Zool Zulkowitz from Manhattan Community Board 5 expresses strong opposition to the City of Yes initiative, questioning its benefit to the public interest and suggesting it favors private interests over community needs.

• Criticizes the initiative for potentially failing to provide affordable housing for average Community Board 5 residents and not addressing issues like clean air, light availability, open space, and economic and racial segregation.
• Argues that the City of Yes is effectively saying 'yes' to privatization, commercialization, and dehumanization of New York City's streetscape.
• Characterizes the initiative as promoting 'trickle-down economics' and prioritizing profit over people.

• The City of Yes deal is not in the public interest
• Concerns about influence of high-powered lobbies on elected officials
• Criticism that the plan prioritizes private interests over public needs
• Concerns about affordability for current residents
• Worries about decreased air quality, light, and open space
• Fear that the plan will not address economic and racial segregation
• Criticism that the plan promotes privatization and commercialization
• Concern that the plan prioritizes profit over people

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