File #: Int 0431-2003    Version: * Name: Authorizing an application to revise the boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone.
Type: Introduction Status: Enacted
Committee: Committee on Economic Development
On agenda: 4/9/2003
Enactment date: 12/22/2003 Law number: 2003/080
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an application to revise the boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone.
Sponsors: James Sanders, Jr., Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Lewis A. Fidler, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., David I. Weprin, (by request of the Mayor)
Council Member Sponsors: 6
Attachments: 1. Committee Report 4/15, 2. Hearing Transcript 4/15, 3. Committee Report 12/11, 4. Hearing Transcript 12/11, 5. Stated Meeting - Hearing Transcript 12/15, 6. Fiscal Impact Statement, 7. Local Law
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Int. No. 431

By Council Members Sanders, Comrie, Fidler, Recchia and Weprin (by request of the Mayor)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an application to revise the boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1.  By Local Law No. 8 for the year 1987, adopted on March 5, 1987, the council of the city of New York authorized an application for the designation of the East Brooklyn economic development zone relative to certain land within Kings County.

§2. The city of New York has received economic development zone approval from New York state.

§3. By Local Law No. 57 for the year 1988, adopted on August 19, 1988, the boundaries of the East Brooklyn economic development zone were amended.

§4. By Local Law No. 38 for the year 1993, adopted on May 18, 1993, the boundaries of the East Brooklyn economic development zone were amended a second time.

                     §5. It is the desire of the council of the city of New York to authorize an application to revise the East Brooklyn economic development zone, now called the East Brooklyn empire zone, to include 242 acres located in Kings County in the city of New York.

                     §6. The city of New York is hereby authorized to submit an application to revise the East Brooklyn empire zone to include the property described in section seven of this local law.

                     §7.  The boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone, as described in subdivision a of section 22-704 of the administrative code of the city of New York, shall be expanded to include the properties generally described as follows:

(1)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of a point 50 feet to the north of Foster Avenue as measured from its northerly street line and the center line of East 108th Street; thence southerly along the center line of East 108th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Farragut Road, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-third, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence westerly along the center line of Farragut Road to the point where it meets the center line of East 99th Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts and the M1-1 and C8-1 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid and on Sheet 23c of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred ninety-six, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence northerly along the center line of East 99th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Foster Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 23c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Foster Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Rockaway Parkway, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Rockaway Parkway to the point where it meets the center line of Ditmas Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Ditmas Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of East 98th Street; thence northerly along the center line of East 98th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Thomas S. Boyland Street; thence northerly along the center line of Thomas S. Boyland Street to the point where it meets the center line of Linden Boulevard; thence easterly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the prolongation of the center line of East 105th Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts and the M3-1 and R6 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of the prolongation of East 105th Street and the center line of East 105th Street to a point 50 feet to the north of Foster Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 50 feet to the north of Foster Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point and place of beginning.

 (2)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Gateway Drive and a line 180 feet to the south of Fountain Street as measured from its southerly street line; thence easterly along a line 180 feet to the south of Fountain Street and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Erskine Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C4-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-third, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence southerly along the center line of Erskine Street to the point where it meets the center line of Gateway Drive, said line being the district boundary line between the C4-2 and R3-2 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly and thence northerly along the center line of Gateway Drive to the point and place of beginning.

(3)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of East 83rd Street and the main line set of tracks of the Bay Ridge Division of the Long Island Rail Road as they appear on Sheet 23a of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective October thirty-first, two thousand one, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence northeasterly along said set of tracks to the point where it meets the center line of Remsen Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Remsen Avenue to the point where it meets the southerly street line of Foster Avenue; thence westerly along the southerly street line of Foster Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of East 83rd Street; thence northerly along the center line of East 83rd Street to the point and place of beginning.

(4)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Nostrand Avenue and the center line of Winthrop Street; thence easterly along the center line of Winthrop Street to the point where it meets the center line of New York Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of New York Avenue to a point 300 feet to the south of Clarkson Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 300 feet to the south of Clarkson Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Nostrand Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Nostrand Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

                     §8. Section 22-704 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding two new subdivisions, i and j, to read as follows:

i. Upon approval by the commissioner of the New York state department of economic development of the request to revise the boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone, the boundaries of the zone set forth in subdivision a of this section shall be superseded by the boundaries of the zone set forth in subdivision j of this section.

j. There is hereby established in the borough of Brooklyn an empire zone as follows:

