Land Use Resources
Principles of Good Urban Design for New York City
NYC Department of City Planning released these guidelines for communities to advocate for positive change in their neighborhoods and across the city.
CB6 Land Use & Zoning Map
Zoning Handbook
Middle Housing Gone Missing, A CD6 Neighborhood Change Analysis
Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT)
Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Tracker
The Rezoning Commitments Tracker creates a public record of any recorded promises, community benefit agreements, etc., and tracks whether they have been satisfied/where they are in the process, with an interactive map and written guide to the myriad promises of the Gowanus Rezoning.
Brooklyn Comprehensive Plan (2023 & 2025)
New York City is infamous for lacking a comprehensive plan. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso undertook and released the first-ever Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn (2023) to provide a baseline for policy goals and recommendations at every level of government, as well as community-based groups. Existing conditions data and maps were created with the most up-to-date data at publication. BP Reynoso’s team followed up with an updated plan in 2025. Both can be found below.
