Diana Finch from Bronx Park East/Pelham Parkway on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity and potential caps on new development
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Diana Finch, a resident of Bronx Park East/Pelham Parkway, expresses support for the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative while addressing concerns about its implementation and impact. She critiques the opposition's exaggerated fears and suggests potential compromises to address valid concerns about the pace and scale of new development.
- Proposes including caps on the amount and pace of new building allowed by City of Yes
- Highlights the need for clear data or projections on how quickly the new amendments would be utilized
- Raises concerns about the impact of the campus provisions on New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) green spaces
- Supports City of Yes for Housing Opportunity
- Believes opposition is based on exaggeration and fear mongering
- Emphasizes that not all allowed new buildings will be built immediately or ever
- Suggests including caps on the amount and pace of new building allowed by City of Yes
- Shares personal experience of new apartment buildings in her neighborhood within current zoning regulations
- Expresses concern about the impact of campus provisions on NYCHA developments
- Highlights the importance of green spaces for quality of life in her neighborhood
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Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Campuses
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Campuses
"I'd also like to thank Commissioner Goodrich for her excellent questions about how the campus provisions would impact nightges. Well, my neighborhood does have some institutional campuses with underused green space. Our niches, Pelham Parkway Houses, and Parkside have much needed green space essential to their quality of life that I'm sure residents don't wanna give up. Especially not to private development."
This quote directly discusses the campus element of the City of Yes For Housing Opportunity proposal. The speaker acknowledges the existence of institutional campuses with underused green space in her neighborhood, which aligns with the proposal's aim to utilize such spaces. However, she also expresses concerns about the potential loss of green space that residents value, showing that she is aware of and discussing this specific element of the proposal.
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