Alexandra Brodsky, a Brooklyn resident, testifies in support of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative, arguing that it offers an elegant solution to New York City's housing crisis by enabling more housing construction across all neighborhoods.

• Brodsky emphasizes that the root of the city's housing crisis is a shortage, which requires building a significant amount of new housing to solve.
• She notes that while there have been criticisms and suggestions for tweaks to the plan, no serious alternatives have been proposed to address the underlying housing shortage.
• Brodsky warns that failure to act will lead to increased gentrification, displacement, segregation, and longer commutes, urging the commission to vote yes on the strongest possible version of the initiative.

• The root of NYC's housing crisis is a housing shortage
• City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is an elegant solution to add more housing in every neighborhood
• The plan can create a lot of new housing without drastic changes to any one community
• Failing to act will lead to more gentrification, displacement, segregation, and longer commutes
• Urges the commission to vote yes on City of Yes and support the strongest possible version

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