Q&A
Council Member Powers questions Commissioner Rampershad on City of Yes support
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Council Member Keith Powers questions Commissioner Raj Rampershad about his support for City of Yes.
Rampershad explains his reasons for voting in favor, emphasizing the need for more affordable housing in New York City.
- Rampershad expresses concern about the growing homeless population in NYC
- He hopes the plan will generate additional affordable housing and create opportunities
- Rampershad mentions his worry about the gap between approved projects and what actually gets built
Keith Powers
0:16:51
And one last question, and then I'll hand it over to colleagues.
0:16:56
I understand your surns with the plan.
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Can you talk about you you voted in support of it.
0:16:59
So can you talk about the items in there that you support and what parts of the plan you led you to ultimately vote in support
Oudeshram “Raj” Rampershad
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of it?
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Yeah.
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I I the whole idea, I know we need housing.
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And I know the home the the besides the amount of homeless that are in the city of New York, which is I remember when I was in the community board, we were talking about 60,000, then about the 70, 80, 90, then you're talking about families, children, And I think there needs to be an opportunity to create more affordable housing, and I truly hope it's more affordable.
0:17:29
Because one of the things I could I'm always concerned with is these jobs get approved, and I don't know what really gets built out there.
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And it's a big concern as you can see by the number of people that is out in the street.
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But I do feel like the plan can help generate additional affordable housing and create and and create an opportunity.
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Both, I guess, in the in the private sector for developers building and people to have an opportunity to find hopefully find new homes within the community that they live in.
Keith Powers
0:17:58
Got it.
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Appreciate it.
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I'm gonna go over to counsel over Brooks Calores to ask a few questions.
