Hearing on NYC's Purchase of CSX Property - Wednesday, November 9th at 10 AM

 

Hearing on NYC's Purchase of CSX Property

Wednesday, November 9th at 10 AM

 

We are thrilled to announce that New York City will (finally!) purchase a section of property, currently owned by CSX, stretching from Van Cortlandt Park South to West 230th Street. The purchase of land will make it possible to extend the Putnam Greenway and implement the Daylighting of Tibbetts Brook, the largest green infrastructure project in New York City.

 

Learn more about the Daylighting Project.

Led by NYC Parks and NYC DEP, this momentous development has been decades in the making and could not have happened without the leadership of NYC Council Member Eric Dinowitz. Van Cortlandt Park Alliance's bold advocacy took the daylighting project above ground, instead of relegated to an underground pipe, as originally designed. Community Board 8 and Bronx Council for Environmental Quality have been essential, vocal supporters. 

 

The hearing is open to the public and will take place by conference call on November 9, 2022 at 10:00 am: Conference Call: 1-646-992- 2010, Access Code 717 876 299

 

You can submit written comments 2 days before the Real Property Hearing on 11/9. 

Please send your comments directly to Jacqueline Galory at jackie.galory@mocs.nyc.gov. 

If you decide to submit written comments, you must mention that the comments are related to the Real Property Public Hearing, Calendar#3 on November 9, 2022. 

 

CITYWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS PUBLIC HEARING, in accordance with Section 824 of the New York City Charter, will be held on November 9, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. via Conference Call No. 1-646-992- 2010, Access Code 717 876 299.

 

IN THE MATTER OF the acquisition of certain lots, parcels, or pieces of land, known as Block 3266, Lot 11, Block 3267, Lot 72, Block 3268, Lot 30, Block 3269, Lot 118, Block 3270, Lot 75, Block 3271, Lot 100 in the Borough of the Bronx (the “Property”), as shown on the tax map of the City of New York. The City is acquiring the Property, to facilitate the Department of Environmental Protection’s Tibbetts Brook Daylighting Project, and Department of Parks and Recreation’s Putnam Greenway Extension. 

The proposed acquisition was approved by the City Planning Commission, pursuant to NYC Charter Sections 197-c and 199 on January 5, 2011 (ULURP No. C 090196 MMX; Cal. No. 19). The proposed purchase price is $11,200,000.

 

Further information, including public inspection of the proposed contract of sale, may be obtained, at One Centre Street, Room 2000 North, New York, NY 10007. 

 

To schedule an inspection, please contact Jason Morris, at (212) 386-5083.  

 

If you need further accommodations, please let us know at least five business days in advance of the Public Hearing via email at DisabilityAffairs@mocs.nyc.gov or via phone at (212) 298-0734.