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Approvals and conditions: The 119 Woodworth approval authorizes a parking lot with 55 visitor spaces and 11 tractor‑trailer spaces; the applicant allocated 28 of those spaces to meet needs for a nearby site and 12 spaces to the 130 Woodworth sound‑stage proposal, leaving 15 overflow spaces for campus use. The board required that all landscaping be installed per a revised planting plan (submission date 06/17/2025) and required the applicant to address Engineering Department comments dated 06/06/2025 to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.

The 130 Woodworth resolution approves adaptive reuse of the existing warehouse as an LED sound stage and a 13‑space on‑site parking configuration. The board’s approval is conditioned on ensuring the off‑site parking is constructed with appropriate security/completeness instruments (for example, CFO or equivalent) prior to issuance of certificate of occupancy for the sound stage.

Why this matters: The approvals support growth of a film and media campus in downtown Yonkers and link parking capacity across sites to enable reuse of industrial properties for production uses. The board emphasized screening and landscape buffers because the 119 lot sits near residential properties.

Next steps: The applicant must submit the required landscaping and engineering responses, construct the off‑site parking per the approved plans and obtain final city engineering sign‑offs before the sound‑stage certificate of occupancy can be issued.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Yonkers City Planning Board Meeting - July 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Yonkers Planning Board approved an off‑site parking lot at 119 Woodworth and an amended site plan to convert a warehouse at 130 Woodworth into an LED sound stage, subject to revised landscaping and engineering sign‑offs.","taxTitle","Yonkers City, Westchester County, New York","taxId",12533,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6151004,"Board presses Islamic Community Center on parking and occupancy at 2 Grandview; asks for written responses",2784,3799000,6583000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177&start=3799&end=6583","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177/thumbnail_3799000.jpg","/articles/6151004/Yonkers-City/Westchester-County/New-York/Board-presses-Islamic-Community-Center-on-parking-and-occupancy-at-2-Grandview-asks-for-written-responses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6151004-9813fdfae2c83b6481ef3f3631ec6c87/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184428&Signature=dbvjIT2-1ByyHc~yYeaYk~rWUor9th0HF6hMFzSZryoUKOnreiWBRg9EhU3OYa9bvuj3QaVTKBJibGVhEgTlcKOueueBBD21~H22H8kYfQp9xKKP38aC6TJNd9aYXs96xbFpeKoeYRuupF1oVF3CcyQ6sJR~dkDCdQNg43FVSWpXFFJvbnpqHwzz~XBwu~BjW~NvP~Zs4TaXYHY~Elz1ETEUgfxbgFjvvVY6REXcNbGg~LSixx9y1BUXvgEdlp1Gp4PT8vRLCuGNxPN~1HXvwcb31Cag3bgomonZ53B7FGhj88OdTldH3ZWAmi3sv1N0MTLgWttf-RKVXQDniDPmPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Planning Board took up an amended site‑plan application from the Islamic Community Center of Mid Westchester (ICCMW) for 2 Grandview on July 9 and pressed the applicant for written answers to outstanding questions about parking, occupancy limits and how the center will coordinate use of nearby parking lots.

What the applicant sought: Counsel and project team described a proposal for 29 off‑street parking spaces at the 2 Grandview site (27 surface, two in an on‑site garage) to serve institutional uses. The applicant said the City Building Department reviewed the plan and determined that 26 spaces would be required; the proposed 29 spaces exceed that minimum. The team also explained that the center currently holds larger prayer sessions off‑site at St. John’s Episcopal Church under an agreement and that the ICCMW’s plan is intended to move those large sessions onto the 2 Grandview site when the new parking is available.

Board concerns and discussion: Multiple board members raised unresolved issues: whether the on‑site parking will accommodate peak attendance for the center’s largest services; how overflow parking will be managed; whether and how prior off‑site arrangements with St. John’s would be replaced; whether on‑street parking near the site can or should be relied on for overflow; and how outdoor uses (occasional picnics or youth activities in the front yard) might affect neighbors. Several members urged the applicant to supply a clear plan documenting how worship services will be capped, how parking will be enforced and how pedestrian and vehicular safety will be maintained.

Applicant response and next steps: Attorney Maximilian Mahalik told the board that the building and fire departments reviewed plans and that a 104‑person occupancy limit had been identified for the 2 Grandview interior, which he said corresponds to 29 required parking spaces. Mahalik said the project team will provide written responses and clarify whether the center’s large sessions would move off St. John’s and onto the 2 Grandview lot; he also confirmed the applicant’s willingness to accept conditions enforcing occupancy limits and parking management. The board asked for those clarifications in writing and held the matter for the next meeting; no vote was taken.

