PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Joseph McAllister, President of South Beach Civic Association on City of Yes Housing Opportunity Plan
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Joseph McAllister, representing the South Beach Civic Association and Staten Island Civilish United, strongly opposes the City of Yes Housing Opportunity plan. He argues that the plan would negatively impact communities and living conditions, emphasizing that infrastructure improvements are needed before any zoning changes are implemented.
- McAllister lists eight key areas requiring attention, including roadways, hospitals, police, traffic management, city services, schools, and community engagement.
- He criticizes the current infrastructure's inability to handle existing development and opposes additional ADUs or new development.
- McAllister calls for city planning to engage directly with homeowners and residents, rather than just business-oriented entities, before executing any zoning changes.
Joseph McAllister
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Sorry?
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Good evening.
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My name is Joseph McAllister, president of South Pacific Association.
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Representing a selfish community and working with Wall of Staten Island.
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I am also president of Staten Island, Civilish United.
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We oppose the city of yes housing opportunity plan with all of its entire content.
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We know this plan would totally disseminate our communities and living conditions.
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Before you execute any zoning changes, our infrastructure needs to be addressed first before you start the disastrous plan.
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Number 1, we need adequate roadways to accommodate the tremendous the tremendous amount of traffic we have here already.
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Number 2, We need more hospitals, doctors, nurses to help alleviate in Russia people here already.
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People are always on a bed for 2 days.
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We need more police in the areas of enforcement.
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Number 4, we need traffic agents to manage all the intersections One lane roadways are bumper to bumper due to too many vehicles.
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Example, rock lane Rockland Avenue from Richmond Road to Richmond Avenue.
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Number 5, we need more New York City services, DOB, DOT, DOH, DPDC.
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6, we need services to repair the damages already existing and caused by the cost cutting services from this administration and past administrations.
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Number 7, we need more schools.
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Our school cast classrooms are oversized How are our children supposed to learn with so many other students in an oversized pack classroom?
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And finally number 8, city planning must sit down with the homeowners and residents to discuss these issues before any type of zoning changes are execute executed.
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The current infrastructure is not handling the current situation with overdevelopment, and it's not able to add any other type of additional ADUs or a new development.
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City planning only met with Staten Island Economic Development Corp and Staten Island Chambers of Commerce.
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These two entities are for businesses, not for homeowners, or for the residents.
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Read the people who work and live here each day.
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We know what we want to mean.
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I have it as you
Shaun Abreu
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Thank you for your testimony, miss.
Joseph McAllister
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The down plan.
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Maybe we can all come together to make New York City the best city of the country.
Shaun Abreu
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Thank you for your testimony, Joseph McAllister.
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I
Joseph McAllister
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also have additional
