Res. No.1219
Resolution calling upon the Mayor of the City of New York to relocate those City agencies that do not need to be in the central business district of Manhattan to outer borough neighborhoods that are near train lines with available capacity during rush hours.
By Council Members Fidler, Rivera, Comrie, DeBlasio, Koppell, Lappin, Liu, Nelson, Reyna, Palma, Gonzalez, Gennaro, Felder, Eugene, Arroyo, Vacca, Stewart, Foster, Sanders Jr., Gioia, White Jr., Yassky, James and Seabrook
Whereas, As the "Green Book", the official directory of the City of New York illuminates, a very large number of the City's municipal agencies are located within Manhattan or within similarly congested downtown business districts in the other boroughs; and
Whereas, During rush hours, simple logic tells us that subway lines are generally underutilized in the directions opposite from which most commuters are traveling towards Manhattan; and
Whereas, The relocation of City agencies which do not need to be in the central business district of Manhattan would take advantage of available rush hour train capacity and otherwise reduce vehicular traffic to the central business district of Manhattan; and
Whereas, Relocating City agencies to commercial locations outside of Manhattan would also likely result in reduced space costs to the City and an economic boost to neighborhood economies outside of Manhattan; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the Mayor of the City of New York to relocate those City agencies that do not need to be in the central business district of Manhattan to outer borough neighborhoods that are near train lines with available capacity during rush hours.
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LS # 4382
1/22/08