After Surviving a Legal Challenge, the Coney Island Boardwalk is “Going Green”

| February 5, 2013

There are perhaps few other sights so closely associated with the summer scene at Coney Island than the wooden boardwalk. Predating even the venerable Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster, the boardwalk has been the main thoroughfare along which have strolled generations of New Yorkers and tourists alike, out for a game of ski-ball, some ice [...]

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Proposed Revisions to SEQRA Regulations Currently Under Review

| January 2, 2013

During the summer of 2012, the DEC proposed its first substantive amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) regulations since 1996. The DEC has explained that the amendments are meant to streamline the review process “without sacrificing meaningful review,” but the potential impact of the proposed amendments appears to be somewhat mixed. The proposed amendments center [...]

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New York City Approves “Zone Green” Amendments to the City Zoning Resolution

| June 11, 2012

On May 1, 2012, the New York City Council unanimously approved changes to the New York City Zoning Resolution that will encourage green construction for new buildings and green retrofits for existing buildings, among other environmentally-sound innovations.  These “Zone Green” amendments are complementary to Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC program, the goal of which is to make [...]

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