Rashida Tyler from the New York City Council of Churches on the City of Yes proposal and its potential impact on affordable housing development
8:33:31
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3 min
Rashida Tyler, Deputy Executive Director of the New York City Council of Churches, expresses general support for the City of Yes proposal while suggesting modifications to allow more time for community input. She highlights the potential of the proposal to increase affordable housing development, particularly for faith-based organizations, but also expresses some reservations about its effectiveness in addressing the multifaceted housing crisis.
- Emphasizes the need for at least 40 housing units to make projects feasible for faith-based organizations, which current zoning often prevents
- Points out that zoning changes are only one part of the equation in creating conditions for affordable housing development
- Expresses concern that developers may still gravitate towards lower-income areas rather than wealthy neighborhoods that have traditionally resisted housing development
- Generally supportive of the City of Yes proposal
- Believes changes should be made to allow more time for community boards and residents to comment
- Supports policies that create more affordable housing
- Current zoning often prevents houses of worship from building enough units to make projects feasible
- City of Yes has potential to increase housing in communities that need it most
- Zoning is only one part of the equation in addressing the housing crisis
- Concerns about whether the policy will achieve its goals of creating more affordable housing
- Highlights the multifaceted nature of the housing crisis, including lack of affordability and political will
- Expresses skepticism about assumptions that building more housing will lower costs and lead to equitable development across the city
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Campuses
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.
Campuses
"Over this past year, I've had the opportunity to speak with faith leaders across New York City from the far rock waves to Staten Island to Central Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx, who would love to build affordable housing to serve their communities."
This quote indicates that the speaker is discussing the Campuses element of the proposal, as it mentions faith leaders wanting to build affordable housing, which aligns with the proposal's aim to allow campuses, including faith-based ones, to use underused space for housing.
"Through the partnership for face based affordable housing and community development, the collaborative offers forgivable predevelopment loans to congregations that wish to develop affordable housing In order to do this, we need to do a site analysis to determine a project's feasibility."
This quote further supports the discussion of the Campuses element, as it specifically mentions congregations (which are often part of faith-based campuses) developing affordable housing, which is a key aspect of the Campuses proposal.
"All too often, we find that current zoning prevents houses of worship from building the number of units which would make it a project feasible. The city of yes, would enable these congregations to move forward with building for their communities."
This quote directly relates to the Campuses element of the proposal by mentioning how current zoning prevents houses of worship (which are often part of faith-based campuses) from building housing, and how the City of Yes proposal would enable them to do so, which is exactly what the Campuses element aims to achieve.
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
Commissioner Osorio asks for recommendations to achieve City of Yes goals
8:36:44
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96 sec
Commissioner Juan Camilo Osorio asks Rashida Tyler for recommendations to address uncertainties and achieve the goals of the City of Yes proposal. Tyler provides suggestions to improve affordability and community engagement.
- Tyler recommends using a small area formula instead of Area Median Income (AMI) to better reflect local affordability needs
- She suggests extending the time for community outreach and education about the proposal
- Tyler emphasizes the importance of involving communities in policy development to improve outcomes
- Generally supportive of the City of Yes proposal
- Believes changes should be made to allow more time for community boards and residents to comment
- Supports policies that create more affordable housing
- Current zoning often prevents houses of worship from building enough units to make projects feasible
- City of Yes has potential to increase housing in communities that need it most
- Zoning is only one part of the equation in addressing the housing crisis
- Concerns about whether the policy will achieve its goals of creating more affordable housing
- Highlights the multifaceted nature of the housing crisis, including lack of affordability and political will
- Expresses skepticism about assumptions that building more housing will lower costs and lead to equitable development across the city
[EXPERIMENTAL]
Which elements of City of Yes for Housing Opportunity were discussed in this testimony?
- Campuses
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.
Campuses
"Over this past year, I've had the opportunity to speak with faith leaders across New York City from the far rock waves to Staten Island to Central Brooklyn, Harlem, the Bronx, who would love to build affordable housing to serve their communities."
This quote indicates that the speaker is discussing the Campuses element of the proposal, as it mentions faith leaders wanting to build affordable housing, which aligns with the proposal's aim to allow campuses, including faith-based ones, to use underused space for housing.
"Through the partnership for face based affordable housing and community development, the collaborative offers forgivable predevelopment loans to congregations that wish to develop affordable housing In order to do this, we need to do a site analysis to determine a project's feasibility."
This quote further supports the discussion of the Campuses element, as it specifically mentions congregations (which are often part of faith-based campuses) developing affordable housing, which is a key aspect of the Campuses proposal.
"All too often, we find that current zoning prevents houses of worship from building the number of units which would make it a project feasible. The city of yes, would enable these congregations to move forward with building for their communities."
This quote directly relates to the Campuses element of the proposal by mentioning how current zoning prevents houses of worship (which are often part of faith-based campuses) from building housing, and how the City of Yes proposal would enable them to do so, which is exactly what the Campuses element aims to achieve.
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.