PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Abigail Cliche on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
11:48:17
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120 sec
Abigail Cliche, a resident of City Council District 5 (Upper East Side), voiced her support for the City of Yes proposal. She shared her personal experience with housing in New York City and expressed concerns about affordability and potential displacement.
- Graduated 4 years ago and initially lived in Midtown Manhattan with peers
- Moved to the Upper East Side while friends relocated to Brooklyn and Queens, impacting housing prices
- Considering purchasing a home but worried about affordability in her current neighborhood
- Eyeing District 19 as a more affordable alternative, but concerned about putting pressure on current residents
- Supports City of Yes to increase overall housing supply and allow people to live where they prefer
Abigail Cliche
11:48:17
Hi.
11:48:17
Sorry.
11:48:18
I had some trouble.
11:48:20
Hi.
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I am my name is Abigail Klish.
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I am a current resident of city council district 5 and
Kevin C. Riley
11:48:33
Abigail?
Abigail Cliche
11:48:37
Apologies.
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I am a current resident of city council district 5, and I would like to void my support voice my support for a city of yes.
11:48:46
As I said, I currently live in district 5, which is the Upper East Side, and I would like to continue to do so.
11:48:53
I graduated from university about 4 years ago.
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Me and a group of my peers from my university came to the city altogether.
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Most of us lived in Midtown Manhattan for first year that we were here.
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The second year that we were here, I moved to the upper east side and sacrificed the luxury of the dishwasher, and most of my friends moved to Brooklyn and Queens, inflating the price of housing in those boroughs.
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While I love my home and I'm really attached to my neighborhood, I'm looking to purchase a home in the next few years, and I am afraid that I won't be able to afford to do so here.
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My only other options, if I'd like to stay in the city, which I intend to do are to look in the Outer Burrows.
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And in particular, I'm eyeing District 19th, which is Councilon Ber Paladino's District.
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It looks quite nice.
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And I, you know, see that as a more affordable alternative.
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Where my economic choice is not as constrained, then I would like to stay put where I am.
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I realized that in moving to a district like stroke 19, I would potentially be putting extra pressure on its current residents and competing with them for housing.
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So I would like to, once again, voice my support for city of yes and increase the overall supply of housing in the city in the interest of all of us being able to live where we would like.
