PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Stan Liao on Arrow Linen Rezoning
5:22:00
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Stan Liao, a young New Yorker and renter, testifies in support of the Arrow Linen rezoning project. He argues that the project would help address the housing shortage in New York City and potentially reduce neighborhood rents.
- Emphasizes the need for more housing units to combat the city's affordability crisis
- Supports the inclusion of both market-rate and affordable units in the proposed development
- Argues that leaving the site as an empty post-industrial lot would not contribute any affordable units
Stan Liao
5:22:00
Good afternoon.
5:22:01
Thank you, sir Riley, and thank you, council member Henif.
5:22:05
I'm a young New Yorker and a renter, speaking on behalf of only myself, And I'd like to testify in support of the Arrow Linen rezoning.
5:22:15
We're still for over half a 1000000 units in New York City, and we all know that this shortage has made the city less affordable and rent higher.
5:22:24
There's mountains of evidence that even Mercury apartment, With the one proposed here as well as the affordable one.
5:22:31
Reduce rent from a neighborhood.
5:22:34
Separately here, they have a report building more units and other important city of yes.
5:22:39
But you can't build a fair, more affordable city if we keep saying no to every city.
5:22:45
I've heard people say that there's no enough affordable units, post rezoning.
5:22:50
But how many affordable units will there be, if we continue to leave this as an empty post industrial lot?
5:22:57
Majority of New Yorkers, including many working class people who can't make it to a hearing in the middle of the workday, supports more housing, including projects like this.
5:23:08
Fixing your housing crisis first year, and I hope the house big council will keep out of mind.
5:23:13
Thank you for your time.