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NYC City Planning Commission

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Public Hearing

Jul 10, 2024

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10:00 AM

15 hr


Overview

The NYC City Planning Commission held a public hearing on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity on July 10, 2024.

This page links to all 200+ testimonies from the hearing.

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Out of 203 testimonies, 113 were in support and 90 were in opposition.

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Name For/Against Borough Neighborhood/Area Stated Affiliations Elements Discussed Start Time
Michael Sutherland For Brooklyn Deep Southern Brooklyn Open Plans Parking Mandates 0:33:21
Nuha Ansari Against Manhattan Upper East Side Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts UAP, ADU, Campuses 0:36:11
Elizabeth Denys For Brooklyn Flatbush Open New York Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 0:39:54
Talya Schwartz For - - Open Plans Parking Mandates 0:43:05
Jeffrey Thomas For Brooklyn - - UAP, Parking Mandates 0:47:00
Joann Ariola Against Queens - NYC City Council Town Center Zoning, Small and Shared Housing 0:49:51
Andrea Goldwyn Against - - New York Landmarks Conservancy UAP, Residential Conversions, Campuses 0:56:41
Layla Law-Gisiko Against - - City Club of New York UAP, Small and Shared Housing 1:00:11
Lydia Andre Against Manhattan Chelsea Chelsea Neighbors Coalition, 300 20th Street Block Association UAP 1:03:51
Zool Zulkowitz Against Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 5 - 1:06:11
Bria Donohue For - - American Institute of Architects UAP, Residential Conversions, Transit-Oriented Development 1:08:20
Mark Levine For Manhattan - New York City Government, Manhattan Borough President UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses 1:11:05
Kate Liggett For - - Housing Rights Initiative Transit-Oriented Development 1:17:32
Francesca Brown For - - CAMBA Housing Ventures - 1:21:00
Vickie Paladino Against Queens Northeast Queens NYC City Council - 1:23:04
Karen Argenti Against Bronx - Bronx Council for Environmental Quality, Broadway Community Alliance, Protect Bronx Neighborhoods from Over Development - 1:38:54
Juan Rivero Against Manhattan Greenwich Village Village Preservation Campuses 1:42:37
Arlene Shlesinger Against Queens Hollis Hills Hollis Hill Civic Association Town Center Zoning, ADU 1:45:29
John Mudd Against Manhattan Midtown South Midtown South Community Council, Empire State Coalition, Right to Counsel NYC Coalition - 1:49:16
Dorothy Windham For Manhattan Upper West Side Open New York UAP, Small and Shared Housing 1:53:53
Adam Brodheim For Manhattan Upper West Side - Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Campuses 1:55:53
Jim Wright For - - AIA New York Chapter Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 1:58:07
Michael Kaess For Bronx Morris Park - Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:04:08
Sara Bronin For - - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Campuses 2:07:22
Christopher Marte Against Manhattan Lower Manhattan NYC City Council Residential Conversions, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 2:10:47
Meta Brunzema Against - - Collective for Community, Culture, and Environment, LLC UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 2:20:32
Warren Schreiber Against Queens - Queens Civic Congress Parking Mandates 2:24:12
Laura Spalter Against Bronx North Riverdale Broadway Community Alliance Town Center Zoning, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:27:05
Gabriel DeRurdy For Manhattan Hell's Kitchen - UAP 2:32:28
Darrick Borowski For - - AIA UAP, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 2:34:24
Eric Rosenbaum For - - Project Renewal - 2:37:31
Austin Celestin For Manhattan Upper West Side NYU Wagner Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses 2:40:39
Carlo Casa For - - New York Building Congress Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:43:16
Carina Nieves Against Queens Richmond Hill - ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:46:00
Carol McCarthy Against Queens Douglaston Douglaston Civic Association UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:49:49
