Board of Standards and Appeals Public Hearing Notice

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October 19 th , 2026, and October 20 th , 2026, 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of teleconference public hearings, Monday October 19 th , 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., and Tuesday October 20 th , 2026, at 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 P.M., to be streamed live through the Board s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa), with remote public participation and in-person portion, on the following matters: SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR 80-54-BZIV APPLICANT Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for Dryden Hotel Associates, LLC, owner. SUBJECT Application August 24, 2026 Extension of Term (§11-411) of a previously granted variance which permitted commercial uses on the first floor and cellar of an existing residential building, which expired on July 26, 2026. R8B zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 150 East 39th Street, Block 894, Lot 52, Borough of Manhattan. COMMUNITY BOARD #6M 182-85-BZIV APPLICANT Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Patsy Messina, owner. SUBJECT Application August 31, 2026 Extension of Term of a previously approved variance (§72-21) permitting the operation of a contractor s establishment which expires on September 9, 2026, Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy which expired on April 24, 2025; Waiver of the Board s Rules of Practice and Procedures. R6B zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 209-211 20th Street, Block 637, Lot(s) 64, 65, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #7BK 183-85-BZIV APPLICANT Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Patsy Messina, owner. SUBJECT Application August 31, 2026 Extension of Term of a previously approved variance (§72-21) permitting the operation of a (UG 16) open storage yard for building materials and accessory parking for four cars with an accessory office and showroom which expires on September 9, 2026, Extension of Time to Obtain a Certificate of Occupancy which expired on April 24, 2025, Waiver of the Board s Rules of Practice and Procedures. R6B zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 206-208 20th Street, Block 640, Lot 21, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #7BK 233-15-BZIII APPLICANT HSF Kramer, for ZDJ Vernon LLC, owner. SUBJECT Application June 29, 2026 Application to request an amendment to a previously approved variance granted pursuant to Zoning Resolution (ZR) § 72-21. The original variance permitted the conversion of a then-existing four-story manufacturing building and the development of a 21-story mixed retail and residential tower contrary to applicable district use and bulk regulations. M1-6A/R9 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 45-40 Vernon Boulevard, Block 26, Lot 4, Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #2Q ZONING CALENDAR 2026-17-BZ APPLICANT Pryor Cashman LLP, for 25c LLC, owner. SUBJECT Application June 15, 2026 Special Permit (§73-44) to permit the reduction of required accessory off-street parking spaces for ambulatory diagnostic and treatment health care facility use (UG IIIB). M1-2 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 27 & 25 Stewart Avenue, Block 2994, Lot 75, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #1BK 2026-28-BZ APPLICANT Eric Palatnik, P.C., for Peter Battisti, owner. SUBJECT Application July 20, 2026 Special Permits (§73-163 and §73-50) to permit the development of a Gasoline Service Station contrary to underlying use regulations and to waive the yard requirement for a lot line coincident with a side lot line of a residential district. C2-3/R3-2 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED 254-11 Hillside Avenue, Block 8766, Lot 13, Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #13Q Shampa Chanda, Chair/Commissioner