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Chapter 2: Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy A. INTRODUCTION This chapter considers existing land use, zoning, and public land use policies related to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Project site and the surrounding study area. The proposed project would allow the development of a major new waterfront park along the shoreline from the Manhattan Bridge to Atlantic Avenue. As described in Chapter 1, “Project Description,” it would consist of an approximately 85-acre public park with a mix of active and passive open spaces along the waterfront, as well as residential and commercial development to support operations and maintenance of the park and enhance and enliven the overall area. This development would include approximately 1,210 residential units, 151,200 square feet (sf) of retail space, an approximately 225-room hotel, approximately 1,283 parking spaces (excluding on-street parking), approximately 86,000 sf of restaurant space, and 30,000 sf of meeting space in the proposed hotel. Land use issues associated with the proposed actions include major changes in the use of the project site, as well as the proposed project’s potential effect on neighborhood land use patterns. Zoning and public policy issues include the compatibility of the proposed actions and resulting development with the existing zoning on the surrounding blocks and other existing public policies in effect for the area. The land use study area, encompassing roughly a 2,000-foot radius from the project site, represents those areas most sensitive to potential land use impacts resulting from the proposed project; it also includes those communities that would be most conveniently served by the park. The study area is bounded by Sackett Street on the south; a line generally defined by Court Street, Cadman Plaza West and Sand Street on the east; Navy Street/Hudson Street on the north; and the project limits on the west (see Figure 2-1). Overall, the proposed project would be consistent with land use, zoning, and public policy for the project site and the surrounding study area. The proposed project would introduce a major new public open space resource, along with residential and retail uses on a site that is currently underutilized and cut off from the adjoining neighborhoods. It would create publicly accessible open space along the waterfront, thereby accomplishing city policy goals of reusing formerly industrial waterfront areas for recreating activity. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in significant adverse impacts with respect to land use, zoning, and public policy. B. EXISTING CONDITIONS LAND USE PROJECT SITE The project site comprises the East River waterfront area from Pier 6 at the foot of Atlantic Avenue to just north of the Manhattan Bridge (see Figure 2-2). It primarily contains a mix of active warehousing, storage, open space and recreation, commercial, and entertainment uses. 2-1 DUTCH ST. MAIDEN LN. LIBERTY ST. WILLIAM ST. PINE ST. 6.23.05 MANHATTAN PLATT ST. MANHATTAN BRIDGE E A S T R I V E R WALL ST. CEDAR ST. PEARL ST. FLETCHER ST. BROOKLYN BRIDGE MAIDEN LN. WATER ST. CON FRONT ST. MARSHALL ST. BEAVER ST. EDISON PEARL ST. GOUVERNEUR LA. NEW DOCK ST. JOHN ST. S.WILLIAM ST. EMPIRE- OLD SLIP FULTON FERRY PLYMOUTH ST. OLD SLIP FULTON STATE PARK FERRY WATER ST. VINEGAR DUMBO HILL FRONT ST. DOUGHTY ST. Pier 1 VINE ST. OLD FULTON ST. JAY JAY ST. BRIDGE ST. YORK ST. FURMAN ST. POPLAR ST. PROSPECT ST. MIDDAGH ST. PEARL ST. CRANBERRY ST. Pier 2 SANDS ST. ORANGE ST. HIGH ST. PINEAPPLE ST. T NAVY ST. S E WILLOW ST. W NASSAU ST. Pier 3 A N. ELLIOTT PL. Z CLARK ST. A L P N CONCORD ST. COMMODORE A M JOHN BARRY D CHAPEL ST. A PARK BROOKLYN C Pier 4 BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPWY. COLUMBIA HTS. CATHEDRAL PL. HEIGHTS CADMAN PLAZA EAST DUFFIELD ST. GOLD ST. BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPWY. PRINCE