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January 3, 2012 - City Planning Begins Public Review For Zoning To Reinforce The Vibrant Retail Character Of Three Upper West Side Avenues

2011

December 15, 2011 - DCP and NYCEDC Release 20-Year Vision Plan For Staten Island's North Shore
December 12, 2011 - City Planning Begins Public Review on Far Reaching Zone Green Proposal
November 15, 2011 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Remarks at Zoning the City Conference, as Delivered By Deputy Mayor Robert K. Steel
November 9, 2011 - Department of City Planning Releases Historic Documents in Conjunction with Zoning the City Conference
October 27, 2011 - Mayor Bloomberg will Address Pivotal Conference on the Future of Zoning in New York City.
October 13, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg Announces Contest to Name New Open Space in Queens Plaza
October 12, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Limandri Announce Opening of Development Hub to Accelerate Construction Approval Process and Speed Up Job Creation
September 29, 2011 - Pivotal Conference on the Future of Zoning in New York City
September 7, 2011 - City Planning's New Web Application – ZoLa – Is One Stop Shop For Zoning Information
August 10, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg Submits City's Formal Challenge to 2010 Census Results
July 28, 2011 - City Planning Names Michael Marrella Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning
July 14, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Silver and Officials Open First Section of Lower Manhattan's New East River Waterfront Esplanade
June 20, 2011 - City Planning's Williamsbridge and Baychester Rezoning
June 20, 2011 - City Planning Annouces New Proposal to Enliven Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn
June 7, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and Friends of the High Line Open Section Two of the High Line
April 25, 2011 - City Planning Creates New Zoning District to Bolster Business Districts with Older Office and Loft Building Stock
April 15, 2011 - Adolfo Carrion, NY-CT Mayors, County Execs, Planning Orgs Launch Unprecedented Bi-State Sustainability Collaboration
March 28, 2011 - Public Review Begins for Boerum Hill Rezoning
March 24, 2011 - [Mayor's Office] Statements of Mayor Bloomberg, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz and Queens Borough President Marshall on 2010 Census Results
March 14, 2011 - Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Unveil Comprehensive Plan for New York City's Waterfront and Waterways
February 28, 2011 - City Planning Launches Public Review for Sunnyside and Woodside Rezoning
February 3, 2011 - City Planning Releases the New Zoning Handbook, the Ultimate Guide to NYC Zoning.
January 24, 2011 - City Planning Introduces New Proposal to Enliven Water Street
January 3, 2011 - Public Review Begins for West Clinton Rezoning

2010

December 1, 2010 - Mayor Bloomberg Announces New York City Receives U.S. EPA National Smart Growth Award for PLANYC Programs
November 29, 2010 - City Planning's Largest Rezoning - South Jamaica - Begins Public Review
November 1, 2010 - City Planning Names First Sustainability Director
October 20, 2010 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Unveils Bike The Bronx Tour Map
September 29, 2010 - Statement of Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Burden on Adoption of New Zoning Regulations to Promote Car Sharing
September 27, 2010 - City Planning Kicks off Review of Webster Avenue/Bedford Park/Norwood Rezoning
September 27, 2010 - City Planning's Key Terms Clarification Text Amendment Begins Public Review
September 16, 2010 - New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Audience Development and Theater Production
September 13, 2010 - City Planning To Hold Public Meeting on Draft Recommendations For Vision 2020: The New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan
July 30, 2010 - City Planning's New Interactive Online Waterfront Map Provides Information on Waterfront Public Access in Every Borough
June 7, 2010 - City Planning Kicks off Public Review for North Tribeca Rezoning to Guide Evolution of Historic Lower Manhattan Neighborhood
June 7, 2010 - Rezoning of Rosedale Neighborhood Begins Public Review
June 7, 2010 - Rezoning to Protect Character of Washington and Greenwich Streets Begins Public Review
May 25, 2010 - [Mayor's Office] Statements of Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Burden on City Council Adoption of the City's Astoria Rezoning Plan
May 24, 2010 - Rezoning to Revitalize Third and Tremont Avenues in the Bronx Begins Public Review
May 24, 2010 - City Planning Kicks Off Third Avenue Rezoning
May 24, 2010 - City Planning Begins Public Review For 418-Block Rezoning of Auburndale, Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills
April 26, 2010 - City Planning Introduces Zoning to Encourage Car Sharing
April 13, 2010 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Launch NYC Waterfront Vision and Enhancement Strategy (WAVES) – A Blueprint For New York City's 578 Miles of Waterfront
January 25, 2010 - 240-Block Rezoning Proposal for Astoria Begins Public Review

