The Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination (MOEC) contributes to making New York City a healthier and more sustainable city by overseeing the city's environmental review process, administering the city's green building program, and advising on other environmental issues.

Seaside Park and Community Arts Center – 13DME014K
On May 16, 2013, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (ODMED) issued an Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and a Positive Declaration for the Seaside Park and Community Arts Center project indicating that there was the potential for adverse environmental impacts due to the project and directed that a DEIS be prepared. At the same time, a draft Scope of Work for an EIS was issued for public comment. To receive public comments, a public Scoping Meeting will be held beginning at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, June 17, 2013, at Abraham Lincoln High School, 2800 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11235. Written comments on the draft Scope of Work will be accepted by the ODMED until 5:00 P.M. Friday, June 28, 2013.

The comment period for the WTC Security Plan DEIS has been extended from Wednesday, May 8, 2013 to 5:00 PM Wednesday, May 22, 2013. 

Please send comments to:
Assistant Commissioner David Kelly
Counterterrorism Division
New York City Police Department
One Police Plaza
New York, New York 10038
(646) 610-4557
WTCEIS@nypd.org 

The Notice of Completion for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the World Trade Center Campus Security Plan was issued on April 8, 2013, by the New York City Police Department, which marked the beginning of the public comment period on this document. A public hearing on the DEIS was held at 4:00 P.M. on April 23, 2013 in Spector Hall at the Department of City Planning, 22 Reade Street, New York, NY 10007. Comments are requested on the DEIS and will be accepted until the extended date at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

On April 1, 2013, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), as lead agency, issued the Final Scope of Work to guide the preparation of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). On February 8, 2012, NYPD issued a Positive Declaration indicating that there was the potential for adverse environmental impacts due to the project and directed that a DEIS be prepared. At the same time, a Draft Scope of Work for the DEIS was issued for public comment. To receive public comments, a public Scoping Meeting was held at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at the Department of City Planning, Spector Hall, 22 Reade Street, New York, NY 10007. Written comments on the Draft Scope of Work were accepted by the NYPD until 5:00 P.M. Monday, March 26, 2012.

The Notice of Completion for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was issued on May 2, 2013, which marked the beginning of the public comment period on this document. A public hearing on the DEIS will be held in conjunction with the public hearing on the associated Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications at a date to be announced later.  On April 30, 2013, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (ODMED), as lead agency for the CEQR environmental review for the Charleston Mixed-Use Development Project, issued the Final Scope of Work that guided the preparation of a DEIS. On September 28, 2012, ODMED issued a Positive Declaration indicating that there was the potential for adverse environmental impacts due to the project and directed that an EIS be prepared. At the same time, a Draft Scope of Work for an EIS was issued for public comment. To receive public comments, a public Scoping Meeting was held at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, December 10, 2012, at the Mount Loretto CYO/ MIV Community Center, 6581 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York.  The comment period remained open until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, December 21, 2012.

The Notice of Completion for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) was issued on March 15, 2013, which marked the beginning of the public comment period on this document. A public hearing on the DSEIS will be held in conjunction with the public hearing on the associated Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications at a date to be announced later. On March 11, 2013, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (ODMED), as lead agency, issued the Final Scope of Work to guide the preparation of the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). On August 28, 2012, ODMED issued a Positive Declaration indicating that there was the potential for adverse environmental impacts due to the project and directed that a DSEIS be prepared. At the same time, a Draft Scope of Work for the SEIS was issued for public comment. To receive public comments, a public Scoping Meeting was held at 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at P.S. 19 Jeantet, 98-02 Roosevelt Avenue, Queens, New York.  Written comments on the Draft Scope of Work were accepted by the Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination until 5:00 P.M. Friday, October 26, 2012.

The Notice of Completion for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was issued on March 14, 2013, which marked the beginning of the public comment period on this document. A public hearing on the DEIS will be held in conjunction with the public hearing on the associated Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications at a date to be announced later.  On March 12, 2013, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (ODMED), as lead agency, issued the Final Scope of Work that guided the preparation of a DEIS. On October 2, 2012, ODMED, as lead agency for the CEQR environmental review for the Memorial Sloan Kettering – CUNY/Hunter College Project, issued a Positive Declaration indicating that there was the potential for adverse environmental impacts due to the project and directed that an EIS be prepared. At the same time, a Draft Scope of Work for an EIS was issued for public comment. To receive public comments, a public Scoping Meeting was held at 6:30 P.M. on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, New York, NY, and continued on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at 6:30 P.M. at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Research Center Auditorium of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 415 East 68 Street, New York, NY.  The comment period was extended until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, December 14, 2012.

Revised! EAS Full Form and EAS Short Form:
On March 1, 2013, MOEC has issued revised versions of the EAS Full Form and the EAS Short Form. The revised forms are in Word format and include editable and expandable fields.  They have been reorganized to enhance presentation of information and ease of completion, but do not include substantive changes requiring additional information. Any projects commencing on or after March 1, 2013 should use the revised forms. However, projects in the process of using the old form may continue to do so. The revised forms may be downloaded from the CEQR Forms and Templates page.

On March 23, 2012, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (ODMED), as lead agency for the CEQR environmental review, issued the Notice of Completion for the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Project. A public hearing on the DGEIS was held in conjunction with the public hearing on the associated Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) applications on July 11, 2012, and the public comment period remained open until July 23, 2012. The Notice of Completion for the Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement was issued on August 10, 2012.

Released! – Revisions to the 2012 CEQR Technical Manual
The Zoning Resolution and Rules of the City of New York relating to the (E) Designation program have been amended. Accordingly, Chapters 12, 17 & 19 of the CEQR Technical Manual have been revised to reflect the amendments. The Zoning Resolution (Section 11-15) was amended effective March 28, 2012, and the amended rule (15 RCNY Chapter 24) and the revised Technical Manual chapters are effective June 18, 2012.

On October 6, 2011, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, as lead agency, issued the Notice of Completion for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Admirals Row Plaza project, marking the completion of the project’s CEQR environmental review.  A public hearing on the DEIS was held on September 7, 2011 in conjunction with the public hearing on the associated ULURP applications.  The comment period remained open until 5:00 P.M. on Monday, September 19, 2011.

Local Law 86 of 2005, New York City's Green Building Law, requires the preparation of a report each year on the projects subject to its provisions. To provide a comprehensive assessment of the effects of LL86 to date, this third annual report includes projects that started design from January 1, 2007, when the law took effect, through June 30, 2010.

The report is provided in PDF (print version) and Flash formats.  Utilize the page turning feature in the Flash version by clicking on outside corner of each page.

Mayor Issues Executive Order 149 of 2011
Issued by the Mayor on June 27, 2011, Executive Order 149 of 2011 authorizes the Director of MOEC to perform additional duties in conjunction with the Green Building Law and to continue performing the same duties in conjunction with Environmental Review as those authorized by Executive Order 97 of 2006 that it supercedes.
See Executive Order 149 of 2011