{"id":17916,"date":"2026-09-16T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/?p=17916"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:44:33","slug":"statement-of-the-board-comment-on-bsas-decision-to-approve-zetas-special-permit-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/statement-of-the-board-comment-on-bsas-decision-to-approve-zetas-special-permit-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of the Board: Comment on BSA\u2019s Decision to Approve Zeta\u2019s Special Permit Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u201cCommunity Board 12-Manhattan is deeply disappointed in the decision by the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to grant a special permit to Zeta Charter School to construct a high school on 181st Street and Broadway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe application for a special permit is to build a school on the relevant lot. Notably, Zoning Resolution\u00a073-133 requires a finding that traffic must be able to controlled \u2018so as to protect children going to and from the school.\u2019 We do not believe that finding has been met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our firm belief that a school at this intersection will cause significant disruption to vehicular and pedestrian traffic in this area. We also do not believe the application materials sufficiently addressed health and environment concerns regarding the lot\u2019s neighboring gas station.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Board opposed the application in April 2026, and Chairperson Anthony Viola appeared before the BSA on behalf of CB12M on two occasions to express our concerns. Despite this, the BSA has decided to ignore the community\u2019s input and grant the special permit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the BSA\u2019s decision now final, CB12M urges Zeta to engage and commit to work closely with the Board, the community, and other stakeholders as this project moves forward. We hope Zeta will take into account the existing conditions at 181st Street and Broadway and work with us to address concerns related to traffic and the safety of its students, pedestrians, motorists, and the surrounding community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Board strongly encourages Zeta to consider the recommendations and concerns that have been previously raised throughout this process. We will continue to monitor Zeta\u2019s development at 181st Street and Broadway and ensure the community\u2019s voice is heard at every opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\">\u201cCommunity Board 12-Manhattan is deeply disappointed in the decision by the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to grant a special permit to Zeta Charter School to construct a high<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-auto\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary mt-auto\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/statement-of-the-board-comment-on-bsas-decision-to-approve-zetas-special-permit-application\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17916"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17917,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17916\/revisions\/17917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}