PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Zachary Thomas, Member of Manhattan Community Board 3 and Deacon at East 7th Street Baptist Church
13:52:13
·
50 sec
Zachary Thomas, a member of Manhattan Community Board 3 and deacon at East 7th Street Baptist Church, spoke in support of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal. He emphasized the need for housing reform to ensure the continued membership of neighborhood institutions like his church.
- Thomas shared that a young couple from his church recently moved out of the city due to high housing costs.
- He cited national leaders like President Biden and Vice President Harris who have called for more housing construction.
- Thomas urged the council to vote yes on the proposal in its full form.
Zachary Thomas
13:52:13
Hi, everyone.
13:52:14
I'm Zachary Thomas.
13:52:15
I'm a member of Manhattan Community War 3.
13:52:18
I'm also on the Parks committee, but I'm here speaking on my own behalf.
13:52:21
I'm also a deacon at each 7th Street Baptist Church nearby Thompson Square Park.
13:52:25
We've recently celebrated 50 years serving East Village And Alphabet City.
13:52:29
We are a neighborhood church, although many of our members come from deep in Brooklyn, Queens to go to church on Sunday morning.
13:52:35
We just had a young couple move out of the city due to high housing costs to move in with a family member out of state.
13:52:42
Institutions like matures need housing reform like city of PS to ensure the church has stayed membership for another 50 years.
13:52:49
National leaders like president Biden and vice president Harris have made it clear.
13:52:52
We need to build more housing through dress are housing crisis.
13:52:56
And I agree with lifelong New Yorkers like Burress and Martin Bean.
13:52:59
We need to say yes.
13:53:01
Please vote yes in his full form.
13:53:03
Thank you, good night.