Henry Euler Against Queens Auburndale Auburndale Improvement Association ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 2:52:25
George Calderaro Against - - Several New York City Civic Organizations - 2:56:43
Marjorie Velazquez For - - Tech:NYC, Former NYC City Council Member UAP 2:59:58
Daniel Cohen For Manhattan Upper West Side - Parking Mandates, Small and Shared Housing 3:02:51
Sabrina Lippman For - - Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County UAP, Town Center Zoning, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 3:04:49
Michelle Kuppersmith For Manhattan Lower East Side Manhattan Community Board 3 Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 3:07:53
Vanessa Gibson For Bronx - New York City Government, Bronx Borough President Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 3:11:21
Rachel Fee For - - New York Housing Conference, Yes to Housing Coalition - 3:25:28
John Sheridan Against Bronx City Island - Parking Mandates 3:34:14
Phyllis Inserillo Against Queens Howard Beach Howard Beach Lindenwood Civic Association Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU 3:37:51
Paul Graziano Against - - - ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 3:41:52
Martha Dwyer Against Manhattan - - UAP 3:48:45
Howard Slatkin For - - Citizen Housing and Planning Council UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 3:52:48
Alia Soomro For - - New York League of Conservation Voters Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 4:09:13
Basha Gerhards For - - Real Estate Board of New York UAP, Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 4:12:48
Maulin Mehta For - - Regional Plan Association UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 4:16:01
Will Kitcher For Brooklyn Sheepshead Bay - Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 4:19:07
Samir Lavingia For Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Community Board 5 UAP, Residential Conversions 4:22:26
Olive Freud Against Manhattan - Committee for Environmentally Sound Development UAP, Small and Shared Housing 4:26:46
Suwen Cheong Against Brooklyn Prospect Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn Community Board 9 UAP 4:30:14
Robert Fanuzzi Against Bronx - Bronx Council for Environmental Quality UAP 4:36:42
Claudia Valentino Against Queens Forest Hills Forest Hills Community And Civic Association Town Center Zoning, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 4:40:16
Jackson Chabot For - - Open Plans Parking Mandates 4:43:56
Tyler Baldwin For Queens Astoria - - 4:48:04
Peter Estes For - - The New New York UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses 4:49:42
Paul Selver For - - Real Estate Board of New York, Kramer Levin - 4:53:08
Mark Ginsberg For - - Citizens Housing Planning Council, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects UAP, Parking Mandates 4:57:12
David Holowka Against Manhattan Chelsea - UAP 5:02:31
Christopher Leon Johnson Against Queens - - UAP 5:06:24
Sean Campion For - - Citizens Budget Commission - 5:10:19
Patrick Boyle For - - Enterprise Community Partners UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses 5:13:54
Adam Roberts For - - Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) UAP, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 5:17:10
Chloe Sarnoff For - - Robin Hood Foundation - 5:19:55
Alicia Boyd Against Brooklyn Crown Heights - UAP 5:24:28
Carol Marion Against Queens Bayside - ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 5:28:40
Roger Gendron Against Queens Hamilton Beach New Hamilton Beach Civic Association - 5:32:11
Anita Laremont For - - Fried Frank Law Firm, REBNY UAP, Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates 5:36:10
Bonnie Mohan For - - Health and Housing Consortium - 5:39:35
Pedro Rodriguez For Queens Forest Hills Queens Community Board 6 Parking Mandates 5:42:31
Michael O'Reilly Against Queens Southeast Queens - - 5:46:17
Diane Viggiano Against Staten Island Old Town Old Town Civic Association of Staten Island Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 5:49:45
David West For - - REBNY's Zoning and Design Committee - 5:56:01
Michele Birnbaum Against Manhattan Upper East Side Historic Park Avenue Residential Conversions, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 5:59:44
