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Affordable housing and displacement concerns in the AAMUP area
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Council Member Hudson emphasizes the need for deeply affordable housing and addresses displacement concerns in the AAMUP area, particularly focusing on the impact on Black families.
- The Black population in the area has been cut roughly in half due to rising housing costs and income inequality
- New housing must be accessible to Black households, who have an average income of $48,000 per year compared to $133,000 for white households in the district
- Hudson stresses the importance of countering displacement trends through the AAMUP
Crystal Hudson
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AIM UP must significantly increase our community's supply of deeply affordable housing through new construction and strengthen preservation investments.
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Displacement of black families from Bed Stuy and Crown Heights, particularly within the AIM UP study area, is well documented.
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From February to 2020, the black population was cut roughly in half due to rising housing costs and race based income in inequality.
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AIM UP must help to counter this trend.
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We must ensure that new housing generated by this rezoning is accessible to black households who have an average household income of $48,000 per year compared to 133,000 for white households in Brooklyn Community District 8.
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And if trends continue, this gap will only widen.