(1) BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Broadway and the center line of Van Sinderen Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Broadway to the point where it meets the center line of Fulton Street; thence easterly along the center line of Fulton Street to the point where it meets the center line of Sheffield Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Sheffield Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Jamaica Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of Jamaica Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Wyona Street; thence southerly along the center line of Wyona Street to a point 100 feet to the south of Fulton Street as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the south of Fulton Street and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of New Jersey Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective December nineteenth, two thousand, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence southerly along the center line of New Jersey Avenue to a point 150 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 150 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Vermont Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Vermont Street to a point 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Bradford Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Bradford Street to the point where it meets the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Atlantic Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Hendrix Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Hendrix Street to a point 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Jerome Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Jerome Street to a point 150 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 150 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Elton Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Elton Street to a point 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Essex Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Essex Street to a point 200 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 200 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Sheperd Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Shepherd Avenue to a point 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Norwood Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Norwood Avenue to a point 300 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 300 feet to the north of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Logan Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Logan Street to a point 100 feet to the south of Fulton Street as measured from its southerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the south of Fulton Street and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Chestnut Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Chestnut Street to the point where it meets the center line of Fulton Street; thence easterly along the center line of Fulton Street to the point where it meets the center line of Euclid Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Euclid Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Atlantic Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Fountain Avenue, said line being the district boundary lines between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts and the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Fountain Avenue to a point 300 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 300 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Milford Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Milford Street to a point 335 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 335 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Milford Street on the east and Montauk Avenue on the west, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of such block to a point 238 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 238 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Montauk Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Montauk Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Atlantic Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Berriman Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Berriman Street to a point 300 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 300 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Essex Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Essex Street to a point 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to a point where it meets the center line of Linwood Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Linwood Street to the point where it meets the center line of Atlantic Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Atlantic Avenue to a point which formerly constituted the center line of Elton Street as such street met Atlantic Avenue from the south and now constitutes the center line of the block bounded by Linwood Street on the east and Cleveland Street on the west, said line being the district boundary lines between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts and the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along such center line to a point 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to a point where it meets the center line of Cleveland Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Cleveland Street to a point 100 feet to the north of Liberty Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the north of Liberty Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Ashford Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Ashford Street to a point 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the south of Atlantic Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Barbey Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Barbey Street to a point 100 feet to the south of Liberty Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 100 feet to the south of Liberty Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of New Jersey Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of New Jersey Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Liberty Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue on the east and Sheffield Avenue on the west, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-2 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of such block to the point where it meets the center line of Pitkin Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Pitkin Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Sheffield Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Sheffield Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Dumont Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Dumont Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Snediker Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Snediker Avenue to a point 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence northeasterly along a line 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Vermont Street; thence northerly along the center line of Vermont Street to the point where it meets the center line of Riverdale Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Riverdale Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Miller Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Miller Avenue to a point 150 feet to the north of Riverdale Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 150 feet to the north of Riverdale Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Van Siclen Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Van Siclen Avenue to a point 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence northeasterly along a line 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Barbey Street; thence northerly along the center line of Barbey Street to the point where it meets the center line of Livonia Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-third, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence westerly along the center line of Livonia Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Schenck Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Schenck Avenue to a point 100 feet to the north of Livonia Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the north of Livonia Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Warwick Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C8-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Warwick Street to a point 150 feet to the north of Livonia Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 150 feet to the north of Livonia Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Cleveland Street; thence northerly along the center line of Cleveland Street to a point 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue as measured from is northerly street line; thence northeasterly along a line 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Elton Street; thence southerly along the center line of Elton Street to the point where it meets the center line of New Lots Avenue; thence northeasterly along the center line of New Lots Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Dumont Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Dumont Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Fountain Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Fountain Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Linden Boulevard; thence northeasterly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of Holly Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of Holly Street to the point where it meets the center line of Stanley Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Stanley Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Fountain Avenue; thence southeasterly along the center line of Fountain Avenue to a point 260 feet to the north of Vandalia Avenue as measured from its northerly street line, said line being the district boundary lines between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts and the M1-1 and R3-2 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid and on Sheet 18b of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-nine, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence southwesterly along a line 260 feet to the north of Vandalia Avenue and running parallel thereto to a point 980 feet to the west of Fountain Avenue as measured from its westerly street line, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R3-2 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 18b as described aforesaid and on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northwesterly along a line 980 feet to the west of Fountain Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Flatlands Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R3-2 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Flatlands Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Elton Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northwesterly along the center line of Elton Street to the point where it meets the center line of Linden Boulevard, said line being the district boundary lines between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts and the C8-1 and R5 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of Warwick Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C4-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Warwick Street to a point 150 feet to the south of New Lots Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence southwesterly along a line 150 feet to the south of New Lots Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Snediker Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Snediker Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Hegeman Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Hegeman Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard; thence northerly along the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard to a point 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence northeasterly along a line 150 feet to the north of New Lots Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Lott Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Lott Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Junius Street; thence northerly along the center line of Junius Street to the point where it meets the center line of Newport Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Newport Street to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Junius Street on the east and Powell Street on the west; thence northerly along the center line of such block to the point where it meets the center line of Riverdale Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence easterly along the center line of Riverdale Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Junius Street; thence northerly along the center line of Junius Street to the point where it meets the center line of Dumont Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Dumont Avenue to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Junius Street on the east and Powell Street on the west; thence northerly along the center line of such block to a point 100 feet to the south of Blake Avenue as measured from its southerly street line, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence easterly along a line 100 feet to the south of Blake Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Junius Street; thence northerly along the center line of Junius Street to the point where it meets the center line of Blake Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Blake Avenue to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Junius Street on the east and Powell Street on the west; thence northerly along the center line of such block to the point where it meets the center line of Sutter Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Sutter Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Powell Street; thence northerly along the center line of Powell Street to the point where it meets the center line of Liberty Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-4 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid and Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Liberty Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-4 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of East New York Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-4 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southwesterly along the center line of East New York Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Saint Marks Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Saint Marks Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Eastern Parkway, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northeasterly along the center line of Eastern Parkway to the point where it meets the center line of Bergen Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence easterly along the center line of Bergen Street to the point where it meets the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Mother Gaston Boulevard to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Bergen Street on the south and Dean Street on the north; thence easterly along the center line of such block to a point 100 feet to the west of East New York Avenue as measured from its westerly street line, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northeasterly along a line 100 feet to the west of East New York Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Dean Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence easterly along the center line of Dean Street to the point where it meets the center line of Sackman Street; thence northerly along the center line of Sackman Street to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Atlantic Avenue on the south and Herkimer Street on the north, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of such block to a point on the center line of the block bounded by Sackman Street on the east and Sherlock Place on the west; thence northerly along the center line of such block to the place where it meets the center line of Herkimer Street, said line being the district boundary line between M1-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid, thence westerly along the center line of Herkimer Street to a point where it meets the prolongation of the center line of Sherlock Place, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the prolongation of such center line to the point where it meets the center line of Fulton Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17c as described aforesaid; thence easterly along the center line of Fulton Street to the point where it meets the center line of Van Sinderen Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Van Sinderen Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