Jody Corry Against Queens Glendale - Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU 6:05:26
Katherine Winters Against Queens Whitestone - UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 6:08:36
Daisy Calone Against Bronx LaSalle, Mayflower, Scottsdale - Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 6:13:11
Braden Crooks For - - Designing the We, Undesign the Red Line - 6:17:16
Micah Hunter For Queens Laurelton NHP Foundation, HPD Housing Preservation Development, Administration of Children's Services - 6:20:37
Rosa Chang For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 1 Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 6:24:02
Emily Klein For - - Community Preservation Corporation UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 6:27:27
Marlee Busching For Brooklyn - Hudson Companies UAP, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU 6:32:07
Joy Goldberg Against Brooklyn - - UAP, Small and Shared Housing 6:37:53
Jim Power For - - Kramer Levin UAP 6:41:20
Rev. Peter Cook For - - New York State Council of Churches, Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative, Mayor's Task Force on Religious Properties UAP, Campuses 6:46:34
Michael Parley For - - Development Consulting Services UAP, Residential Conversions 6:50:47
Megan Fitzpatrick Against Manhattan Upper West Side Landmark West UAP, Parking Mandates, Small and Shared Housing 6:54:22
Maria Deinnocentiis Against Queens Fresh Meadows Utopia Estates Civic Association, Community Board 8 in Queens Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 6:57:52
Emily Kurtz For - - RiseBoro Community Partnership UAP 7:01:38
Cathy Seibek Against Bronx City Island City Island Civic Association Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 7:04:36
Neil Miller For Manhattan Midtown Manhattan Community Board 5 UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 7:08:13
Jerrod Delaine For - - Delaine Companies, Pratt, NYU UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU, Campuses 7:11:24
Joseph Rosenberg For - - Catholic Community Relations Council, Archdiocese of New York, Diocese of Brooklyn UAP, Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, Campuses 7:18:05
Bernadette Ferrara Against Bronx Van Ness Van Ness Neighborhood Alliance Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 7:22:35
Sam Turvey Against - - ReThinkNYC - 7:26:03
Barbara Linton Against Queens Douglaston Douglaston Civic Association UAP 7:30:57
Tibita Kaneene For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 7 UAP, Residential Conversions 7:32:38
Chloe Fatusi For Brooklyn Cobble Hill - Parking Mandates 7:36:12
Max Davidson For - - - UAP, Transit-Oriented Development 7:37:49
Chad Purkey For - - Association for Better New York (ABNY) UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 7:40:49
Robert Press Against Bronx Morris Park Bronx Community Board 11 Parking Mandates 7:43:33
Theresa Westerdahl Against Brooklyn Crown Heights Brooklyn Community Board 9, Sullivan Ludlam Stoddard Neighborhood Association Parking Mandates 7:47:05
Margaret Julie Finch Against Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 2 Parking Mandates 7:50:58
Vito Labella Against Brooklyn Bay Ridge Political Campaign for Brooklyn's 26th District Senate Seat Town Center Zoning, Transit-Oriented Development 7:55:21
Randy Plemel For Queens Long Island City - UAP, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 7:58:56
Emily Chingay For Queens Astoria - Parking Mandates 8:01:47
Dan Kent For - - Lantern Organization UAP, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 8:03:28
Thomas Devaney For - - Municipal Art Society UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Campuses 8:07:01
George Hebronik Against Bronx - Spencer State Civic Association Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 8:11:13
Latanya Harris Against Queens Saint Albans Queens Pension Fund, Department of Buildings, Department of Consumer Affairs ADU 8:15:37
Joel Siegel Against Brooklyn Victorian Flatbush Brooklyn Community Board 14 ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 8:20:49
Nick Selker For Manhattan Upper West Side - UAP, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 8:31:13