Why this matters: The case highlights common planning tensions when institutional uses expand in dense neighborhoods — balancing the right to assemble and worship with nearby residential parking, pedestrian safety and neighborhood character. Board members emphasized that conditional approvals and monitoring mechanisms are possible tools to protect neighbors while allowing institutional uses to operate.

Speakers and next meeting: The applicant team was represented by attorney Maximilian Mahalik (Cody & Feder) and architect Mark Fritz. Board members who spoke at length included Mackenzie Forsberg, Adelia Landy and Claudia Espinosa. The Planning Bureau asked the applicant to submit written answers to the board’s parking, occupancy and outdoor‑use questions before the next planning meeting.","The Planning Board on July 9 pressed the Islamic Community Center of Mid Westchester for written clarifications on parking, occupancy and off‑site parking agreements after the applicant presented a plan for 29 off‑street spaces at 2 Grandview.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6151009,"Planning Board approves MGM Empire City destination resort casino site plan with extensive mitigation",2318,10017000,12335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177&start=10017&end=12335","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177/thumbnail_10017000.jpg","/articles/6151009/Yonkers-City/Westchester-County/New-York/Planning-Board-approves-MGM-Empire-City-destination-resort-casino-site-plan-with-extensive-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6151009-20903a32b99c4d1c7dd066acd0baf31c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184428&Signature=gtVrMTlDgDeQ7lYyNTg2kQQ6aksxmyFR42CgvvfBmd55WF1wmI7CWtKvUTMDjl3oP7elU03MOYnOWe95gjr-lLT0Vrt4~oB9jvO02y-khus1mP5DnvXZQpe2w-x7q7-jZrpjTS2fnzha2QvWYuK-LSF35M7aJtVqSlaGlUrSd0awEsmj4Jp6i6Xaoxsg8WXh6d81JPgssMDpPCzmedjIY-JgETCo8TQwI-I8um8-2A3dKN251l~wrOaugsHUNjUDYFiJTN~j3YZTxyjFJrmhl31KOz7hKqFBwlN7cZNwsBLBgMcu-GuATRr43Qs5pk2UEatnsZWVS11AXr2xn-0lpQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yonkers Planning Board voted on July 9 to grant site‑plan approval for MGM Yonkers’ proposed redevelopment of the Empire City site into a destination resort casino, subject to the mitigation measures and conditions spelled out in the board’s SEQRA findings and in memoranda from City engineering, traffic and fire officials.

The site plan covers a multi‑phase redevelopment that, if the applicant obtains a New York State class‑3 gaming license, would renovate existing gaming space and add roughly 340,000 square feet of new construction, a new central utility plant, a roughly 162,000 square‑foot entertainment venue (about 4,000+ seats), and an eight‑level parking structure containing approximately 4,800 spaces. The board’s approval also accepted the applicant’s proposal to provide a substantial on‑site parking supply (about 7,900 total spaces across the property after construction) and to improve stormwater detention and water‑quality facilities on the property.

Why this matters: The redevelopment is a major private investment proposal for Yonkers and was the subject of a months‑long environmental review and a planning process that included rezoning the site to the new Casino Special (CS) District. The board’s approval incorporates dozens of mitigation measures designed to reduce traffic, stormwater and neighborhood impacts, and requires coordination with the Yonkers Police and Fire Departments on construction and event traffic management.

Key conditions and mitigation: The board incorporated the findings statement and required the applicant to: (1) comply with all mitigation in the findings; (2) address outstanding engineering comments (including submission of project water‑demand figures and payment of any authorized infiltration/remediation fee); (3) finalize a construction management plan (CMP) and an event traffic management plan (TMP) with the city traffic engineer, Yonkers Police and Yonkers Fire Departments before permitting and prior to issuance of a final certificate of occupancy; (4) limit certain on‑site lighting and otherwise comply with a tailored lighting plan; and (5) accept timing and extension terms set by the board (site plan validity extended to five years with construction to be completed within eight years, with extensions available under the zoning ordinance).

Board action: The board adopted the site plan resolution with conditions (vote recorded 6–0). The resolution also waived specific zoning lighting provisions as inapplicable to the CS District and approved a limited reduction in parking stall length for about 181 spaces within the new garage because of required structural columns; the board cited that the total provided parking substantially exceeds the ordinance minimum.

