Two Massive Hudson River Park Rezonings Hit the City Council Wednesday — Plus $6.45M to a South Carolina Firearms Company for NYPD, $12M to a Staten Island Asphalt Vendor, and Another Massive DSNY Hiring Wave

Tuesday’s procurement records: City Council holds back-to-back hearings on two Hell’s Kitchen rezonings that would transfer 148,000+ square feet of floor area to Hudson River-adjacent sites. Plus a $6.45M South Carolina firearms contract, $11.99M Staten Island asphalt renewal, and the second wave of DSNY mass hiring continues.

Tomorrow at 11:00 A.M., the NYC City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises will hold a public hearing on what may be the single largest pair of Hell’s Kitchen development proposals in recent memory: two side-by-side rezoning applications at DeWitt Clinton Park North, filed by the same developer family, that would together transfer over 148,000 square feet of floor area from Hudson River Park granting sites to receiving sites along West 54th-56th Streets.

The first application, by 801 11th Ave., LLC, would rezone the block bounded by West 55th-56th Streets and Eleventh Avenue from M2-4 manufacturing to C4-7 commercial, establish a Special Hudson River Park District, and grant a special permit allowing the distribution of 64,392 square feet of floor area from three granting sites along the Hudson River bulkhead to a receiving site at 801 11th Avenue.

The second application, by 760 12th LLC, would do the same for the block at 629 West 54th Street between West 54th-55th Streets and Twelfth Avenue, transferring 84,348.6 square feet of floor area. Both applications include Mandatory Inclusionary Housing designations.

That’s a combined 148,740.6 square feet of transferable floor area heading to two adjacent Hell’s Kitchen sites. The hearing is tomorrow at 12:30 P.M. at 250 Broadway, 8th Floor, Committee Room 3.

$6.45M NYPD Firearms Contract Goes to South Carolina

NYC DCAS just awarded $6,450,000 to FN America LLC — based at 797 Old Clemson Road, Columbia, South Carolina — for FN 509 ACRO LE Firearms. The contract is brand-specific competitive sealed bid. Columbia, SC firearms manufacturer supplying duty weapons to NYC law enforcement.

And separately, NYC DCAS awarded $1,145,578 to GTM Intermediate Holdings Inc. — based at 1250 Harris Bridge Road, Anderson, South Carolina — for Orange SOF Tourniquets via NYPD-GSA Intergovernmental Purchase. South Carolina firm supplying NYPD medical tourniquets via federal GSA Contract #GS-07F-0163Y. Two South Carolina vendors picking up $7.6 million in NYC public safety contracts on the same day.

$11.99M Staten Island Asphalt Renewal

NYC DCAS awarded an $11,991,676 renewal contract (Renewal 2 of 2) to City Asphalt LLC of 1900 South Avenue, Staten Island — for hot asphalt paving mix delivered into City Trucks for highway and roadway repairs by the Department of Transportation across the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island. A Staten Island vendor servicing three boroughs through final-year contract renewal.

Separately, NYC Department of Sanitation awarded an $11,975,417 renewal (Renewal 2) to American Recycling Mgt LLC at 172-33 Douglas Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, for Queens Export work. Queens-based contractor handling Queens waste export — money staying in the borough.

DSNY Mass Hiring Continues — Names F-H

Today’s Changes in Personnel section continues the largest single-day NYC sanitation hiring in recent memory. Today’s published records show another massive batch of Title 9140A sanitation worker appointments at $30/hour, all effective February 22, 2026, with names running alphabetically from Fajardo through Hernandez. That’s roughly another 400 names published today — combined with the May 18 batch (alphabetical A through Belmont), the cumulative DSNY mass hiring is now in the range of 600-700 newly appointed sanitation workers, all hired on the same date.

The hiring continues to align with the rollout of DSNY’s citywide curbside composting program and the on-street stationary container expansion to Brooklyn Community District 2 (Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn) starting October 15, 2026.

Greenpoint Waterfront: The Monitor Point Rezoning

Tomorrow’s same City Council hearing also covers the Monitor Point rezoning in Greenpoint, Brooklyn Community District 1. Filed by GoQuay LLC and the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the application would rezone a major Greenpoint waterfront site at Quay Street from M3-1 manufacturing to R6 and R8 residential with a C2-4 commercial overlay, and would demap a portion of Inlet Park — including the site of the Greenpoint Monitor Museum. The application includes special permits to modify height, setback, tower width, waterfront yard, and loading berth requirements.

Greenpoint residents who care about the Monitor Museum and the waterfront should pay attention. This is a substantial change to the Greenpoint shoreline.

Brooklyn Borough Board: Lefferts Historic House and Coney West Parcel A

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is convening the Brooklyn Borough Board for a hearing next Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 P.M. at Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street). Two items on the agenda:

First, the Prospect Park Alliance’s proposal at the Lefferts Historic House Museum to create large-scale outdoor exhibits permanently inscribing the previously overlooked histories of the Lenape and African peoples into the Prospect Park landscape. Accessible paths, abundant benches, and evocative vistas designed for descendant visitors and the broader public.

Second, the Coney West Parcel A proposal: NYC Economic Development Corporation has selected Rybak Development to develop approximately 550 housing units (25% affordable) and at least 160 public parking spaces on the Coney Island waterfront parcel. EDC will present the business terms of the transaction at the Borough Board hearing as required by 384(b)(4).

Written testimony must reach testimony@brooklynbp.nyc.gov by Friday, June 5.

