City readying release of RFP for environmental impact studies, the preliminary steps towards an actual ULURP action. Meanwhile, the scope of the project continues to shift away from the waterfront connector it started as.
Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar Plan Picks Up Speed
L Train Service Partially Shut Down After 2 Passengers Faint from Noxious Fumes
The explanation – diesel trains running overnight – and the symptoms – “gas” smells between First Avenue and Graham Avenue (or beyond) – don’t seem to line up. Complaints about the noxious odors seemed to start around 9:30 a.m., with heavier reporting coming between 10 and 11 (this is based on the @NYCTSubway Twitter feed and posts to the North Brooklyn Community Facebook page). One of the fainting incidents happened around 11:00 a.m. And the Daily News mentions a “liquid leak of an unknown substance ‘bubbling’ at the Grand St. station around 12:20 p.m.”. The Transit Workers Union pulled their members out of the stations around noon, and one of the union heads was warning passengers to stay out of the Grand Street station.
2019 Charter Revision Commission Announces Four Focus Areas
Following on the Mayor’s 2018 City Charter revisions, the City Council will have its turn in 2019. Their’s looks to be a more comprehensive and (hopefully) thoughtful approach to the process. One of the focus areas is evaluating the ULURP process and the City’s land-use board (CPC, LPC, BSA and Franchises). Plenty of opportunities there, but also the potential for many pitfalls.
Greenpoint Mainstay Enid’s is Closing After 20 Years
I had no idea that Enid’s had been around that long (somehow I had it in my mind that they opened in the early 2000s).