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Tiffany Cabán explains her vote on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
1:25:40
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Council Member Tiffany Cabán expresses strong support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendment and related commitments, emphasizing the urgent need to address New York's housing crisis. She votes in favor of all related items.
- Cabán thanks various individuals and teams involved in the effort, including the speaker, council land use, council finance, and Council Member Sanchez.
- She stresses the need for diverse housing options in all neighborhoods, including social housing, higher density housing, and supportive housing.
- Cabán articulates a vision of "a home for every New Yorker" regardless of individual circumstances or needs.
Tiffany Cabán
1:25:40
Thank you.
1:25:41
I wanna take the time to give everyone who worked so hard on this their flowers.
1:25:44
Thank you, speaker, the speaker's team, council land use, council finance, council member Sanchez, and everyone else who threw down to fight for city of yes and the city for all commitments.
1:25:55
This is an important step towards ending the housing crisis in all of our backyards.
1:26:00
Today's vote is for city of yes and, New York's housing crisis is dire.
1:26:05
And going forward, we're gonna need to do more of that.
1:26:08
We need social housing in all of our backyards.
1:26:10
Yes.
1:26:11
We need some higher density housing in all of our backyards.
1:26:14
We need supportive housing in all of our backyards.
1:26:17
Let's keep building, preserving, rehabilitating, and individualizing housing for every New Yorker.
1:26:23
Our goal is and should be a home for every New Yorker, no matter who you are, no matter what your needs are, no matter your circumstances.
1:26:31
So today, I vote I on all.
1:26:32
Thank you.