$1M NYC Secure App Rebuild — Scams Cost NYers $6.5B/Year

NYC Office of Technology and Innovation is seeking public comments on three small purchase contracts to Unique Comp Inc. of 27-08 42nd Road, Long Island City, totaling $463,190, for redevelopment of the NYC Secure App. The agency cites an estimated $6.5 billion that New Yorkers lose annually to online and phone-based scams. The contracts cover a developer ($154,700), a UX Designer ($131,040), and a Product Manager ($177,450) for a six-month engagement to rebuild the iOS and Android apps and design integrated digital resources. Public comments due 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 2 to mwbecrolcomments@oti.nyc.gov.

$941K NYC Explosive Detection Canine Contract

NYC DCAS awarded $941,196 to Michael Stapleton Associates, Ltd. at 9 Murray Street, Manhattan, for Explosive Detection Canine teams (one canine and one handler) at DCAS facilities citywide. Intergovernmental Purchase. Manhattan-based contractor handling explosive detection across the five boroughs.

Home Care Services Program: $1.00 Placeholder Contracts

NYC HRA published six home care services contract awards today with $1.00 placeholder amounts — meaning the actual contract values will be determined through usage. Awards went to: Xincon Home-Healthcare Services Inc. (Manhattan), Rain Home Attendant Services Inc. (Bronx), FEGS Home Attendant Services Inc. (Bronx), X-treme Care LLC (Bayside, Queens), Summit Home Health Care Inc. (Brooklyn), and Home Care Serv for Independent Living Inc. (Brooklyn). Nine-year terms. Services for Medicaid-eligible medically and/or physically disabled and/or frail and elderly individuals.

That’s six providers across four boroughs (no Staten Island representation) holding nine-year contracts to serve some of NYC’s most vulnerable residents.

$1.69M Harlem Health Initiative Contract

NYC DOHMH awarded $1,687,500 to Fedcap NYC Inc. at 633 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, Manhattan, for the Harlem Health Advocacy Partners (HHAP) insurance navigation program. HHAP is the Health Department’s community health worker initiative launched in 2015 to improve health outcomes for residents of public housing in East and Central Harlem. The contract covers insurance enrollment, insurance and healthcare navigation, and medical billing assistance.

Charter Revision Commission: Public Hearing Tomorrow in the Bronx

The Mayoral Charter Revision Commission published preliminary recommendations today ahead of its first public hearing at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, on Wednesday, May 27 at 7:00 P.M. The Commission is reviewing the entire NYC Charter. Preliminary recommendations available at: dechert.box.com/s/n2mlmbca1xdyvcpmskhcs51phuzzzadw

This is significant. Charter revisions go on the NYC ballot in November. New Yorkers should be reading what’s being proposed.

Bronx Rezoning: 815 Hutchinson River Parkway

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson is holding a virtual public hearing Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00 A.M. on an application by MD Hutch Owner LLC to rezone 815 Hutchinson River Parkway from M1-2 manufacturing to C8-3 commercial. The site is bounded by Lafayette Avenue, the western service road of the Hutchinson River Parkway, Wenner Place, and Brush Avenue. Written testimony to publictestimony@bronxbp.nyc.gov by Friday, June 5 to be considered for the Borough President’s recommendation.

June 9 LPC Hearing: Frank Lloyd Wright, Williamsburgh Savings Bank Interior, 144 Spring Street

Tuesday June 9 brings a substantial LPC hearing docket. Notable items:

The 48 Manor Court Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house addition application is back — continued from earlier. The applicant wants to construct an addition, repave the driveway, and legalize unpermitted driveway and rear-façade alterations.

The 1 Hanson Place (Williamsburgh Savings Bank) interior alteration application would install a mezzanine, built-in features, and kiosks within the designated interior banking hall and basement, plus exterior signage and HVAC louvers. This is a significant Brooklyn landmark.

A new building proposal at 144 Spring Street — a vacant SoHo lot — would construct new construction in the SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District. And 185 Broadway (the Neo-Grec style commercial building by Schwarzmann and Ditmars, 1882-83) is seeking to legalize unpermitted window film installation.

Rent Guidelines Board: Public Hearing Thursday in Queens

The NYC Rent Guidelines Board holds its first public hearing on proposed 2026-2027 rent adjustments this Thursday, June 4 at 5:00-8:00 P.M. at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue. The Board’s proposed rent adjustments for the roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments citywide cover leases commencing between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027.

Public testimony is limited to two minutes per speaker. Pre-registration recommended via nyc.gov/rgb or 212-669-7480. Audio comments via voicemail at 929-256-5472. Video and audio comments accepted through Tuesday, June 16.

What This Actually Means

The two DeWitt Clinton Park North rezonings tomorrow are the kind of major Manhattan land use action that doesn’t usually break out into citywide news, but absolutely should. We’re talking about 148,000+ square feet of floor area being transferred from Hudson River Park sites to West 54th-56th Street development sites, all under the auspices of the Special Hudson River Park District. Two side-by-side applications, same family of LLCs (801 11th Ave., LLC and 760 12th LLC), going to a Council subcommittee hearing tomorrow afternoon.

The South Carolina firearms and tourniquet contracts are a small story but a real one. Two Columbia-area South Carolina vendors picking up $7.6 million combined to supply NYC duty weapons and medical equipment. Worth noting where this kind of public safety procurement actually originates.

And the DSNY mass hiring continues. After today’s published records, we’re up to roughly 600-700 newly appointed sanitation workers, all hired on February 22, 2026, all at the same Title 9140A $30/hour rate. That’s the largest single-day public hiring action by any NYC agency in recent memory. The next published batch — probably running from “Hi” through the end of the alphabet — will likely close this out.

The Charter Revision Commission hearing tomorrow in the Bronx is the start of the public process that will produce ballot questions for November. New Yorkers should be reading those preliminary recommendations.

Read the records. Show up to the hearings. That’s the work.