PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Allie Ryan, East Village Resident and Community Activist
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Allie Ryan, a long-time East Village resident and community activist, testified about her concerns regarding the City of Yes Plan and offered suggestions for alternative housing solutions. She emphasized the need for affordable home ownership opportunities and Mitchell-Lama style housing.
- Ryan highlighted her extensive community involvement, including running for city council and participating in grassroots groups opposing rezonings.
- She pointed out the dramatic increase in rental prices in her neighborhood over the years, arguing that mortgages are now cheaper than rent.
- Ryan advocated for creating more homeownership opportunities rather than focusing on rental properties, emphasizing that constituents want long-term housing stability.
Allie Ryan
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Hello.
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I'm a long my name's Allie Ryan.
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I am a longtime East Village resident raising my family.
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I'm active in my community.
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I ran for city council twice.
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I'm a parent leader in my daughter's school.
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I'm a member of at least 7 grassroots groups that have filed lawsuits to stop rezonings and bad policies in the city.
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I'm a board member of an affordable home ownership condo association that was created during the Giuliani administration.
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75% of the original owners still live there, and they're actually in some many cases 3 generations living in their unit.
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Today, I am speaking as myself.
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It seems like every mayor and city council create their own version of a plan to address housing.
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My institutional knowledge is only goes back to the De Blasio administration, although my home goes back to the Giuliani administration.
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And mayor Adam, City of Yes Plan, is the newest plan.
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Speaker Adams, you've actually talked about creating your own plan, and I would like to give some ideas for that plan.
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So affordable home ownership and Mitchell's style Mitchell Lamas type housing is desperately needed.
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Right now, when I moved to the city in 2 well, in the early 2000, an apartment on Avenue C was $2000 a month.
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Now, in my neighborhood, it's $38100 a month.
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Mortgages are cheaper.
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We really need people want people here.
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People who've testified throughout today.
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Your constituents They wanna live in their homes for the long term.
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They don't wanna be transient.
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So I encourage you to build home opportunities for home ownership than rental property.
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And I'm a send thank you for the
Kevin C. Riley
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Thank you, miss Ryan.
Allie Ryan
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And I'm gonna send the record.
Kevin C. Riley
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Yes.
