Q&A
Fair distribution of affordable housing across NYC boroughs
2:04:49
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Council Member Salamanca raises concerns about the uneven distribution of affordable housing in NYC, particularly the burden on the Bronx. Director Garodnick acknowledges this issue and explains how the City of Yes proposal aims to open up more neighborhoods to housing development, addressing the current imbalance where 10 community districts provide as much housing as the other 49 combined.
- The Bronx and neighboring districts are providing a disproportionate amount of affordable and supportive housing
- The City of Yes proposal aims to distribute housing opportunities more widely across the city
- The goal is to address the housing crisis by allowing development in areas that have historically been closed off
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
2:04:49
So my first line of question has to do with the the fair share of affordability throughout the throughout the city.
2:04:58
You know, my district and neighboring districts in the Bronx such as Council member Stevens, Ayala, Feliz, and Farias and more are delivering huge percentages of the cities of Whirlpool Housing And Supportive Housing Development.
2:05:15
Over the past decade while other neighborhoods are not doing their fair share or are not doing anything at all.
2:05:21
Is it fair for the Bronx to supply most of the affordable and supportive housing development in the city?
2:05:27
And will the city of yes affect the status quo.
Daniel Garodnick
2:05:31
The short answer is no.
2:05:33
It is not fair for one bureau to bear the burden of of any one thing.
2:05:39
And the answer to the second question is, yes, it will help because we're opening the door to neighborhoods that have historically not provided any housing at least in the last 20 years.
2:05:52
We have seen doors closed.
2:05:55
And even historically, as The public advocate noted there are lots of doors that have been closed to a lot of people in the city for a very long time.
2:06:03
We need to open some of those doors even modestly.
2:06:06
The idea that 10 community districts are providing as much housing as the other 49 combined is a prescription for a concentration of housing in certain areas with the absence of housing everywhere else.
2:06:19
We want to distribute this opportunity more widely it is really the only way that we will take a bite out of our housing crisis, and that's why we have proposed it this way.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
2:06:30
Alright.
