TESTIMONY
Eileen Miller, Board Member of the Bayside Hill Civic Association, on the negative impacts of the City of Yes zoning text amendments on residential neighborhoods in Queens
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Eileen Miller speaks in opposition to the City of Yes zoning text amendments on behalf of the Bayside Hill Civic Association in Queens.
- The amendments will blur lines between commercial and residential districts, allowing manufacturing, salons, smoke shops and other businesses in residential areas
- Corner stores and higher density multifamily housing will be permitted on residential blocks
- One and two family zoned areas, considered the "American dream", will have their character and population density drastically changed
- Many current residents of lower density areas may leave for more desirable neighborhoods outside of NYC
- Existing infrastructure in many areas cannot support the increased densities
- Property taxes and values will likely decrease as a result
Eileen Miller
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Thank thank you so much for allowing me to speak.
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My name is Eileen Miller.
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I am speaking on behalf of the Basar Hill Civic Association.
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An organization that is in a fight queen's.
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This package of zoning text amendments will drastically blur the lines between commercial and residential zoning district across New York.
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Manufacturing will be committed within retail areas.
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Commercial business cannot operate within residential homes, including nail salons, barbershops, and illegal smoke shops.
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Corner stores and home density multifamily buildings will be allowed on the corners of residential blocks.
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Load density commercial zoning districts will be changed to high density ones with residential housing and commercial real estate.
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1 in 2 family zone areas comprise a small, a very tiny proportion of New York City, and they are the unique gems within the thriving metropolis that makes the city it is.
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They are the American dream.
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City of yes will destroy these neighborhoods by drastically changing their character, and population density.
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Many people who now reside in the lower density areas will flee for more desirable neighborhoods outside of New York City.
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Many of our areas do not have the infrastructure to support these increased densities.
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Property taxes and tax values will likely decrease.
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We, the base oilfield the association opposed the city of yesproposal, and we are informing all of our city council people to understand what we're saying because you're living in the same American dream that we are.
6:47:22
Thank you so much.
