Max Davidson on supporting City of Yes for Housing Opportunity and recommendations for expansion
7:37:49
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149 sec
Max Davidson expresses strong support for the City of Yes initiative, emphasizing its importance in addressing New York City's housing shortage and improving conditions for tenants. He shares personal anecdotes and historical context to highlight the urgency of the housing crisis.
- Recommends expanding the City of Yes initiative, particularly in affluent white neighborhoods, to address racial equity
- Suggests exploring ways to deepen affordability levels beyond the proposed 60% Area Median Income (AMI)
- Proposes creative solutions such as averaging affordability levels across different developments in various neighborhoods
- Support for City of Yes initiative to address housing shortage
- New York's legacy as a haven for immigrants is at risk due to housing crisis
- Housing shortage gives too much power to landlords over tenants
- City of Yes provides a first step towards rebalancing power towards tenants
- Support for increasing density and height for transit-oriented development, especially in affluent white neighborhoods
- Recommendation to expand UAP and identify opportunities to deepen levels of affordability
- Suggestion to explore ways to add market-rate units in exchange for deeper affordability
- Proposal to average affordability levels between developments in different neighborhoods
- Encouragement to strengthen the City of Yes initiative to meet the needs of all New Yorkers
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- UAP
- Transit-Oriented Development
The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.
This is a quick, close approximation. Occasionally, the connection between a testimony's transcript and specific elements of City Planning's proposal is tenuous.
Read about this AI-generated analysis here.
UAP
"Additionally, I want to recommend DCP or to expand UAP and identify creative opportunities to deepen levels of affordability."
The speaker directly mentions UAP and suggests expanding it, which shows they are discussing this element of the proposal.
"From any working class New Yorkers, 60 percent AMI is too high."
This quote refers to the AMI percentage mentioned in the UAP proposal, indicating that the speaker is discussing this element.
"To offer 2 recommendations, perhaps DCP can explore ways to make to add additional as of right market rate units on the condition that that allows for deeper affordability at 50% or 40% AMI."
The speaker is suggesting modifications to the UAP proposal, showing that they are discussing this element.
Transit-Oriented Development
"I support his proposal to increase density and height for transit oriented development, particularly in affluent white neighborhoods that were down zoned under the Bloomberg administration ratio."
The speaker explicitly mentions supporting increased density and height for transit-oriented development, which directly relates to this element of the City of Yes proposal.
About this analysis:
This analysis is done by AI that reasons whether or not a quote from the testimony discusses a particular element of the proposal.
All the prompts and data are open and available on Github.
You can search for testimonies that mentioned a specific element in the table on the main meeting page.
When an element is explicitly stated in the testimony (e.g. "Universal Affordability Preference" or "UAP"), the analysis is accurate.
But the connection between a quote from the testimony and an element of the proposal is sometimes implicit.
In these cases, the AI might eagerly label a testimony as discussing a proposal when the connection is tenuous, or it might omit it entirely.
Follow-up discussion/remarks
Chair Garodnick clarifies UAP affordability levels in City of Yes proposal
7:40:27
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20 sec
Chair Dan Garodnick provides additional information about the Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) in the City of Yes proposal, specifically regarding Area Median Income (AMI) levels for affordable units.
- The UAP program has lowered the AMI requirement from 80% to an average of 60%
- This change allows for a blend of affordability levels within the same building
- Units could potentially be priced at 40% or 50% AMI, balancing with higher AMI units to achieve the 60% average
- Support for City of Yes initiative to address housing shortage
- New York's legacy as a haven for immigrants is at risk due to housing crisis
- Housing shortage gives too much power to landlords over tenants
- City of Yes provides a first step towards rebalancing power towards tenants
- Support for increasing density and height for transit-oriented development, especially in affluent white neighborhoods
- Recommendation to expand UAP and identify opportunities to deepen levels of affordability
- Suggestion to explore ways to add market-rate units in exchange for deeper affordability
- Proposal to average affordability levels between developments in different neighborhoods
- Encouragement to strengthen the City of Yes initiative to meet the needs of all New Yorkers
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- UAP
- Transit-Oriented Development
The following are AI-extracted quotes and reasoning about which elements of the proposal were discussed in this testimony.
This is a quick, close approximation. Occasionally, the connection between a testimony's transcript and specific elements of City Planning's proposal is tenuous.
Read about this AI-generated analysis here.
UAP
"Additionally, I want to recommend DCP or to expand UAP and identify creative opportunities to deepen levels of affordability."
The speaker directly mentions UAP and suggests expanding it, which shows they are discussing this element of the proposal.
"From any working class New Yorkers, 60 percent AMI is too high."
This quote refers to the AMI percentage mentioned in the UAP proposal, indicating that the speaker is discussing this element.
"To offer 2 recommendations, perhaps DCP can explore ways to make to add additional as of right market rate units on the condition that that allows for deeper affordability at 50% or 40% AMI."
The speaker is suggesting modifications to the UAP proposal, showing that they are discussing this element.
Transit-Oriented Development
"I support his proposal to increase density and height for transit oriented development, particularly in affluent white neighborhoods that were down zoned under the Bloomberg administration ratio."
The speaker explicitly mentions supporting increased density and height for transit-oriented development, which directly relates to this element of the City of Yes proposal.
About this analysis:
This analysis is done by AI that reasons whether or not a quote from the testimony discusses a particular element of the proposal.
All the prompts and data are open and available on Github.
You can search for testimonies that mentioned a specific element in the table on the main meeting page.
When an element is explicitly stated in the testimony (e.g. "Universal Affordability Preference" or "UAP"), the analysis is accurate.
But the connection between a quote from the testimony and an element of the proposal is sometimes implicit.
In these cases, the AI might eagerly label a testimony as discussing a proposal when the connection is tenuous, or it might omit it entirely.