PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Jane Buchanan, Resident of Chelsea, Manhattan
9:45:49
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Jane Buchanan, a longtime resident of Chelsea in Manhattan, urges the council to vote no on the "City of Yes" proposal. She expresses concerns about the impact on her housing complex (Penn South), her neighborhood, and other neighborhoods across the city.
- Criticizes the proposal for allowing expanded market-rate housing without guaranteeing 100% affordability in certain areas (referred to as "campuses")
- Worried about the lack of community input and participation in the plan
- Argues that relying on more market-rate housing will not solve the city's affordable housing problem
Jane Buchanan
9:45:49
Oh, okay.
9:45:50
Great.
9:45:51
Hi.
9:45:51
My name is Jane Buchanan, and I'm a longtime resident of Chelsea in the borough of Manhattan.
9:45:57
I live in Penn South, also known as mutual redevelopment houses, a limited equity cooperative.
9:46:05
I am speaking on my own behalf.
9:46:08
I am here to urge you to vote no on the city of yes.
9:46:11
I have concerns for my own housing complex, for my neighborhood as a whole, and not the least for neighborhoods all over the city.
9:46:20
A particular concern is the city of yes, putting forward special provisions for expanded market rate housing and other developments with no guarantee of 100% affordability on what I refer to as campuses.
9:46:37
There is no clarity on how such infill developments would affect the character and livability of our neighborhoods, including taking away much needed open space and intensifying gentrification.
9:46:52
An additional concern is that the city of yes that in the city of yes, there is a woeful lack of provision for community input and participation as the plan would go forward.
9:47:05
Indeed, yes, there is a profound need for affordable housing throughout the city However, the city of yes with its reliance on adding more market rate housing will not solve the problem.
9:47:19
Vote no on the city of yes.
9:47:22
Thank you.
