Most discretionary land use actions considered by the City Planning Commission are subject to the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) process. CEQR aims to identify any potential adverse environmental effects…
As the first step in the Environmental Review process (see CEQR), all applicants for discretionary land use actions must file an Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS). If no significant environmental impacts…
An Environmental Impact Statement is required for larger projects with potential enviromental impacts (those that do not recieve a Negative Declaration - see EAS). The purpose of an EIS is…
The Racial Impact Study (RIS) legislation, passed in 2021 following years of advocacy, requires the City to create an equitable development data tool to assess the racial impact of land…
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