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Int 0833-2026

Restrictions on the location of buildings and other structures on Eastern parkway.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Land Useintroduced 2026-04-16

Enacted into law.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2026-04-16

Summary

This bill would repeal certain building setback restrictions along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn from Ralph Avenue to Bushwick Avenue.

Committee on Land Use — City Planning Commission, Department of City Planning, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Landmarks Preservation Commission, land use and landmarks review

How it compares

16% of similar bills passed

8 passed · 42 died

This bill: 160 days in committee

Similar bills: median 610 days · 43 days when passed

Sponsors (2)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2026-04-16 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2026-04-16 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2026-07-14 · Committee on Land Use
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2026-07-14 · Committee on Land Use
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2026-09-24 · Committee on Land Use
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2026-09-24 · Committee on Land Use
ActionAmended by Committee
2026-09-24 · Committee on Land Use
AdvancedApproved by Committee· Passed
2026-09-24 · Committee on Land Use
AdvancedApproved by Council· Passed
2026-09-24 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2026-09-24 · City Council

Votes (13)

Aye (11)
Kevin C. RileyShaun AbreuSelvena N. Brooks-PowersDavid M. CarrElsie EncarnaciónFarah N. LouisChi A. OsséYusef SalaamJustin E. SanchezShanel Thomas-Henry Susan Zhuang
Absent (2)
Chris BanksTiffany L. Cabán

Heard at (5)

Committee on Land Use · 2026-09-24 · 11:45 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
City Council · 2026-09-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Land Use · 2026-09-23 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
Committee on Land Use · 2026-07-14 · 11:30 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
City Council · 2026-04-16 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (18)

Full text
Proposed Int. No. 833-A By Council Member Nurse ..Title A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to restrictions on the location of buildings and other structures on Eastern parkway ..Body Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivisions a and b of section 18-112 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows: § 18-112 Restrictions on Eastern parkway, etc. a. It shall be unlawful for buildings or other erections, except porches, piazzas, fences, fountains and statuary to remain or at any time to be placed upon any of the lots fronting upon Eastern parkway, from Washington avenue easterly to [the extension of Eastern parkway, or upon the extension of Eastern parkway to Bushwick avenue] Rockaway avenue, within thirty feet from the line or sides of such streets respectively. b. The intervening spaces of land on each side of Eastern parkway [and the Eastern parkway extension] from Washington avenue easterly to Rockaway avenue shall be used only for court-yards, and may be planted with trees and shrubbery, and may be otherwise ornamented at the discretion of the respective owners or occupants thereof. § 2. This local law takes effect immediately. A building or structure that was erected on a lot fronting upon Eastern parkway, from Rockaway avenue to Bushwick avenue prior to the effective date of this local law shall not be deemed to be in violation of section 18-112 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by section one of this local law. WHV/AFM LS #21508 9/16/25 11:17 AM