ST. TILLARY ST. PIERREPONT ST. PEDESTRIAN ST. MONROE PL. MONTAGUE ST. Pier 5 FLATBUSH AVE EXT. JOHNSON ST. GRACE CT. REMSEN ST. MYRTLE AVE. Pier 6 JORALEMON ST. ASHLAND PL. BORO EDWARDS ST. HALL ADAMS ST. COLUMBIA PL. AITKEN PL. WILLOW PL. JAY JAY ST. Pier 7 FURMAN ST. HICKS ST. WILLOUGHBY ST. GARDEN PL. HENRY ST. SIDNEY PL. ATLANTIC AVE. LAWRENCE ST. CLINTON ST. Pier 8 BRIDGE ST. COURT ST. LIVINGSTON ST. FULTON ST. DEKALB AVE. FORT GREENE PL. HUDSON AVE. SCHERMERHORN ST. ROCKWELL PL. ST. FELIX ST. BOERUM PL. PACIFIC ST. SMITH ST. Pier 9a COLUMBIA STATE ST. AMITY ST. STREET ATLANTIC AVE. WATERFRONT COBBLE CONGRESS ST. PACIFIC ST. FLATBUSH AVE. Pier 9b IRVING ST. HILL WARREN ST. BERGEN ST. DEAN ST. SEDGWICK ST. WYCKOFF ST. KANE ST. BALTIC ST. HOYT ST. BOND ST. NEVINS ST. DEGRAW ST. TIFFANY PL. BROOKLYN-QUEENS CONNECTING HWY. SACKETT ST. CHEEVER PL. WARREN ST. STRONG PL. HANSON PL. UNION ST. Pier 10 BALTIC ST. 3RD AVE. TOMPKINS PL. N VAN BRUNT ST. DOUGLASS ST. PRESIDENT ST. DEGRAW ST. BUTLER ST. SACKETT ST. CARROLL ST. HAMILTON AVE. 4TH AVE. COLUMBIA ST. 0 1000 2000 Project Area Feet Land Use Study Area Boundary Land Use Study Area BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK Figure 2-1 M A N H A T T B A R N O O B K R L Y N B R ID MARSHALL ST G E T N S E JOHN ST W Empire Fulton S M D V A Fulton O Ferry State A D C A N K Park O PLYMOU S TH ST Ferry S T r D U e D H iv O C R K WATER ST t s S a T Dumbo E D T FRONT ST O S UG H L TY ST R A Vinegar Hill E P Hillside YORK ST Park PO Bridge PLA R S Park T T S Chapin PRO SPECT ST D Playground L MID O DA G GH Squibb ST T S Park W C SAN RA D ST O NB L ER L R I Y ST W HIGH ST OR AN Trinity GE ST Park T Walt S PI B N N Whitman NA EA Cadman R SSAU ST PP O T L I D E T S ST Park G T Plaza G N S N E A I S S M C H T L T A S M R R K S A A S U T CONCORD F D Y ST W A A e J T d CHAPEL S ST a Brooklyn D L n L P e E I E F m Heights G F o E L U r L P L D P E O O LO C n V R TILLA R E RY ST y L N Z l E A L k T O P P M o E IER R H o U EP Columbia r O Downtown C G NT E B A ST T Park T N O Brooklyn R O M O T M NT AG JOHNSON S E UE T TECH PL ST M R T E S M GR SE A N E CE ST F C CT L A N GR Borough T I A R CE B A P L MYRTLE U Hall AV S HU H NT L L Park A A T P V S L A I L P E B P C Y M FAIR N ST W R U L O E L P JO O L RA R O LE T L N MO I N A C S W E T R W A D L O R L WIL A P LOUGHBY ST Palmetto G Y E A ITK Playground N EN D P I L A S L K O O H Q S D E R E F E L UL P TO B N N L I T A ST S ATL T Van AN A T TIC L E AV L E A L Vorhees G F Park DEK P L ALB AV AC P L IF P IC S M T M U L R L E E I VIN O GS L AM B T P ITY ON S S R T T E S CH VG E O RO R N V C ME E ON R A PL GR HO H ES R V S N ER ST ST AN DA ST PL AT E W ST AR Columbia RE N A ST TL Cobble AN Street TIC B AV T A ) LT S IC Y S Hill A T P Waterfront I L W AC B P P I F X I M C Y E S K T U N A L S N A E T O S F N T S C F E I T D T E E DE R A G U T N R U S A Q S T W S L O T X Y P C Boerum N R T B O G E N L R N S G R P T S E A A B O S N C N Hill K ( H S S R T ET H T T O N S T I T T S T I S K A N M W T S I P Y L S C A K L M KO NT C C O F IC I F T S A H T V T S T Y O H T T PR E S B S ES AL IDE Q S TI D W N B K C A T S S N R T C T O R I E B N H ST CA T R S RO LL E S ST T Q S N I V B C Y S A T D E T R R O M RO S U N A LL N G R T L K S E A S T S B R U P H S T L F U T L OO ER T B O S V R C T A SU D B E MM G 3 N IT R P A T ST R W S N E S Legend SI T E D S EN K E T S C W 1 T Q I OO PL Project Site B H DH ULL Carroll ST Land Use Study Area Gardens Residential Residential (with Ground Floor Retail) Hotels Commercial Institutional 0 200 400 800 Open Space Feet Industrial, Utilities, Transportation, Public Parking Vacant Lot Vacant Building Under Construction Existing Land Use BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK Figure 2-2 Brooklyn Bridge Park FEIS Other uses include vacant structures and areas, surface parking, and a building used by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

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