PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sam Burtnick, Representative from HANAC
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Sam Burtnick, representing HANAC, expresses strong support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan, emphasizing its necessity in addressing New York City's housing crisis. Burtnick argues that the plan's zoning reforms and density bonuses are crucial for increasing housing supply and ensuring a more equitable distribution of housing across all neighborhoods.
- Highlights the current imbalance where few neighborhoods contribute their fair share of housing
- Stresses the importance of retaining existing affordable housing while encouraging new construction
- Urges that the proposal remain intact, warning of dire consequences if the housing crisis continues unaddressed
Sam Burtnick
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Good morning, everyone.
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My name is Sam Bertnich.
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I'm representing Hannich.
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The mayor's proposed city of yes for housing opportunity plan as a desperately needed solution to the city's ongoing housing crisis.
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Demand for housing far outpaces supply in each neighborhood necessitating solutions such as city, if yes, to allow for zoning reforms and density bonuses.
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These changes will increase the number of homes available to New Yorkers Far too few neighborhoods throughout the city are contributing their share of housing, placing an unnecessary burden on a handful of neighborhoods attempting to build enough housing for the entire city.
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The city of yes or no zoning reforms will incur to more equitable distribution of housing to every neighborhood and community district throughout New York.
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The current city of yes for housing opportunity proposal must stay intact as the implications for delaying solutions to the housing crisis will become far more dire if they continue to remain unaddressed.
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It's essential that New York City retains its existing affordable housing and encourages additional housing construction for the future if it is to remain a place for those both young and old from near end from far can continue to call home for generations to come.
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Thank you.
