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New York Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises

32meetings

32 meetings listed from Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026; 25 transcribed, the newest on Oct 6, 2026, for at least 28 hours.

9 members seated · Chair: Farah N. Louis

The talk-time ranking for the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises is held

at least 57% of members’ talk time is identified; members are compared from 60% (preliminary under 80%). Each member’s page has their clips and meetings. The minutes below count only speech we named by voice, so they are floors, not a ranking.

Every member, with roll calls and clips

Latest meetings

  • Oct 251
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  • Apr 263
  • May 262
  • Jun 262
  • Jul 263
  • Aug 261
  • Sep 264
  • Oct 262
25 of 32 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026.Newest: Oct 20, 2026
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · at least 1 h 46 min · 8 public speakersOct 6 · Committee meetingSpeakers: Farah N. Louis, Lynn C. Schulman, David M. Carr, Amanda C. Farías and 1 more
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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · 0 public speakersSep 24 · Committee meetingThe result was announced as "By a vote of 9 in the affirmative, 0 opposing, and 0 abstention, the items are approved as described by the chair," and the items were referred to the full Land Use Committee.Speakers: Farah N. Louis
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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · at least 54 min · 0 public speakersSep 23 · Committee meetingThe applicant team presented a rezoning for a 9-story long-term care facility with 300 beds and 28 parking spaces.Speakers: Farah N. Louis, Simcha Felder
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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · at least 14 min · 0 public speakersSep 22 · Zoning, Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant, Queens (D 2550162086 SWQ). took 12 minThe longest item after routine business: Zoning, Cali Tajadas Bakery & Restaurant, Queens (D 2550162086 SWQ)., 12 min of this at least 14 min meeting.Speakers: Farah N. Louis, Shanel Thomas-Henry
Longest item: 86% of the meeting1 agenda itemsWatch
All 25 transcribed meetings

7 more meetings are not transcribed yet.

Listed after the newest meeting above, not transcribed yet (video listings through Oct 22): 1

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Development and land use took 78% of the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises’ meeting time, more than at most bodies in the city

Share of meeting time by topic, from the transcript · 25 meetings, 27 hours · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 8, 2026

Development and land use78%

bar = share of meeting time · line = 90% range · tick = typical New York body (shown where it is 0.5% or more)

Four public speakers a meeting; the biggest crowd, 23, came on Sep 9, 2026

Sep 9, 202623 speakersJul 1, 2026The subcommittee opened hearings on four mixed-use residential rezoning proposals, beginning with LUs 100 through 103 for 2950 West 24th Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn.16 speakersFeb 3, 2026The chair opened the hearing on LU numbers 17, 18 and 19, a mixed-use rezoning in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, with approximately 76 apartments.12 speakersNov 20, 2025The subcommittee opened a public hearing on pre-considered LU items for zoning map and text amendments related to the Herkimer William development proposal.12 speakersOct 6, 20268 speakers

bar = public speakers at that meeting · tick = average meeting