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 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.

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.