Hey, connell. Cohn cohn were connell were getting hit grim milestones with the covid19 it would appear. Total number of cases will top 200,000 by end of the day. The in new york city the death toll has topped 1000. 43,000 plus infections, death toll at 1096. Now one of the issues here locally has been how to keep the firstresponders safe. If you look at the nypd, the new York City Police department, 15 of the workforce has called out sick. You know that adds up to about 5000 workers. So a little bit more than that. Over 1000 Uniformed Police officers in new york have tested covid19 positive. And some others told us they have had trouble actually getting the test or, you know, waiting a number of days to get the results back. They have to sit out on the job while they wait out the results in some cases. Similar situation at the fire department. Similar situation at ems. All of that is going on. While help is coming in on the medical side, we talked all week long about the huge hospital
With respect to the appellants allegation that the housing accountability act applies, we would disagree with that assertion. Adding twobedrooms does not make you eligible under the housing accountability act has been the citys position. We do not see this as something you would have to approve, or the Planning Commission will have to approve. Even the unit otherwise we would not be here. Being code compliant, they would not need it for that reason. That is not even what is before anyone, because we have a building that is technically before you. The third unit is again just added. That is not what is on appeal. What is on appeal is the two unit building. The concern of the displacement of the tenant, 30 plus years, as i understand it. The commission did not think that this was appropriate project, the end of the day. They denied the application. I am available for questions. You commented on the haa, which im glad you did. What about the argument that there are constraints on the Plan
Reason. I have a new project that can go back to the commission, rather than a lastminute change to the scope of the project. With respect to the appellants allegation that the housing accountability act applies, we would disagree with that assertion. Adding twobedrooms does not make you eligible under the housing accountability act has been the citys position. We do not see this as something you would have to approve, or the Planning Commission will have to approve. Even the unit otherwise we would not be here. Being code compliant, they would not need it for that reason. That is not even what is before anyone, because we have a building that is technically before you. The third unit is again just added. That is not what is on appeal. What is on appeal is the two unit building. The concern of the displacement of the tenant, 30 plus years, as i understand it. The commission did not think that this was appropriate project, the end of the day. They denied the application. I am available
And determination. There is a lot of new information that the commission may not have had, for whatever reason. I have a new project that can go back to the commission, rather than a lastminute change to the scope of the project. With respect to the appellants allegation that the housing accountability act applies, we would disagree with that assertion. Adding twobedrooms does not make you eligible under the housing accountability act has been the citys position. We do not see this as something you would have to approve, or the Planning Commission will have to approve. Even the unit otherwise we would not be here. Being code compliant, they would not need it for that reason. That is not even what is before anyone, because we have a building that is technically before you. The third unit is again just added. That is not what is on appeal. What is on appeal is the two unit building. The concern of the displacement of the tenant, 30 plus years, as i understand it. The commission did not t
Numbers 201515854drm, var, 528th street. Staff initiates a discretionary review. Discretionary review and variance are proposed to continuance for february 22, 2018. Item two, case number 2015018225drp at 171 justin avenue is proposed for continuance to march 1, 2018. Items 3, a and b for p. C. U. And c. U. A. For formula Retail Grocery store and fulton Street Grocery store, especially youth district at 555 fulton street. Planning Code Amendment and conditional use authorization ares proposed for continuance until march 15, 2018. I have no other itemses ed for continue continuance and no speaker cards. Thank you. Any items proposed for continuance . Seeing none, well close Public Comment. Commissioner fong. Move to continue. Second. Thank you, commissioners. On that motion to continue, items 1 through 3 as proposed. Commissioner fong . Aye. [roll call] so move, commissioners. That motion passes unanimously 60. And if i could have the acting Zoning Administrator continue item 1c. Right.