Environmental Quality Review - OEC

Office of Environmental Coordination


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Environmental Quality Review

Welcome to the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) portion of our website. This site assists you with understanding what CEQR is, when it applies, and how to go about conducting a review. We hope this site is informative and helpful.

What our website provides:

Calendar: browse a listing of public hearings / comment periods

Basics: provides materials to get started with CEQR

Technical Manual: provides guidance for conducting a CEQR review

Forms & Templates: get downloadable documents for use during CEQR Reviews

Laws & Regulations: read a brief history of CEQR and access the statutes and regulations governing environmental review in New York City

Mayor's Office Environmental Reviews: learn about selected environmental reviews conducted by the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development as the lead agency under CEQR

CEQR Access: retrieve final environmental review documents on active and completed City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) projects filed with MOEC

What MOEC does:

Maintains the CEQR Technical Manual

Archives all City agency CEQR documents

Maintains the City's calendar of CEQR activities

Supports agencies in conducting CEQR reviews

How can MOEC help:

Answer questions related to CEQR

Assist in conducting reviews and with preparing CEQR documentation

Provide advice regarding whether CEQR applies and which agency is an appropriate lead agency

For CEQR help, please contact MOEC.