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Oath administration for 132 Melrose Street applicant panel

New York City Council · Aug 12, 2026 · starts 1:24:52 · 1 min 6 sec

Chair calls applicant panel consisting of Ron Mandel of Belkin Burden Goldman and Frank Noriega. The oath is administered before testimony begins.

Member of the Public - Maria Betchy

by visiting the council's website at council.nyc.gov forward slash land use.

Member of the Public - Maria Betchy

For anyone with us in person, please see one of the sergeant at arms to submit a speaker card.

Member of the Public - Maria Betchy

If you would prefer to submit written testimony, you can always do so by emailing it to landusetestimony at council.gov.

Member of the Public - Maria Betchy

I will now turn it over to Councilmember Gutierrez, who has joined us online for remarks.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Thank you, Chair.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Good to see you.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Thank you to the applicants that are here today.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

I just want to express that I've met with the applicants at least twice across the span of a few years.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

They've also met with the Community Board 4 in Bushwick.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

This is a smaller proposal.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

It was the site of a former manufacturing business.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

I think as a whole, the property owners have been really good partners with wanting to respond to the community's interest in maintaining manufacturing.