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What is NYC ZR § 81-46?

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This section mandates the relocation of subway stair entrances onto zoning lots for developments over 5,000 square feet that front on sidewalks with existing subway entrances. The new entrances must comply with specific provisions and may be counted as pedestrian circulation space. Applies to building owners with qualifying developments adjacent to subway stations.

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§ 81-46 Off-street Relocation or Renovation of a Subway Stair

ZR § 81-46

Where a development or enlargement is constructed on a zoning lot that contains at least 5,000 square feet of lot area and fronts on a sidewalk containing a stairway entrance or entrances into a subway station, the existing entrance or entrances shall be relocated from the street onto the zoning lot. The new entrance or entrances shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-40 (OFF-STREET RELOCATION OR RENOVATION OF A SUBWAY STAIR). A relocated or renovated subway stair may be counted as pedestrian circulation space in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-50.

The subway stations where such improvements are required are listed in the following table and shown on Map 3 (Subway Station and Rail Mass Transit Facility Improvement Areas) in Appendix A.

Station

Line

34th Street-Penn Station

Broadway-7th Avenue

8th Avenue

34th Street-Herald Square

6th Avenue/Broadway-60th Street

42nd Street-Times Square/42nd Street-Port Authority Bus Terminal

Broadway-7th Ave/Broadway/8th Ave/42nd St. Shuttle

42nd Street-Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue

6th Avenue/Flushing

42nd Street-Grand Central

Lexington Avenue/Flushing/42nd St. Shuttle

47th-50th Street-Rockefeller Center

6th Avenue

49th Street

Broadway-60th Street

50th Street

7th Avenue

53rd Street

Fifth Avenue-53rd Street

51st Street/Lexington Ave.- 53rd Street

53rd Street/Lexington Avenue

57th Street

59th Street-Columbus Circle

Broadway-7th Avenue/8th Avenue

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