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[Busy Bee]

Sometimes I really dislike people.


My impulse is to not have any community engagement at all. People aren't given a choice when it's determined a new transformer or water main is to be installed - they just do it.

Honestly this should be the same. The pendulum has swung so far the other direction from the 20th century when the city just did whatever it wanted and cleared whole neighborhoods for redevelopment or highways that the city is almost crippled in its ambitions by nimby community boards and bellyaching reactionaries.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

Sometimes I really dislike people.


My impulse is to not have any community engagement at all. People aren't given a choice when it's determined a new transformer or water main is to be installed - they just do it.

Honestly this should be the same. The pendulum has swung so far the other direction from the 20th century when the city just did whatever it wanted and cleared whole neighborhoods for redevelopment or highways that the city is almost crippled in its ambitions by nimby community boards and bellyaching reactionaries.

I agree with this. It’s almost impossible to get anything done in the city. You’re ALWAYS going to have critics. That’s just the way it is. But they shouldn’t be allowed to hamper development. The solution for something you don ‘t like is to move.

[NYguy]

Here is the video of the angry NIMBYs at the CB7 meeting....



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[NYguy]

The timeline for these city owned affordable housing developments - though they are generating a lot of units - is much too slow. None of it will affects what's happening now. They need to find a way to speed things up. No amount of meetings and engagement is going to glean what we don't already know - the city needs more housing, and it needs it fast. Less talk, more action. NIMBYs need only be notified. Think of the progress that could be made with less meetings. There is nothing new to be learned.

[Busy Bee]

^ 2 years to study whether a building will " ruin the environment" and beg permission to build a bigger building that should be allowed by zoning already.

Absolutely ridiculous.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

^ 2 years to study whether a building will " ruin the environment" and beg permission to build a bigger building that should be allowed by zoning already.

Absolutely ridiculous.

It is. It's like a big tease to announce these things as if they're to provide some type of immediate relief. There is just waaaaaay to much begging to get anything done in New York. It's why too many things seem impossible to get done. But it wasn't always this way, and doesn't need to remain that way.

[streetscaper]

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

^ 2 years to study whether a building will " ruin the environment" and beg permission to build a bigger building that should be allowed by zoning already.

Absolutely ridiculous.

It's so damn frustrating.

But what about the propositions 2-5 that passed in the last election a few weeks ago? I wonder if those could apply here.


For instance:

Prop 2. Fast Track Affordable Housing to Build More Affordable Housing Across the City

This proposal would make two new processes to fast-track certain affordable housing projects. The first process is for publicly financed affordable housing projects. The second process is for affordable housing projects in the 12 community districts with the lowest rates of affordable housing development.

[NYguy]

Originally Posted by streetscaper

It's so damn frustrating.

But what about the propositions 2-5 that passed in the last election a few weeks ago? I wonder if those could apply here.


For instance:

Prop 2. Fast Track Affordable Housing to Build More Affordable Housing Across the City

This proposal would make two new processes to fast-track certain affordable housing projects. The first process is for publicly financed affordable housing projects. The second process is for affordable housing projects in the 12 community districts with the lowest rates of affordable housing development.

Anything to speed up the process would help, but it would be minimal, and doesn’t really apply here.


https://anhd.org/project/yeson2/

Community Board review remains. Environmental and affordability standards remain. This reform targets bureaucratic delays — not public input.

Luxury housing will not be fast-tracked. Question 2 addresses 100% affordable projects, and mixed-income projects in the 12 least-producing neighborhoods only.

[NYguy]

https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-issues-rfp-redevelop-west-100th-street-site

NYCEDC Issues Request for Proposals (RFP) to Redevelop West 100th Street Site into a Mixed-Use Residential Building with a New Library


By NYCEDC
Dec 05 2025

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified parties for the long-term ground lease or a sale of the West 100th Street Site. The City-owned site, located on West 100th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan, currently houses the New York Public Library’s (NYPL) Bloomingdale branch and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) Riverside Health Center. This redevelopment project will deliver mixed-income housing, along with a new library branch, and off-site, modernized facilities for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Introduced in January 2025, “City of Yes for Families” aims to make New York City the best, most affordable place to raise a family. A key pillar of this plan is the “Living Libraries” initiative, which focuses on jointly developing new libraries and housing. The upcoming redevelopment of the Bloomingdale Branch will be the fifth project of its kind, providing New Yorkers with a new state-of-the-art library and delivering much needed housing. Previous examples of Living Libraries projects include NYPL’s Inwood Library in Manhattan and Grand Concourse branch in The Bronx, as well as Brooklyn Public Library’s Brooklyn Heights and Sunset Park branches.

“West 100th Street offers a terrific opportunity to use the new zoning rules unlocked through City of Yes for Housing Opportunity to achieve multiple goals: deliver desperately needed housing as well as a new library and modernized health clinics,” said Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce Adolfo Carrión Jr. “The partnership between the NYCEDC, NYPL, and DOHMH demonstrates the City’s commitment to creatively leveraging its properties to deliver homes and services for New Yorkers, all without the need for any City subsidy.”

The RFP seeks to accomplish the following goals:

Housing Production: Generate high-quality housing, including permanently income-restricted affordable housing, that helps meet the City’s housing needs. Utilizing the tools under City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, Respondents should propose to rezone the site to maximize the number of residential and affordable units.

Support Civic Services: Develop a plan that thoughtfully formulates, funds, and executes the delivery of suitable new space for the existing civic uses on the site, including:

◦ The design and construction of a new Library Branch in the redevelopment.

◦ Providing temporary library services in an offsite location during demolition and construction.

◦ The permanent relocation and fit out of the existing DOHMH facility uses that are currently housed at the site.

Enhance the Public Realm: Create a welcoming, vibrant public realm that smoothly integrates the new development into the neighborhood context, and provides a thoughtful, functional and attractive space for the new Library Branch accessible at ground level without the need for public subsidy.

Advance Sustainability: Make progress toward the City’s sustainability, energy efficiency, carbon neutrality, and resiliency goal.

Support Community Development: Responsibly develop the Project to create quality construction and building service jobs while adhering to 485-x wage standards and labor protections.

The Bloomingdale Library originally opened in 1896, as part of the New York Free Circulating Library and was incorporated into The New York Public Library system in 1901. Sixty years later, the branch moved to its current location—at 150 West 100 Street—where it continues to offer valuable resources and provide essential services, such as English language classes, early literacy programs, after school tutoring, and popular teen workshops.

[NYguy]

https://edc.nyc/west-100th-street-development-opportunity-rfp

Submission Deadline
Thursday, April 23, 2026

New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), on behalf of the City of New York (the “City”), is pleased to release a request for proposals (“RFP”) seeking proposals from qualified parties (“Respondents”) for the construction of a mixed-use and mixed-income housing development with new library space pursuant to a long-term ground lease or sale of an approximately 46,076 square foot parcel of City-owned land located at West 100th Street in New York, NY (Block 1852, Lot 49) (the “Site”).

NYCEDC plans to select a developer for the Site on the basis of factors stated in the RFP which include, but are not limited to: financial feasibility, responsiveness to the project goals stated in the RFP, the Respondent’s qualifications and experience, as applicable.

One (1) informational session will be held virtually on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by submitting the form linked here or by email to [email protected] on or before Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

An optional site tour will be held in-person on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by submitting the form linked here or with attendee(s) name, email, and organization by email to [email protected] on or before Monday, February 9, 2026.