2009

November 16, 2009 - City Planning Launches Public Review of Citywide Zoning Text Amendment to Prevent Parking in Front Yards and Tighten Curb Cut Regulations
October 28, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on City Planning's 100th Re-zoning Plan Adopted Under Bloomberg Administration
October 14, 2009 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Is The 2009 Laureate Of The ULI J.C. Nichols Prize For Visionaries In Urban Development
September 23, 2009 - Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Amanda M. Burden At The Commission's Unanimous Vote Approving The FRESH Zoning Text Amendment To Promote Neighborhood Grocery Stores With Healthy Food
August 18, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, Assembly Speaker Silver and Other Officials Break Ground On East River Waterfront Esplanade In Lower Manhattan
August 6, 2009 - City Planning Launches RSS Feed to Provide Public Web Based Updates on the Department's Initiatives, Data, Commission Meetings and More
July 29, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on the Adoption of the Coney Island Revitalization Plan
June 30, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on City Council Approval of the Lower Concourse and Fordham Rezonings
June 17, 2009 - Statement By City Planning Commission (CPC) Chair Amanda M. Burden At the CPC Vote On the City's Coney Island Rezoning
June 1, 2009 - City Planning Launches Public Review on Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street
May 21, 2009 - City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Unveils Queens Around the World Insider's Guide
May 16, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson and Speaker Quinn Announce Comprehensive Strategies to Increase and Retain Grocery Stores in New York City
April 27, 2009 - [Mayor's Office] Statement by Major Bloomberg on New York receiving the 2009 Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence for the West Chelsea/High Line Project
April 22, 2009 - Statements By City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden On City Council Approvals of Two City Planning Initiatives
April 21, 2009 - 300-Block Rezoning Proposal For Middle Village, Glendale and Maspeth, Queens Begins Public Review
April 20, 2009 - Public Review Begins To Bring Zoning Protections To 128-blocks Of Sunset Park, Brooklyn
March 30, 2009 - City Planning Begins Rezoning Along 161st Street and River Avenues to Spur New Housing, Office and Year-Round Retail Development in Transit-Rich Bronx Civic Center
March 23, 2009 - City Planning Launches Community Data Portal to Provide Public Access to Useful Data & Resources at the Click of A Mouse
March 23, 2009 - New York City Theater Subdistrict Council Announces Grant Awards to Support Theater Production and Audience Development
March 19, 2009 - Statement by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Increase in New York City Population to Record 8.36 Million People
March 4, 2009 - Statement by City Planning Commission Chair Amanda M. Burden at The Commission Vote on The City's Zoning for Bike Parking Initiative Requiring New Buildings to Provide Secure Bike Parking
March 4, 2009 - Public Review Begins to Protect Row House Character of 175-Blocks in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, Brooklyn
March 2, 2009 - Public Review Begins On City Planning Proposal to Provide Zoning Protections for Nearly 200 Blocks of Flatbush Brooklyn
February 17th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review to Bring Zoning Protections to 250 Blocks in Canarsie, Brooklyn
February 17th, 2009 - New Affordable Homeownership Option under Inclusionary Housing Begins Public Review
February 17th, 2009 - City Planning Lauches Public Review of DUMBO Rezoning to Preserve Scale and Encourage Investment in Historic Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
February 2nd, 2009 - City Planning Begins Lower Grand Concourse Rezoning to Spur New Investment, Public Waterfront Open Space in Transit-Rich, Mixed-Use Loft Neighborhood
January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review for 257 Blocks in North Flushing, Queens to Protect Neighborhood Character
January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review to Preserve Character of Brighton Beach Brooklyn
January 20th, 2009 - City Planning Begins Public Review on Rezoning of Coney Island

