N.Y.C. Charter § 218: Section 218. Site selection.

a. The selection of sites for capital projects shall be pursuant to the uniform procedures provided pursuant to sections one hundred ninety-seven-c and one hundred ninety-seven-d, except for acquisition of office space pursuant to section one hundred ninety-five, and except for the selection of a site for a resiliency project, a solar energy generation project, or the creation of open space subject to section one hundred ninety-seven-e.

b. To the maximum extent feasible, final approval of a site for a capital project shall occur prior to or simultaneously with the approval of the scope of the project pursuant to this chapter.

c. During the review required by subdivision a, the community board and borough president shall also review, and may comment on, the scope of the project.