AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and context of NYC housing emergency
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Kim Darga, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Development at HPD, introduces herself and sets the context for the testimony on Intro 958. She acknowledges the ongoing housing emergency in New York City as determined by the City Council based on recent data.
- Testimony is about Intro 958
- City Council determined NYC remains in a state of housing emergency
- Almost all New Yorkers are impacted by the shortage of affordable housing
Kim Darga
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Good morning.
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Speaker Adams, Cheracellimonka, members of the New York City Council Committee on Land Juice.
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My name is Kim Darga, Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Development at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation And Development.
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I'm joined by Amag Tghani, 1st deputy commissioner and chief diversity officer of HPD.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify about intro 958.
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Based on findings from a 2023 New York City housing and vacancy survey, and other available data.
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This council made a determination last spring that the city remains in a state of housing emergency.
