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Council Member Crystal Hudson's remarks on the Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan
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Council Member Crystal Hudson delivers remarks in support of the Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan (AIM UP), highlighting its benefits for Central Brooklyn including new affordable housing, infrastructure upgrades, and job creation. She urges her colleagues to vote yes on the plan and emphasizes the importance of community-led rezoning efforts.
- AIM UP will bring 4,600 new homes to Central Brooklyn, with 40% being affordable for low and moderate income New Yorkers
- The plan includes over $215 million in funding for infrastructure upgrades, park renovations, local hiring programs, and tenant/homeowner protections
- Hudson praises the community-led planning process and collaboration with Council Member Chiyose
Crystal Hudson
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Good afternoon, and thank you madam majority leader.
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I'm proud to stand today and speak for no more than two minutes about the Atlantic Avenue mixed use plan, also known as AIM UP, that we're voting on today.
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It's the culmination of more than a decade of advocacy from local residents and nearly three years of public engagement, hard work, and tireless negotiations.
0:37:46
Central Brooklyn is finally getting the community led rezoning it has long demanded.
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Aim Up will bring 4,600 new homes to Central Brooklyn, 40 Percent of which will be affordable for low and moderate income New Yorkers along with more than $215,000,000 in dedicated funding for infrastructure upgrades, park and playground renovations, funding for local hiring programs, as well as resources for tenant and homeowner protections, and so much more for our communities.
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With this community led rezoning, we're tackling several major crises facing our city, a housing shortage, dangerous streets, and the urgent need for good paying jobs accessible to all New Yorkers regardless of education level.
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This process shows what's possible when planning is led by the community and backed by political will.
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We can build more affordable housing and deliver real lasting benefits to neighborhoods across the city.
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Thank you to the communities of Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Fort Green, Clinton Hill, Bedford Stuyvesant for envisioning a better future for Atlantic Avenue, and to the many city agencies and council staff who worked tirelessly to get us here.
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And, of course, a huge thank you to my partner in this work, council member Chiyose, who stood shoulder to shoulder with me throughout this process and whose relentless advocacy and steadfast leadership help us across the finish line.
0:38:59
I've also made my Chiyose video debut.
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So if you haven't seen it yet, go check it out.
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I urge my colleagues to vote yes on AIM UP, and that I hope and I hope that more communities across the city begin the deep consensus building work needed to bring about more affordable housing, safer streets, better parks, and stronger neighborhoods.
0:39:16
Thank you.