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Public Design Commission · May 18, 2026

Meeting, Monday, May 18th, 2026, Monday2 h 44 min2 officials identified0 public speakersVideo: YouTube

The committee meeting began with a conceptual review of a sports center in Willowbrook Park, Staten Island; no public testimony or vote was taken.

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7 of 11 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.This meeting: May 18, 2026

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What happened

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  1. The committee meeting began with a conceptual review of a sports center in Willowbrook Park, Staten Island; no public testimony or vote was taken.2:43
  2. The committee took up a conceptual review of the Park Avenue Vision Plan for the Park Avenue malls between East 46th and East 57th Streets, with no public testimony or vote.33:11
  3. The committee then took up a conceptual review of rehabilitating kiosks and installing a public restroom in Municipal Plaza, again with no public testimony or vote.1:36:01

Quotes

Officials only, in order.

I think the location generally makes sense because of sightlines. But not knowing if it’s going to impact trees that are extremely old is very important. Not knowing if there can be a ramp that’s needed is really important because the ramp will occupy space that then impacts other sites. So in the general vicinity, the location is fine.Isabel Castilla · Landscape architecture member · Landscape Architecture2:39:56

Who spoke

2 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Public comment: 0 speakers.

How we count

Each summary sentence is checked against the transcript before it is published; in a blind check, 144 of 150 sentences were right. A voice gets an official’s name only when two AI readers and a code check agree, so the minutes undercount and are not attendance. Officials only: members of the public are counted, never named, shown or quoted, and full transcripts aren’t published because they can carry their names. More on how we know

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Hamlet, “Public Design Commission, May 18, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/pdc/meetings/2026-05-18. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of May 18, 2026.