City Council, July 16, 2026
Approves 198-208 Richmond Terrace rezoning, 49-0
What happened
The New York City Council approved a package of land use applications facilitating 3,242 units of new housing (nearly 1,700 affordable), including the Monitor Point project at 40 Quay Street (approximately 1,324 units, 50% affordable), DeWitt Clinton Park North (1,064 units in tw…
- Jurisdiction
- New York City, NY
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 17 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 49-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsLPC Landmark Designations LU-91, LU-92, LU-93
Approved 49-0Free sample: decision 1 of 17
Monitor Point (40 Quay Street) mixed-use development
Approval of LU67-71 / Reso 581-584 for Monitor Point at 40 Quay Street, Greenpoint. Two new mixed-use buildings with approximately 1,324 residential units, 50% affordable (662 affordable units), including 161 senior units, 110 supportive housing units, a museum honoring the USS Monitor, and publicly accessible open space. Developer/applicant is Gotham. Adopted as part of coupled general orders vote of 49-0.
- $300,000 annual contribution for 99 years toward Bushwick Inlet Park maintenance
- relocation of two MTA facilities
- over 50,000 sq ft of green space
- two new public bathrooms
- new ADA-accessible G train elevator
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The New York City Council approved a package of land use applications facilitating 3,242 units of new housing (nearly 1,700 affordable), including the Monitor Point project at 40 Quay Street (approximately 1,324 units, 50% affordable), DeWitt Clinton Park North (1,064 units in tw…
Key Decisions (17)
Monitor Point (40 Quay Street) mixed-use development
DeWitt Clinton Park North
2950 West 24th Street rezoning
1166 Bedford Avenue rezoning
198-208 Richmond Terrace rezoning
1160 Pugsley Avenue rezoning
164th Street rezoning
Landmark designations (three individual landmarks)
New high school at 25 Wall Street
511 West 171st Street ANCP Cluster preservation
East Harlem El Barrio Article 11 Amendment
Intro 692A - Paraprofessional workforce stabilization payment
Intro 955A - Red Tape Relief Act
Intro 972 - Unincorporated Business Tax credit
Intro 983A - Public official compensation
Intro 913A - NYPD civil service exam age limit
Resolution 371 - Fat Man Scoop Recognition Day
Development Activity (9)
Monitor Point
Mixed-Use
DeWitt Clinton Park North
Mixed-Use
2950 West 24th Street
Residential
Market Signals (6)
Housing Demand
The Council approved land use applications facilitating 3,242 units of…
Housing Demand
A cited report showing 26,000 applications for just 84 affordable…
Sentiment
DeWitt Clinton Park North developers stated they will not build…
Who Spoke (20)
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
1160 Pugsley Avenue rezone
1160 Pugsley Avenue rezone
1166 Bedford Avenue rezone
1166 Bedford Avenue rezone
25 Wall Street site plan
372 Schermerhorn Street annexation
164th Street rezone
More land-use items (16)
16 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 164th Street rezoneCase Res 0566-2026No vote recorded
- 50-20 108th Street rezoneCase LU 0096-2026No vote recorded
- 50-20 108th Street rezoneCase LU 0097-2026No vote recorded
- 2950 West 24th Street rezoneCase Res 0569-2026No vote recorded
- 2950 West 24th Street rezoneCase Res 0570-2026No vote recorded
- 2950 West 24th Street rezoneCase Res 0571-2026No vote recorded
- 2950 West 24th Street rezoneCase Res 0572-2026No vote recorded
- 63-02 Fresh Pond Road rezoneCase LU 0104-2026No vote recorded
- 63-02 Fresh Pond Road rezoneCase LU 0105-2026No vote recorded
- **<u>Res 0581-2026</u> LU 67 - Zoning, Monitor Point, Brooklyn (C 260105 ZMK).**… rezoneCase Res 0581-2026No vote recorded
- |**Res 0585-2026**|**LU 72 - Zoning, Dewitt Clinton Park North (801… rezoneCase Res 0585-2026No vote recorded
- |**Res 0588-2026**|**LU 75 - Zoning, Dewitt Clinton Park North (629 West… rezoneCase Res 0588-2026No vote recorded
- 200 Kent Avenue rezoneCase LU 0115-2026No vote recorded
- 200 Kent Avenue rezoneCase LU 0116-2026No vote recorded
- 47-03 108th Street rezoneCase LU 0118-2026No vote recorded
- 47-03 108th Street rezoneCase LU 0119-2026No vote recorded
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