ECF 80 Flatbush Avenue Draft Environmental Impact Statement Lead Agency: New York City Educational Construction Fund 30-30 Thomson Avenue, 1st Floor Long Island City, NY 11101 February 2018 ECF 80 Flatbush Avenue DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DEIS) February 2018 CEQR/SEQR No.: 17ECF001K ULURP Nos.: I 180216 ZMK N 180217 ZRK I 180218 ZSK Project Location: Borough of Brooklyn Community District 2 Lead Agency: New York City Educational Construction Fund Lead Agency Contact: Jennifer Maldonado, Executive Director New York City Educational Construction Fund Re: ECF 80 Flatbush Avenue 30-30 Thomson Avenue, 1st Floor Long Island City, NY 10111 [email protected] Applicants: New York City Educational Construction Fund 80 Flatbush Avenue, LLC Prepared by: AKRF, Inc. The DEIS is available online at http://schools.nyc.gov/community/facilities/ecf.htm. Table of Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. S-1 1: Project Description ............................................................................................................... 1-1 A. Identification of the Proposed Project ............................................................................. 1-1 B. Project Description and Purpose and Need ..................................................................... 1-2 Project Site ......................................................................................................................... 1-2 Project Description ............................................................................................................. 1-3 Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................... 1-6 C. Discretionary and Other Approvals ................................................................................. 1-8 D. Analysis Framework for Environmental Review ............................................................ 1-8 Future Without the Proposed Actions ................................................................................ 1-8 Future With the Proposed Actions ................................................................................... 1-11 Environmental Review Process ........................................................................................ 1-11 2: Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy .................................................................................. 2-1 A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2-1 Principal Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 2-1 B. Methodology ................................................................................................................... 2-2 C. Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 2-2 Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 2-2 Zoning ................................................................................................................................ 2-4 Public Policy ...................................................................................................................... 2-7 D. Future Without the Proposed Actions ............................................................................. 2-9 Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 2-9 Project Site ..................................................................................................................... 2-9 Study Area ..................................................................................................................... 2-9 Zoning .............................................................................................................................. 2-10 Public Policy .................................................................................................................... 2-10 E. Future With the Proposed Actions ................................................................................ 2-10 Land Use .......................................................................................................................... 2-10 Zoning .............................................................................................................................. 2-12 Public Policy .................................................................................................................... 2-14 3: Socioeconomic Conditions ................................................................................................... 3-1 A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 3-1 Principal Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 3-1 B. Methodology ................................................................................................................... 3-3 Project Site ......................................................................................................................... 3-4 Study Area Definition ........................................................................................................ 3-5 TOC-1 ECF 80 Flatbush Avenue Data Sources ....................................................................................................................... 3-5 C. Screening Assessment ..................................................................................................... 3-6 D. Preliminary Assessment .................................................................................................. 3-7 Indirect Residential Displacement ...................................................................................... 3-7 Indirect Business Displacement ........................................................................................ 3-12 Adverse Effects On Specific Industries ............................................................................ 3-18 4: Community Facilities and Services ..................................................................................... 4-1 A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4-1 Principal Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 4-1 B. Preliminary Screening Analysis ...................................................................................... 4-2 Direct Effects ...................................................................................................................... 4-2 Indirect Effects.................................................................................................................... 4-3 C. Public Schools ................................................................................................................. 4-5 Direct Effects ...................................................................................................................... 4-5 Indirect Effects.................................................................................................................... 4-6 Future Without the Proposed Actions ................................................................................. 4-7 Future With the Proposed Actions ...................................................................................... 4-9 D. Publicly Funded Child Care Centers ............................................................................. 4-10 Methodology ..................................................................................................................... 4-10 Existing Conditions .......................................................................................................... 4-11 Future Without the Proposed Actions ............................................................................... 4-12 Future With the Proposed Actions .................................................................................... 4-12 5: Open Space ............................................................................................................................ 5-1 A. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 5-1 Principal Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 5-1 B. Methodology .................................................................................................................... 5-3 Direct Effects ...................................................................................................................... 5-3 Indirect Effects.................................................................................................................... 5-3 C. Existing Conditions ......................................................................................................... 5-6 Study Area Population .......................................................................................................