2008

November 19th, 2008 - [Mayor's Office] Statements by Mayor Bloomberg and City Planning Commissioner Burden On The City Council's Adoption Of The East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning Plan
November 10th, 2008 - City Planning To Require Secure Bike Parking in New Buildings
October 7th, 2008 - Statement By City Planning Commission Chair Amanda M. Burden At The Commission Vote On The City's East Village and Lower East Side Rezoning
September 12, 2008 - Edith Hsu-Chen Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director
September 10, 2008 - Statement from City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden on City Planning Commission Approval of 12 block rezoning of St. George, Staten Island
September 4, 2008 - Statement from City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden on City Council Adoption of 220 block rezoning of Laurelton, Queens
July 23, 2008 - Statement by Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Regarding the City Council's Unanimous Approval of the City Planning's Hunts Point Rezoning
July 21, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review On Promised Height Reductions For 125th Street Core
June 2, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning Over 260 Blocks in Two Queens Neighborhoods
May 19, 2008 - City Planning Launches Public Review for Dutch Kills Rezoning
May 5, 2008 - City Planning begins Public Review for rezoning in the East Village and Lower East Side.
April 30, 2008 - Mayor Bloomberg and Harlem Council members Hail Adoption of 125th Street Rezoning plan.

April 28, 2008 - Commissioner Amanda M. Burden has been inducted into the elite membership of the American Institute of Certified Planners College of Fellows.
April 21, 2008 - City Planning Proposal to Protect 280 Blocks of the Rockaway Peninsula Begins Public Review
March 25, 2008 - Statement by Commissioner Amanda M. Burden Regarding the Planning Commission's Unanimous Approval of Two PlaNYC Initiatives Aimed At Greening the City and Improving the Environment
March 10, 2008 - Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair Amanda M. Burden at the CPC vote on The City's 125th Street Rezoning
January 7, 2008 - City Planning Begins Public Review of Hunts Point Rezoning to Encourage Growth of Food Industry and Protect Residential Neighborhood From Heavy Industry

2007

November 26, 2007 - Statement by City Planning Commission (CPC) chair Amanda M. Burden at the CPC vote on Columbia University expansion and community board 9 197-a Plan
November 20, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Bloomberg Announces City's Successful Census Challenge
November 8, 2007 - [Mayor's Office] Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Presents Coney Island Plan to Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
November 8, 2007 - City Planning and Economic Development Corporation Announce Comprehensive Coney Island Rezoning Plan to Safeguard and Build On Its Amusement Legacy
October 31, 2007 - Statement From City Planning Commissioner Amanda M. Burden On City Council Adoption of Four City Planning Rezonings
October 9, 2007 - City Planning Announces Zoning Proposal To Mandate Street Tree Plantings
October 5, 2007 - City Planning Proposal To Protect Briarwood Neighborhood Character Enters Public Review Process
October 1, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Harlem's Renowned 125th Street to Strengthen Its Cultural Presence and Catalyze 125th Street As a Major Regional Business District
September 17, 2007 - City Planning Proposes Comprehensive Zoning Amendments to Enhance Yards and Open Space Throughout the City
September 10, 2007 - Statement From Mayor Bloomberg on City Council Passage of Rezoning in Jamaica, Queens, the Administration's Largest-Ever Rezoning
June 18, 2007 - Green Standards for Parking Lots Begin Public Review
June 18, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Forest Hills South, Queens
May 21, 2007 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Plan to Preserve Character of St. Albans and Hollis, Queens
May 7, 2007 - City Planning Initiates Rezoning of Bedford-Stuyvesant to Save Brownstones and Create New Affordable Housing
April 23, 2007 - City Planning Initiates Public Review for Upper West Side Zoning That Would Cap Heights and Create New Housing Opportunities Along Broadway Corridor
April 23, 2007 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Provide Opportunities for Affordable Housing in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn
April 9, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review for Rezoning of Wakefield and Eastchester to Preserve Neighborhood Character and Facilitate New Development Along White Plains Road
March 26, 2007 - City Planning Begins Public Review For Dyker Heights/Ft. Hamilton Rezoning Fulfilling Mayor Bloomberg's Committement to Community
March 26, 2007 - Carol Samol Named City Planning Bronx Director
February 14, 2007 - City Planning Chair Amanda M. Burden Details Achievements and Describes How Land Use Decisions Foster Sustainable Growth At Crain's Breakfast Forum
February 5, 2007 - City Begins Public Review of Comprehensive Plan to Redevelop Downtown Jamaica Business District and Protect Surrounding Neighborhoods
January 29, 2007 - City Planning Director Amanda Burden Names Alexandros Washburn as Chief Urban Designer; Thomas Wargo Appointed Director of Zoning

