The EIS:

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the City of New York City Planning Commission (CPC), as co-lead agencies under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR), have prepared this Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) for the proposed No. 7 Subway Extension and Hudson Yards Rezoning and Development Program. The FGEIS also covers two other major public actions in the Hudson Yards area – the expansion and modernization of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (Convention Center) and the development of a new multi-use sports, entertainment, and exhibition facility (Multi-Use Facility) adjacent to the Convention Center between West 30th and West 33rd streets.

The proposed public actions would promote the transit-oriented redevelopment of the Hudson Yards area.



The Proposed Action includes:

Adoption of zoning map and text amendments to the New York City Zoning Resolution and related land use actions to permit the development of Hudson Yards as a mixed-use community with new commercial and residential space, and a substantial amount of new open space, including approximately: 28 million square feet of office space; 12.6 million square feet (12,600 units) of residential space; 1.5 million square feet of hotel space; and, 700,000 square feet of retail space.	Northward View of Hudson Yards in 2025, Michael McCann/DCP
The construction and operation of an extension of the No. 7 Subway line to serve Hudson Yards. The proposed route extends west across West 41st Street with a station at Tenth Avenue and West 41st Street. The alignment continues west and turns south on Eleventh Avenue with a station at Eleventh Avenue and West 34th Street;	Future No. 7 Subway Station, Datner Architects
Expansion, renovation, and modernization of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, including construction of approximately one million square feet of new exhibition space plus additional space for meeting rooms, banquet halls, and other facilities, and development of a new hotel with up to approximately 1,500 rooms;	View of Convention Center Expansion, HOK/Kohn Pederson Fox
A new multi-use sports, exhibition, and entertainment facility (Multi-Use Facility) with approximately 30,000 square feet of permanent meeting room space and the capability to convert into a number of different uses and configurations, including a stadium configuration with a seating capacity of approximately 75,000, an exposition configuration including 180,000 square feet of exhibition floor space, or a plenary hall configuration that provides a maximum seating capacity of approximately 40,000; and,	Multi-Use Facility, NY Jets/Kohn Pederson Fox
Accommodations for new, multi-agency facilities, including garages for the Department of Sanitation and New York City Police Department’s Tow Pound.

The co-lead agencies issued an Environmental Assessment Statement/Form (EAS/EAF) on February 10, 2003, a Positive Declaration for the Proposed Action on April 21, 2003, and a Draft Scoping Document on April 30, 2003. A public hearing on the Draft Scoping Document was held on June 5, 2003 to solicit public comments. Based on the public comments a Final Scoping Document was developed, including 18 alternatives to the proposed action. The Final Scoping Document was released on May 28, 2004. The Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) was released on June 21, 2004.

A Public Hearing on the DGEIS was held by the City Planning Commission and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in conjunction with the ULURP process on September 23, 2004. Public comments on the DGEIS were received for a ten day period following the September 23rd public hearing. Please see the project schedule for a list of those dates.

The FGEIS is available at the Muhlenberg Branch Library (213 West 23rd Street) and can be downloaded below in PDF format. A CD with the complete FGEIS can be purchased for $2 in the Department of City Planning’s Map and Bookstore at 22 Reade Street.

The modified applications for the Zoning Map Change (C 040499(A) ZMM) and the Zoning Text Amendment (N 040500(A) ZRM) that were filed on August 30, 2004 by the Department of City Planning were analyzed in the FGEIS as Alternative S.

The FGEIS, prepared in accordance with SEQRA, CEQR, and the Final Scoping Document, analyzes the effects of the Proposed Action and Alternatives to the Proposed Action on land use, zoning, and public policy; socioeconomic conditions; community facilities and services; open space and recreational facilities; shadows; architectural historic resources; archaeological resources; urban design and visual resources; neighborhood character; natural resources; hazardous materials; Local Waterfront Revitalization Program; infrastructure; solid waste and sanitation services; energy; traffic and parking; transit and pedestrians; air quality; noise and vibration; construction; public health; unavoidable adverse impacts; growth; and commitments of resources.

