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Introduction to the hearing on Housing Connect and affordable housing
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Council Member Pierina Ana Sanchez introduces the oversight hearing on the affordable housing lottery and the Housing Connect platform. She emphasizes the importance of this issue for New Yorkers and sets the stage for the discussion to follow.
- Identifies herself as the chair of the committee on housing and buildings
- Highlights the significance of the affordable housing lottery and Housing Connect
- Mentions that the hearing will address issues with the current system
Pierina Ana Sanchez
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Good morning, everyone.
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I'm council member Birina Sanchez, chair of the committee on housing and buildings.
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Today, the New York City Council is holding an oversight hearing on an issue that touches the lives of thousands of New Yorkers, the affordable housing lottery, and the flawed platform that our city uses to administer the lottery, Housing Connect.
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I've said it time and again as chair of this committee, and sadly, it is no less true today.