(2)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Louisiana Avenue and the center line of Linden Boulevard; thence southeasterly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of Alabama Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the center line of New Jersey Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-third, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence southerly along the center line of New Jersey Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Stanley Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Stanley Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue/Granville Payne Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Pennsylvania Avenue/Granville Payne Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Flatlands Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Flatlands Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Louisiana Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Louisiana Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Stanley Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southwesterly along the center line of Stanley Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of East 108th Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of East 108th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Farragut Road, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Farragut Road to the point where it meets the center line of East 99th Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts and the M1-1 and C8-1 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid and on Sheet 23c of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred ninety-six, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence northerly along the center line of East 99th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Foster Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 23c as described aforesaid; thence westerly along the center line of Foster Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Rockaway Parkway, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R4 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Rockaway Parkway to the point where it meets the center line of Ditmas Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of Ditmas Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of East 98th Street; thence northerly along the center line of East 98th Street to the point where it meets the center line of Thomas S. Boyland Street; thence northerly along the center line of Thomas S. Boyland Street to the point where it meets the center line of Linden Boulevard; thence easterly along the center line of Linden Boulevard to the point where it meets the prolongation of the center line of East 105th Street, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R5 zoning districts and the M3-1 and R6 zoning districts as they appear on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence southerly along the center line of the prolongation of East 105th Street and the center line of East 105th Street to a point 50 feet to the north of Foster Avenue as measured from its northerly street line; thence easterly along a line 50 feet to the north of Foster Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Van Sinderen Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Van Sinderen Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of De Witt Avenue; thence easterly along the center line of De Witt Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Louisiana Avenue, said line being the district boundary line between the M1-1 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence northerly along the center line of Louisiana Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

(3)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Gateway Drive and a line 180 feet to the south of Fountain Street as measured from its southerly street line; thence easterly along a line 180 feet to the south of Fountain Street and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Erskine Street, said line being the district boundary line between the C4-2 and R6 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective June twenty-third, nineteen hundred ninety-seven, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence southerly along the center line of Erskine Street to the point where it meets the center line of Gateway Drive, said line being the district boundary line between the C4-2 and R3-2 zoning districts as it appears on Sheet 17d as described aforesaid; thence westerly and thence northerly along the center line of Gateway Drive to the point and place of beginning.

(4)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of East 83rd Street and the main line set of tracks of the Bay Ridge Division of the Long Island Rail Road as they appear on Sheet 23a of the Zoning Map of the New York City Planning Commission as amended effective October thirty-first, two thousand one, as contained in the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York; thence northeasterly along said set of tracks to the point where it meets the center line of Remsen Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of Remsen Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of Foster Avenue; thence westerly along the center line of Foster Avenue to the point where it meets the center line of East 83rd Street; thence northerly along the center line of East 83rd Street to the point and place of beginning.

(5)                     BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the center line of Nostrand Avenue and the center line of Winthrop Street; thence easterly along the center line of Winthrop Street to the point where it meets the center line of New York Avenue; thence southerly along the center line of New York Avenue to the point 300 feet to the south of Clarkson Avenue as measured from its southerly street line; thence westerly along a line 300 feet to the south of Clarkson Avenue and running parallel thereto to the point where it meets the center line of Nostrand Avenue; thence northerly along the center line of Nostrand Avenue to the point and place of beginning.

§9. The commissioner of the New York state department of economic development is hereby requested to revise the boundaries of the East Brooklyn empire zone in accordance with this local law.

§10. This local law shall take effect immediately.