Rashida Tyler For - - New York City Council of Churches, Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative Campuses 8:33:31
Regina Myer For Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates 8:38:30
Pascale Leone For - - Supportive Housing Network of New York UAP 8:42:15
Christie Peale For - - Center for New York City Neighborhoods, MHD ADU 8:46:53
Carol Rosenthal For - - Fried Frank Law Firm, REBNY Zoning and Design Committee Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates 8:52:09
Agnes Vendina Against Staten Island Oakwood Oakwood Residence Civic Association of Staten Island - 8:55:34
Amie Gross For Queens Glen Oaks Amie Gross Architects - 9:00:29
Rev. Terry Troia For Staten Island Huguenot Park The Reformed Church of Huguenot Park Residential Conversions, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 9:19:15
Kyle Jeremiah For - - Bowery Residence Committee, BRC Residential Conversions, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 9:22:33
Monil Javeri For Queens Woodside - Parking Mandates, ADU 9:26:12
Jasmine Camparitas Against Queens Hollis Hills - Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 9:29:54
Daniel Prebud Against - - - UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 9:33:17
Elaine Young Against Queens Fresh Meadows West Cunningham Park Civic Association Parking Mandates, ADU 9:37:43
Roberta Gelb Against Manhattan Chelsea Chelsea Coalition on housing, Chelsea Reform Democratic Club - 9:43:38
Luke Lavanway For Brooklyn Fort Greene - UAP 9:48:36
Eustacia Smith For - - West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing UAP, Small and Shared Housing 9:52:38
Molly Anderson For - - Low Income Investment Fund, National Community Development Finance Institution - 9:55:54
Sharlene Jackson Mendez Against Bronx Van Nest Van Nest Neighorhood Alliance, Coalition of East Bronx Community Association ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 9:59:20
Joe Enright Against Brooklyn West Midwood Community Association of West Midwood ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 10:06:01
Barika Williams For - - Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development (ANHD) UAP 10:09:34
John Woelfling For Brooklyn - Dattner Architects, Member of Local Community Board UAP, Parking Mandates, ADU 10:21:23
Paul DiBenedetto Against Queens - Queens Community Board 11 Transit-Oriented Development 10:25:07
Cathleen Shannon Against Queens College Point A Better College Point Civic Association Parking Mandates 10:30:02
Lucie Levine Against - - Historic District Council Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, ADU, Campuses, Small and Shared Housing 10:33:38
Roisin Ford Against Brooklyn Victorian Flatbush Ditmas Park West Neighborhood Association Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 10:44:54
Bryan Kelly For - - Gotham Organization UAP, Residential Conversions, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates 10:48:27
Rachel Simpson For Brooklyn - - UAP, Parking Mandates 10:51:55
Carin Bail Against Queens Hollis Hills Hollis Hills Civic Association UAP, Residential Conversions 10:56:02
Brian Shrout For Manhattan Upper East Side - - 11:00:40
Eugene Falik Against Queens Far Rockaway Bayswater Civic Association, Queens Civic Congress Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 11:04:14
Timothy Burke For - - NYC New Liberals - 11:21:04
Logan Phares For - - Open New York UAP, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 11:22:50
Sachi Takahashi-Rial For Manhattan - Open New York, Manhattan Community Board 5 UAP, Residential Conversions, Campuses 11:25:57
Robert Poole For Manhattan Harlem Bronx Pro Group Small and Shared Housing 11:29:41
Russell Brown Against Manhattan Greenwich Village - Residential Conversions 11:33:28
Eric McClure For Brooklyn - StreetsPAC, Brooklyn Community Board 6 Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 11:37:44
Daniella Lombardo Sarkis Against Brooklyn Bay Ridge - Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, ADU, Campuses 11:41:05
Theresa Kaplan For Brooklyn Prospect Heights - Transit-Oriented Development 11:45:22
Eric Lee For - - Homeless Services United - 11:48:02
Mark Greenberg For - - Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness And Housing, Interfaith Affordable Housing Collaborative, Cathedral Church St. John the Divine UAP 11:51:12