No. 7 Subway Extension - Hudson Yards Rezoning and Development Program
Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement

Executive Summary	Text (0.5mb)	Graphics (13.2mb)
Chapter 1 – Purpose and Need	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (0.7mb)
Chapter 2 – Description of the Proposed Action	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (4.2mb)
Chapter 3 – Analytical Framework	Text (0.2mb)	Graphics (0.2mb)
Chapter 4 – Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy	Text (0.4mb)	Graphics (5.0mb)
Chapter 5 – Socioeconomic Conditions	Text (0.7mb)	Graphics (1.4mb)
Chapter 6 – Community Facilities and Services	Text (0.2mb)	Graphics (0.8mb)
Chapter 7 – Open Space and Recreation	Text (0.2mb)	Graphics (0.6mb)
Chapter 8 – Shadows	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics 1 (6.0mb) Graphics 2 (6.5mb) Graphics 3 (6.5mb) Graphics 4 (4.5mb) Graphics 5 (4.3mb) Graphics 6 (6.4mb) Graphics 7 (6.7mb) Graphics 8 (5.0mb) Graphics 9 (6.4mb) Graphics 10 (4.2mb)
Chapter 9 – Architectural Historic Resources	Text (0.4mb)	Graphics (6.0mb)
Chapter 10 – Archaeological Resources	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (0.7mb)
Chapter 11 – Urban Design and Visual Resources	Text (0.5mb)	Graphics 1 (7.6mb) Graphics 2 (5.0mb)
Chapter 12 – Neighborhood Character	Text (0.4mb)
Chapter 13 – Natural Resources	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (1.4mb)
Chapter 14 – Hazardous Materials	Text (0.4mb)
Chapter 15 – Waterfront Revitalization	Text (0.1mb)	Graphics (1.6mb)
Chapter 16 – Infrastructure	Text (0.1mb)	Graphics (0.2mb)
Chapter 17 – Solid Waste and Sanitation Services	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (0.3mb)
Chapter 18 – Energy	Text (0.1mb)
Chapter 19 – Traffic and Parking	Text (2.6mb)	Graphics 1 (13.7mb) Graphics 2 (3.2mb)
Chapter 20 – Transit and Pedestrians	Text (1.2mb)	Graphics (2.9mb)
Chapter 21 – Air Quality	Text (0.4mb)	Graphics (0.9mb)
Chapter 22 – Noise and Vibration	Text (0.3mb)	Graphics (1.4mb)
Chapter 23 – Construction Impacts	Text (0.7mb)	Graphics (1.7mb)
Chapter 24 – Public Health	Text (0.1mb)
Chapter 25 – Unavoidable Adverse Impacts	Text (0.1mb)
Chapter 26 – Alternatives	Text (0.9mb)	Graphics (3.3mb)
Chapter 27 – Growth-Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Action	Text (0.1mb)
Chapter 28 – Irreversible and Irretrievable                         Commitments of Resources	Text (0.1mb)
Chapter 29 – Responses to Public Comments	Text (0.5mb)
Appendix A.1 – Zoning Text and Map Amendments;                            City Map Amendments	Text (1.5mb)
Appendix A.2 – Reasonable Worst-Case                            Development Scenarios	Text (1.0mb)
Appendix A.3 – Conceptual Analysis for Neighborhood Parks	Text (0.6mb)
Appendix D – Socioeconomic Conditions	Text (3.0mb)
Appendix G – Community Facilities	Text (0.3mb)
Appendix I – Shadows	Text (0.1mb)
Appendix J – Architectural Historic Resources	Text (3.1mb)
Appendix K – Archaeological Resources	Text (2.4mb)	Graphics (45mb)
Appendix N – Natural Resources	Text (4.4mb)
Appendix O – Hazardous Materials	Text (2.5mb)
Appendix P – Infrastructure	Text (0.1mb)
Appendix R – Energy	Text (0.4mb)
Appendix S.1 – Trip Generation	Text (2.2mb)
Appendix S.2 – Traffic Analysis	Text (10.0mb)
Appendix S.3 – Parking Analysis	Text (0.3mb)
Appendix S.4 – Transit Analysis	Text (1.9mb)
Appendix S.5 – Pedestrian Analysis	Text (1.8mb)
Appendix T – Air Quality	Text (3.4mb)
Appendix U – Noise and Vibration	Text (3.2mb)
Appendix V – Construction	Text (1.2mb)
Appendix W – Alternatives Studies Information	Text (10.0mb)
Appendix X – DSNY and NYPD Tow Pound                         Alternative Site Analyses	Text (0.2mb)
Appendix Y– References	Text (0.1mb)
Appendix Z – Glossary	Text (0.1mb)
Appendix AA – DGEIS Hearing Transcript	Text (0.7mb)
Appendix BB – DGEIS Written Comments	Text (16.8mb) Text (15.5mb) Text (32.4mb)

Note: The FGEIS analyses are complete and there are no missing appendices.