PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Amanda Agoglia, President of Neponsit Property Owners Association
10:27:55
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Amanda Agoglia, representing the Neponsit Property Owners Association in Queens, testifies against the City of Yes proposal. She urges council members to vote no, citing concerns about flood zones, transit deserts, and potential negative impacts on the city's environment and living conditions.
- Emphasizes that the plan lacks provisions for new hospitals, parking spaces, schools, and infrastructure improvements
- Argues that the proposal primarily benefits developers at the expense of residents and community character
- Suggests developing existing empty apartments, vacant buildings, and underutilized areas instead of changing zoning laws
Amanda Agoglia
10:27:55
Hi.
10:27:56
Can you hear me?
Kevin C. Riley
10:27:56
Yes.
10:27:57
We hear you.
Amanda Agoglia
10:27:58
Okay.
10:27:59
Great.
10:28:00
I'm asking you to vote no.
Carol Donovan
10:28:03
Let me shut off my options.
Amanda Agoglia
10:28:06
I'm asking you to vote no for the city of yes.
10:28:09
I probably don't.
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I am the president of the Naponset Property Owners Association in Queens.
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We were incorporated in 1919.
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I represent approximately 2500 residents in our community.
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We are opposed to the city of yes, proposal for many reasons.
10:28:31
We are in a flood zone, and we are a transit desert.
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It is a shorter to destroy our city, our environment, our green spaces.
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It will produce a city that's overcrowded and overpopulated.
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And cause dangerous living conditions.
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This plan does not include any new hospitals which we are desperate for.
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Any new parking spaces, schools, money for infrastructure.
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This plan will only benefit the directors, the developers.
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We have many empty apartments, vacant buildings, warehouses, underutilized areas, which could be developed.
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Without changing the character, look and feel of our city and the out of our others.
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Please vote no for this proposal.
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Please don't let your fellow New Yorkers down and destroy this city.
10:29:35
Thank you.