2006

December 13, 2006 - City Planning Demographers Paint Picture of City's Future Population At 9.1 Million, Detailing How City Will Grow By 2030
October 25, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Applauds City Council Adoption of City's Stapleton Development Plan
October 25, 2006 - Purnima Kapur Named City Planning Brooklyn Director
October 3, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg's Statement on City's Successful Census Bureau Challenge
July 11, 2006 - City Planning Proposes Simplified Vesting Process for Home Alterations in New R2A Rezonings and Initiates Review of Rezoning to Preserve Scale of Douglaston and Little Neck
May 24, 2006 - Departments of City Planning and Housing Preservation & Development Announce First Queens Inclusionary Housing Program To Provide Affordable Housing in City’s Maspeth-Woodside Rezoning
May 8, 2006 - Stapleton Plan Begins Public Review As City Moves Forward With Plans For Major Redevelopment of Former Navy Homeport on Staten Island
April 10, 2006 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg and Friends of the High Line Host Rail Lifting Ceremony to Mark Start of Construction of New York City's Newest Park on West Side Elevated Rail Structure
April 6, 2006 - Fresh Kills Park Transformation Takes Major Step Forward with Release of Draft Master Plan Illustrating Planned Features of the Park
March 21, 2006 - City Planning Adds Online Info to Enhance the Public's Ability to Track Land Use Proposals and Environmental Reviews
March 15, 2006 - New Zoning Handbook From City Planning Is The Ultimate Guide to NYC Zoning
February 21, 2006 - City Planning to Create New Zoning District to Permit Modest Growth with Needed Parking
February 7, 2006 - Upper Manhattan Planner Honored by Mayor Bloomberg
January 12 , 2006 - [APA] - Innovative New York Zoning District Receives National Planning Award

2005

October 7, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Announces First Affordable Housing Development in Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront Area
October 6, 2005 - Amanda Burden Receives Center for Architecture Award from New York Chapter of American Institute of Architects
September 28, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg's Statement on the City's Successful Challenge to the Census Bureau Showing New York's Population Rose by More Than Two Percent Since the 2000 Census
September 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Hails Approval of City Planning's College Point Rezoning by City Council Committee As Another Victory Against Overdevelopment
August 9, 2005 - City Planning Begins Public Review on Follow Up Actions to Hudson Yards Rezoning to Codify Agreements on Additional Affordable Housing and Protections for Area Residents
July 12, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - City Planning Leadership in Fresh Kills Transformation Acknowledged as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces the 23rd Annual Art Commission Awards For Excellence in Design
June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approval of West Chelsea Rezoning
June 20, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee and Reiterates Committment to Combating Overdevelopment
May 31, 2005 - Mayor Bloomberg Unveils Plans for East River Waterfront Esplanade, Pavilions and New Open Space
May 11, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Praises Passage of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning and Reiterates Administration's Commitment to Strengthening Industry
May 2, 2005 - [Mayor's Office] - Mayor Bloomberg Praises City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee on Approvel of Greenpoint-Williamsburg Rezoning
June 15, 2005 - Amanda Burden Receives Lawrence M. Orton Award from New York Chapter of American Planning Association
March 14, 2005 - City Planning Commission Approves Comprehensive Greenpoint-Williamsburg Plan
February 16, 2005 - City Planning Certifies Zoning Proposal to Preserve Character of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
February 10, 2005 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Next Steps in Battle Against Overdevelopment on Staten Island
January 24, 2005 - City Planning Releases Newest New Yorkers Immigration Report - Foreign-Born Swell NYC Population Figures, Strengthen Economy
January 13, 2005 - Ray Gastil Named New City Planning Manhattan Office Director

