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The Official Word

Announcements From the Public Officials of District 43



Mayor Praises Approval of Bensonhurst Rezoning

Statement from Mayor Michael Bloomberg After Council Committee Approvals of Bensonhurst Rezoning:


“I want to commend the City Council Zoning and Franchises Committee and Land Use Committee for approving the Bensonhurst rezoning plan developed by the Department of City Planning. This rezoning helps fulfill my promise to protect the City’s primarily low density neighborhoods by ensuring that new development does not change the character of our neighborhoods. As a result, residents will know that my administration hears their concerns about out-of-scale development in Bensonhurst and is working hard to prevent it.


“The neighborhood midblocks in Bensonhurst consist of low-rise structures of two and three stories. The new zoning will maintain this low-rise character on most blocks, preventing the replacement of one- and two-family homes with out-of-scale multi-family buildings. At the same time, it will reinforce several major neighborhood thoroughfares, allowing opportunities for additional apartment house construction with ground floor retail on larger streets, such as Kings Highway and parts of Quentin Road, Avenue P and 65th Street. It is important to find opportunities to add housing wherever the capacity exists to support it, and building on this model of housing and retail will further strengthen this community.


“Area residents and Community Board 11 should be proud that their strong civic involvement contributed to these positive zoning solutions for Bensonhurst. I look forward to full Council approval of this plan to ensure the future of Bensonhurst. The community is counting on it.”



Councilmember Vincent Gentile - $1 million for New Utrecht High School and more than a dozen other items.

As part of the city’s $47 billion budget, individual City Council members lobby for money for specific projects in their district, often called “member items.” For more about the budget and member items, read Bringing Budget Dollars Back to the Neighborhood.

The following is a list of local budget items provided by Vincent Gentile, council member for Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst.

Air conditioning in New Utrecht High School-- $1 million

Leif Erikson Park toddler equipment-- $40,000

Rehabilitation of the Fort Hamilton Library-- $1.5 million for 2005, $1.5 million for 2006.

Speaker Intercom system for PS 163-- $300,000

Wireless computer labs-- $50,000 each for the following schools: PS 69, PS 229, PS 204, PS 200, PS 186, PS 185, PS 176, PS 163, PS 128, PS 127, PS 112, PS 104, PS 102, PS 205, PS 247, IS 201, IS 30, IS 227.

Addition of stud barge for ferries at 69th St Pier-- $250,000 (plus $250,000 from Yassky)

Subsidy for water taxi at 69th St Pier-- $125,000

Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier Passenger Center-- $35,000

Diker Beach Community Room-- $150,000

Neighborhood Improvement Association building renovation-- $150,000

New Utrecht Church building renovation-- $500,000 for 2006.

Big Apple Family Center-- $3,000

18th Avenue Merchants Association-- $2,000

Young Dancers Repertory-- $3,000

Guild for Exceptional Children-- $8,000

Islamic Children‚s Center-- $2,000

Various park projects-- $40,000

Historic Preservation Committee (something like that)-- $3,000

Overtime pay for NYPD traffic enforcement on the Verazzano-- $25,000

Associazioni Siciliane Unite-- $10,000

Bay Ridge / Bensonhurst Preservation Group-- $18,000

Community Board 10-- $2,000

Community Board 11-- $1,200

Friends of Historic New Utrecht-- $2,000

Narrows Botanical Garden-- $3,000

Samaha Singers Ridge Canal-- $3,000

Scandinavian East Coast Museum-- $1,500

Saint Rosalia Pacis Neighborhood Improvement Association-- $30,000

American Red Cross-- $3,000 for senior center training

62nd Street Community Council-- $1,000

Grace Foundation-- $1,500

Sharing and Caring (support group for women with ovarian and breast cancer) - $2,000

Prospect Park Alliance-- $3,000

Bensonhurst Volunteer Ambulance Service-- $3,000

Bensonhurst Council of Jewish Organizations-- $1,500

Bensonhurst Redevlopment Corporation-- $1,500



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THE OFFICIAL WORD
FOR DISTRICT 43

Mayor Praises Approval of Bensonhurst Rezoning
(Jun 21, 2005)

Councilmember Vincent Gentile - $1 million for New Utrecht High School and more than a dozen other items.
(Jul 02, 2004)

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