Economic and public‑safety provisions: The project record documents an expected increase in jobs (the applicant cited about 2,000 new positions) and projected annual revenues for the city and county if the state gaming license is obtained; the findings also require $2M per year for a 24/7 police presence on the property and an additional private security commitment by MGM. The board required the applicant to submit required reports and to finalize agreements governing mitigation and community benefits with the mayor’s office.

Next steps: MGM must obtain any required state gaming license and satisfy the city’s pre‑permit conditions and interagency coordination before the building permits are issued and construction begins.","Yonkers Planning Board granted site‑plan approval for MGM’s proposed destination resort casino at the Empire City site, conditioned on mitigation measures from the board’s environmental findings, traffic and construction management plans, stormwater improvements and other engineering and public‑safety requirements.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6151014,"Yonkers Planning Board approves twin 32‑story towers at 143–151 Woodworth Avenue",2660,785000,3445000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177&start=785&end=3445","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5505556-045fd92e706bda729a88c141af610177/thumbnail_785000.jpg","/articles/6151014/Yonkers-City/Westchester-County/New-York/Yonkers-Planning-Board-approves-twin-32story-towers-at-143151-Woodworth-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6151014-f870c48cdfeeb6c8a971555a98d9a7b8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184428&Signature=Fq102XIR24pF3PgICDqxDTn6dibmmAXBzDlQgxehACSti7yOdj4NdU4SvhPiVGolw9CX46doZuuGb9gmmeOJByUf3wlTDc8OTf0DBWMk9gjt-FiiLFOXd2oIIjdZABZ5NU7o3NlF4RT90bwauPCM8g7m34GgxYTlgHLNCt1oRlydgtn6S09i1h-Hx5OH2QtCPY0T1I2zVLSCgmB9iS-ljrgMo6jbAxY4tFQ6gk48U8ggw1DMN3QYCRzEBAuNj9My8~ZgfoK7DYDr2qcNFih0QCxejo0GUg~n6Msbo7pnVPpUqq78Ax~zk9t0qsWma07XsL4~JEDyEAAkdYnX44VpBQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Yonkers Planning Board approved a site plan on July 9 for the construction of two 32‑story residential towers at 143–151 Woodworth Avenue that will create 672 rental units, with 10% designated as affordable housing, and a four‑level parking garage with 702 spaces.

The approval authorizes 672 rental units, roughly 5,470 square feet of ground‑floor retail, an amenity program and a 4‑level garage. The board’s action was conditioned on a series of environmental, construction and infrastructure requirements, including implementation of a stormwater management plan, brownfield remediation filings with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and a $500,000 bond to protect city infrastructure prior to issuance of building permits.

Why this matters: The project significantly increases housing supply in downtown Yonkers and adds amenities and retail space, but it also raised infrastructure and construction impacts that the board sought to mitigate with conditions tied to permitting and monitoring. The planning staff and applicant submitted an environmental record including a DEIS and FEIS and the Planning Board adopted supporting findings as part of the approval.

Most important facts: The Planning Board’s written conditions require compliance with the city zoning standards cited in City Code Section 40‑3‑105 and with elements of the FEIS; the developer must satisfy the Department of Housing and Buildings’ reviews for water, sewer and fire flow; and certain off‑site sidewalk, utility and traffic improvements are required prior to occupancy. The board’s resolution also documents that the Zoning Board of Appeals granted required area and use variances earlier in 2025.

Supporting details: The applicant submitted architectural plans, traffic and stormwater engineering reports and a construction management plan. The board required monitoring of adjacent structures during excavation and specified measures for temporary shoring where the new foundation would be lower than neighboring foundations. The project also includes measures for noise control during construction and for parking management and stacker systems and requires the applicant to provide an energy model during building permit review.

Board action: The resolution was moved, seconded and approved unanimously by the board (7–0). The Planning Board’s approval stays valid for one year unless extended under the ordinance; the board enumerated additional pre‑permit conditions and prior‑to‑certificate‑of‑occupancy requirements in the resolution.

Next steps: The applicant must secure building permits and satisfy the NYSDEC brownfield cleanup process where applicable, complete the required engineering responses to the city departments and obtain the required endorsements and bonds before construction may proceed.

","The Yonkers Planning Board on July 9 approved site-plan approval for two 32‑story residential towers at 143–151 Woodworth Avenue, authorizing 672 rental units (10% affordable), retail space and a 702‑space garage, subject to multiple conditions including stormwater, brownfield cleanup and a $500,000 infrastructure bond.","actionData","errors"]

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