REMARKS
Council Member Adams discusses Mitchell-Lama housing and homeownership
7:52:34
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3 min
Council Member Adrienne Adams expresses appreciation for Allie Ryan's mention of Mitchell-Lama housing and emphasizes the importance of discussing homeownership opportunities. She acknowledges that while many people seeking housing will be renters, there's a need to extend the conversation to include homeownership options.
- Adams highlights the significance of Mitchell-Lama housing in providing long-term housing stability.
- She recognizes the value of programs that allow multiple generations to live in the same community.
- The council member expresses personal interest in promoting homeownership opportunities.
Adrienne Adams
7:52:34
Miss Ryan, I didn't I didn't as a matter of fact, I have to leave ironically.
7:52:38
I'm getting a award from Habitat.
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For humanity tonight.
7:52:41
The thank you.
7:52:45
You struck a nerve when you spoke about Mitchellama because a lot of people don't talk about Mitchellama and the significance of Mitchellama and homeownership, and some folks in this room know, how significant speaking about homeownership and now building homeownership means to me.
7:53:01
We don't speak about that elongation of housing and and creating not just for renters even though we know that the predominance of those that want housing will be renters.
7:53:13
But we need to extend extend the thought of homeownership out, and Mittalama certainly is one of those components.
7:53:20
Can you just they cut you off I want you to continue your testimony just before I leave because I'd like to hear you out.
Allie Ryan
7:53:26
So thank you.
7:53:28
In regard to the mental trauma, so in East Village, we have a right cross history for me, Village East Towers, and we have village view.
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We also have East Midtown Plaza north of me on 23rd Street, and I have friends who grew up in their apartments that were their parents, and they they inherited them, and they're raising their children there.
7:53:55
And so I see firsthand how, like, they wouldn't be able to live in this neighborhood if it wasn't for that.
7:54:03
The next thing that I wanna talk about, which is real which was initially what I wanted to talk about, what I talked I chose to talk about my personal situation based on what people were saying I was inspired.
7:54:15
But as you are well aware, right now, we have Elizabeth Street Garden that's about to be destroyed to make way for housing.
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And I think I think it's a crime to pit green space against housing.
7:54:32
And so one thing I would like to ask, I actually campaigned on this, is to make community gardens permanent.
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One thing I have learned We have a lot of community gardens in my neighborhood.
7:54:48
And because of COVID, it was a they became outdoor community spaces.
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And I recognize with mental illness, homelessness and addiction, number 1, top issues in my districts.
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And I think this is across the board.
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If we have more green space, and giving people opportunities to engage with nature.
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We have medical research that shows that mental illness, depression, especially, will go down.
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And so that is why I'm calling for, like, to preserve the green spaces we have as opposed to, like, right now, I'm coming coming next week for a rally to save the community gardens because of the mayorial executive order for every agency to come up with city land to build housing.
Adrienne Adams
7:55:50
Okay.
