PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Israel Peskowitz, Member of Queens Community Board 8
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Israel Peskowitz, a member of Queens Community Board 8 speaking for himself, expressed mixed views on the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal. He supports some aspects but opposes others, particularly those that don't consider the diverse needs of different neighborhoods.
- Supports ADUs, transit-oriented development, and town center zoning
- Opposes removal of parking requirements in transit-poor areas, reduction of community oversight, and lack of affordable housing requirements
- Criticizes the proposal's focus on rentals rather than ownership and its one-size-fits-all approach to zoning
- Raises concerns about infrastructure capacity and the need for family-sized units
Israel Peskowitz
13:16:35
Hello?
13:16:36
Can you hear me?
Kevin C. Riley
13:16:36
Yes.
13:16:37
We can hear you.
Israel Peskowitz
13:16:37
Alright.
13:16:38
Thank you guys so much for staying so late.
13:16:42
I'm in 4th generation of New York.
13:16:44
I looked at you extending all my life.
13:16:45
I'm a member of Community Board of Aidan Queens, but I speak only for myself.
13:16:48
I would very much like to be able to forward to live in the city I grew up in.
13:16:51
My parents are only able to forward the mortgage on their small attached house because they purchased by renting at the basement.
13:16:58
This proposal has many good ideas and a few terrible ones.
13:17:00
New York City thrives itself on being the most diverse signal world.
13:17:03
If the council's proposing a one size fits all zoning, by amount opposed to ADUs, to trench an RN to development or town center zoning, I, however, am approach to the removal of apartment apartments in transit deserts like Easton Queens to remove a New York and community board oversight and the lack of affordable housing requirements.
13:17:19
I both should notice that the plan seems to be focused entirely in rentals not an ownership, which is a vital part of building generational equity.
13:17:26
Currently downzoning currently zooming in poses unnecessary parking apartments in Manhattan, Manhattan, Manhattan, Brooklyn, pertaining to the rest of the city have the same robust trends that acts is Manhattan.
13:17:37
And therefore, it doesn't need cars.
13:17:38
It's just as absurd.
13:17:39
The evidence of the entry of the Queen's bust redesign final plan is stated to remove public transit from a neighborhood instead of adding it, but we're still expected to no longer need cars.
13:17:48
Now a single study I've seen has cited on cities or moving particle in the Perms, it looks like the increase in traffic completion due to certainly for parking or increases in traffic transit times.
13:17:56
Closing our eyes in Virginia, cars go to exist as absurd, if not suicidal.
13:17:59
But plan also does not address the need for infrastructure improvements needed to handle increased population.
13:18:05
Most people I know in my neighborhood are leaving my neighborhood have gotten married and have a few keys, and there's not an attachment in our area for larger families.
13:18:10
The exception of the UAP, there seems to be nothing displaying compared to building anything besides luxury apartments for rich hipsters.
13:18:16
It's bizarre that politicians pre owned developers suddenly trust the same developers to vote housing, each neighbor needs instead of fancy judge picking gentrification departments for wealthy youngsters.
13:18:26
Please consider voting on this proposal item by item and neighborhood by neighborhood or just voting no.
13:18:31
Thank you all for your time, and you have a wonderful night.
