Q&A
Discussion on incorporating affordability and tenant protections in the City of Yes package
4:46:43
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55 sec
Council Member Restler emphasizes the importance of including affordability measures and tenant protections in the City of Yes package. Chair Garodnick acknowledges the need for a comprehensive approach to housing issues.
- Restler suggests making new deep investments in truly affordable housing and strengthening tenant protections
- Garodnick agrees that zoning is just one tool and expresses openness to discussions on affordability and tenant protections
- Both recognize the importance of a multi-faceted approach to addressing housing challenges in NYC
Lincoln Restler
4:46:43
My colleagues and I, especially thanks to the leadership of our housing buildings chair, Pierina Sanchez, have been pushing hard that this shouldn't just be a conversation about supply, but also about affordability.
4:46:54
And that as a part of any city of yes package, we should be making new deep investments in truly affordable housing, strengthening tenant protections.
4:47:03
Do you both agree that that would be helpful for a a final solution on city of yes, that that would make this an even better, more successful package for the council to adopt?
Daniel Garodnick
4:47:12
In short, you know, it's and I've included in my presentation, zoning is a tool.
4:47:17
It's not the only tool.
4:47:19
We recognize that there are a lot of separate component parts, which make for tenant protections and investment in the most affordable housing.
4:47:30
So, yes, we are open to this conversation.
4:47:33
As part of this proposal, we're open to this conversation always.
4:47:37
We think it's really important.