Vishnu Reddy For Queens Sunnyside - - 11:54:36
Pablo Zevallos For Manhattan Upper West Side - UAP, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development, Small and Shared Housing 11:57:09
Sara Penenberg For - - 32BJ SEIU, FTU, local 32 BJ UAP, Residential Conversions, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 12:00:26
Olivia Killingsworth For Brooklyn South Brooklyn Open New York, Actor's Equity, SAG-AFTRA Small and Shared Housing 12:03:27
Lo van der Valk Against Manhattan Upper East Side Carnegie Hill Neighbors UAP 12:08:28
Nicole Young Against - - New York City Teaching Collaborative UAP, ADU, Small and Shared Housing 12:12:54
Yiatin Chu Against - - Asian Wave Alliance Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 12:16:37
Emanuel Kokinakis For - - MEGA Contracting Development UAP, Parking Mandates 12:19:45
Alexander McCoy For Manhattan Upper Manhattan Marine Corps, Open New York - 12:22:27
Alex Armlovich For Queens Jackson Heights Niskanen Center, Jackson Heights Historic District ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 12:26:00
Barry Weinberg For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 9 UAP, ADU, Campuses 12:29:04
Raul Rivera Against Bronx - - Residential Conversions 12:36:04
Corey Bearak Against Queens - Queens Community Board 13, Vision Long Island - 12:40:48
Phil Koenigsberg Against Queens Bay Terrace Bay Terrace Community Lions, Queens Community Board 7 - 12:46:06
Sanford Miller For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 4, Health care team UAP, Parking Mandates 12:50:15
Leonard Polletta Against Manhattan Chelsea Penn South - 12:55:12
Sally Anthony Kelly Against Queens Howard Beach - ADU 12:58:49
Diana Finch For Bronx Bronx Park East/Pelham Parkway - Campuses 13:01:34
James Freeley Against - - - Residential Conversions 13:05:04
Samuel Deutsch For - - - Transit-Oriented Development 13:09:58
Lucy Koteen Against Brooklyn - - Residential Conversions 13:13:03
Erik Nilsen For Brooklyn Bushwick - - 13:20:09
Alexandra Brodsky For Brooklyn - - - 13:23:02
Danny McCalla Against - - - Residential Conversions 13:26:46
Jean Hahn Against Queens Forest Hills - Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 13:30:25
Matthew Denys For Brooklyn Flatbush Open New York UAP, Town Center Zoning, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 13:33:38
Mark Anderson Against Staten Island North Shore Wesley Improvement Society, Citibank Group UAP, ADU 13:37:04
Bobbi Barnett For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 4 UAP, Small and Shared Housing 13:41:12
Esther Gimelfarb Against Queens Regal Park - Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 13:47:20
Dave Pecoraro Against Queens Rosedale Rosedale Civic Association, Queens Community Board 13 Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 13:51:09
Rev. Carlene Thorbs Against Queens Jamaica Queens Community Board 12 Parking Mandates 13:55:31
Daniel Fischer For Brooklyn Williamsburg - Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 13:59:46
Indiana Porta For Manhattan - Manhattan Community Board 9 UAP 14:02:04
Pamela Wolff Against Manhattan Chelsea - UAP, Small and Shared Housing 14:06:46
Elena Sytcheva For Brooklyn Greenpoint - UAP, Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 14:11:33
Denise Fabiano Against Queens Howard Beach - UAP 14:14:14
Charles Ny Against Manhattan - Community Board 5 Small and Shared Housing 14:18:29
Cormack McKay For - - - Residential Conversions 14:23:08
Campbell Munn For Manhattan East Village Manhattan Community Board 3, New York City Economic Operation UAP 14:26:40
Jack Connors For - - Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA Parking Mandates, ADU, Transit-Oriented Development 14:29:33
Catherine Murawski Against Queens Liberty Park Liberty Park Homeowners Association ADU 14:33:35
Stan Liao For - - - - 14:37:21
Ari S Against - - - Parking Mandates 14:38:28
Bob Martin [Fake] Against Brooklyn Flatbush - UAP, Small and Shared Housing 14:42:16
Celines Miranda Against Manhattan Chelsea - UAP, Small and Shared Housing 14:45:50
Ryder Kessler For Manhattan West Village Manhattan Community Board 2 - 14:51:20
Sunny Ng For Brooklyn North Brooklyn - Parking Mandates, Transit-Oriented Development 14:54:07
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