2004

2003

December 2, 2003 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Zoning and Enforcement Improvements for Staten Island
November 25, 2003 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Announces Zoning Improvements for Throgs Neck
November 18, 2003 - NYC Economic Development Corporation and Department of City Planning Roll Out Development Framework for Downtown Flushing
November 6, 2003 - DCP Director Amanda M. Burden Outlines Ambitious, Proactive Agenda for Spurring Economic Development and Strengthening Neighborhoods Throughout NYC at Packed Crains Breakfast Forum
October 22, 2003 - City Planning Commission Approves Bronx Community Board 8's Plan for Preserving Unique Character of District's Neighborhoods
October 3, 2003 - Preview Future of the City in "Live Work Skyline Street" Exhibit at Opening of the New Center for Architecture
October 1, 2003 - City Planning Department's Zoning Protection Against Over-Development on City Island is Approved by City Council
September 29, 2003 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Kicks off the Transformation of Fresh Kills in Staten Island
September 24, 2003 - Plan for Special West Chelsea District and Rebirth of High Line as an Elevated Green Promenade is Previewed by City Planning
September 17, 2003 - City Planning's North Corona Rezoning Plan Enacted by City Council
September 10, 2003 - City Planning Commission Approves Major Harlem Rezoning Plan to Balance Growth and Preservation
September 9, 2003 - Department of City Planning Certifies Sweeping Downzoning Proposal to Preserve Traditional Staten Island Residential Neighborhoods
June 24, 2003 - City Planning Announces Approval of East Harlem Rezoning Proposal by City Council
June 23, 2003 - Department of City Planning Names Staten Island Borough Director Leonard Garcia-Duran
June 18, 2003 - Department of City Planning Unveils Comprehensive Land Use and Waterfront Plan for Greenpoint-Williamsburg
April 14, 2003 - Bloomberg Administration Unveils Development Plan for Downtown Brooklyn
March 11, 2003 - Department of City Planning Certifies Proposal to Rezone Morrisania in the Bronx

2002

2001

December 18, 2001 - Department of City Planning Announces the Winner of the International Competition for a Conceptual Design and Master Plan for the Future of Fresh Kills
December 12, 2001 - Far West Midtown - A Framework for Development
November 28, 2001 - The City Planning Commission Unanimously Approves Memorial Sloan Kettering Rezoning Application
August 8, 2001 - The City Planning Commission Approves Amendments to Strengthen Adult Use Zoning Regulations
May 23, 2001 - City Planning Commission Approves the Long Island City Rezoning Application that will Create New Central Business District
April 10, 2001 - City Planning Commission Begins Public Review of Zoning Changes to Permit Loft Legalization in Brooklyn
March 26, 2001 - Mayor's Office Press Release - Mayor Giuliani Announces Amendments to Strengthen Adult Use Zoning Law
March 19, 2001 - Mayor's Office Press Release - Mayor Giuliani Reconvenes Columbus Circle Advisory Panel to Review Plans for the Redesign of Columbus Circle
March 15, 2001 - Mayor's Office Press Release - Mayor Giuliani Hails Results of 2000 Census
January 26, 2001 - Theater District Zoning Regulations Providing For As-of-Right Transfer of Theater Air Rights are Upheld by Appellate Division

2000

December 28, 2000 - Statement Regarding Release of New York State Population from the 2000 Census
December 26, 2000 - The Department of City Planning Certifies Long Island City Rezoning Application That Will Create New Central Business District
June 28, 2000 - Mayor's Office Press Release - Mayor Giuliani Unveils Design for Columbus Centre

1999

December 8, 1999 - The Most Comprehensive Revision to the City's Zoning Resolution in 40 years
November 8, 1999 - The Newest New Yorkers 1995 - 1996 is Released
October 20, 1999 - Staten Island Baseball Stadium is Approved
September 13, 1999 - Mayor's Office Press Release - Mayor Giuliani Releases Strategic Policy Statement Outlining Goals for the City's Future
September 7, 1999 - East River Plaza Application Approved
March 15, 1999 - Certified Proposal for Zoning Changes in Chelsea

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