd Street and West 181st Street, adjacent to Henry Hudson Parkway, Fort Washington Park, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 10, CB 12) DPR
30569: Reconstruction of a multipurpose play area, Sunrise Playground, adjacent to P.S. 195, 253rd Street between 149th Avenue and 149th Road, Rosedale, Queens. (Preliminary) (CC 31, CB 13) DPR
30570: Construction of a broadcasting facility, including the construction of an addition?to an existing broadcasting facility and adjacent site work, United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 21 & 24, CB 3, 4, 6 & 7) DPR
30571: Reconstruction of Twenty-Four Sycamores Park, East 61st Street, FDR Drive, East 60th Street, and York Avenue, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 5, CB 8) DPR
30572: Conservation of the Kimlau War Memorial (1962) by Poy G. Lee, Park Row and Chatham Square, Frankfort Street to Catherine Street, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 1, CB 3) DPR
30573: Reconstruction of the northeastern portion of Ferry Point Park, including the reconstruction of the detention basin and sports courts, Balcom Avenue between Schley Avenue and Miles Avenue, Bronx. (Preliminary) (CC 13, CB 10) DPR/DOT
30574: Modifications to a serpentine bench, as part of the reconstruction of Damrosch Park, including streetscape improvements, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, West 62nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. (Amended Final) (CC 6, CB 7) DPR/DOT
30575: Installation of a security toll booth and gates, Hunts Point Cooperative Market, 355 Food Center Drive, Bronx. (Preliminary) (CC 17, CB 2) EDC
30576: Construction of an electrical enclosure and electric vehicle chargers, municipal parking lot adjacent to Pier 11, 49 South Street, under the FDR Drive, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 3) EDC
30577: Rehabilitation of a pier and bulkhead, Pier 4, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 58th Street and First Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 38, CB 7) EDC
30578: Installation of building identification signage, Atlantic Center, 625 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 35, CB 2) EDC
30579: Installation of the Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York mural series, including Alice Steps Out of a Book, Alice and Her Friends in the Subway, Alice and Friends at the NY Public Library, Alice and Friends at the Central Park Zoo, Alice and Friends at Coney Island, The Statue of Liberty (Flying Over), The Empire State Building, Alice Flies Over the East River Bridges, Normandie Ocean Liner, Bon Voyage, Seagull Skyline, Small Harbor Scene #1, Small Harbor Scene #2, and Alice and Her Friends Return to Their Books (1938) by Abram Champanier, Gotham Health Gouverneur Health Center, 227 Madison Street, Manhattan (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 3) HHC
30580: Long-term installation of the replication of The Statue of Liberty and Swordfish, as part of the installation of the Alice of Wonderland Visiting New York mural series, Gotham Health Gouverneur Health Center, 227 Madison Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 3) HHC
30581: Removal and temporary storage of Presence, Healing Circles by Richard Pousette-Dart, from Gotham Health Gouverneur Health Center, 227 Madison Street, Manhattan to 55 Water Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 1, CB 3) HHC
30582: Rehabilitation of the 103rd Police Precinct, 168-02 91st Avenue, Jamaica, Queens. (Preliminary and Final) (CC 27, CB 12) NYPD
30583: Reconstruction of an entrance and stair, and construction of a distinctive sidewalk, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, West 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 6, CB 7) NYPL/DPR/DOT
Public Hearing
9:25 a.m.
30584: Design of electric vehicle charging stations (It's Electric) for curbside installation citywide. (Preliminary) DOT
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/10-20-26-DOT-p-EV-Curbside-Charging-It’sElectric.pdf
10:05 a.m.
30585: Reconstruction of the western portion of Ferry Point Park, including the construction of a playground, sports courts, and waterfront walkways, west of Hutchinson River Parkway and Schley Avenue, Bronx. (Preliminary) (CC 13, CB 10) DPR/DOT
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/10-20-26-DPR-DOT-p-FerryPointParkWest.pdf
10:45 a.m.
30586: Construction of a gaming facility, resort, retail, and events complex (Integrated Resort), as part of the master plan for the Metropolitan Park (Queens Future), north of Roosevelt Avenue, between Grand Central Parkway and Seaver Way, south of the World’s Fair Marina, and adjacent to Citi Field, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, Queens (Preliminary) (CC 21, CB 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 & 9) EDC/DPR
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/10-20-26-EDC-DPR-p-QF-IntegratedResort.pdf
11:45 a.m. BREAK
12:15 p.m.
30587: Installation of A Village Grows by Fitgi Saint-Louis, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Boulevard between 118th Road and 119th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens. (Conceptual) (CC 27, CB 12) DCLA%/DDC/DPR
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/10-20-26-DCLA-pfa-DDC-DPR-c-A-Village-Grows.pdf
12:55 p.m.
30588: Installation of A Necessary Secret World by Sherrill Roland, Brooklyn Detention Complex, 275 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn. (Conceptual) (CC 33, CB 2) DCLA%/DDC/DOC
https://www.nyc.gov/assets/designcommission/downloads/pdf/pres/10-20-26-DCLA-pfa-DDC-DOC-c-A-Necessary-Secret-World.pdf
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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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