East Harlem
Opinión: Rezonificación, Un Caballo de Troya Para East Harlem
Roger Hernandez, Jr. |
‘La comunidad no solo no necesita este plan, sino que desaparecerá si lo acepta.’
‘La comunidad no solo no necesita este plan, sino que desaparecerá si lo acepta.’
‘The community doesn’t need it, and the community will disappear if it accepts.’
‘The mayor’s housing initiatives address two related and important issues: the supply of affordable housing and the supply of market-rate housing that must be addressed as part of any housing policy to improve the lives of lower-income New Yorkers.’
The distrust that has greeted Bill de Blasio’s rezoning proposals in some neighborhoods stems partly from a long history of racist policy of which the mayor is not part but needs to be aware.
‘There is an assumption that wealth is an answer to our housing crisis. Instead, we must recognize that wealth and exploitation are actually the root of our crisis.’
‘In this charged political moment, where New Yorkers are concerned about displacement and anxious about the future of their communities, the mayor and City Council need to build on their commitment to transparency.’
In this op-ed, a veteran low-income housing developer says an ‘impending tsunami’ of federal budget cuts must force a rethink of Mayor de Blasio’s housing and zoning vision.
‘It is a responsibility to look towards the betterment of all, living in the neighborhood.’
The voices of New Yorkers weighing in on the rezonings proposed for their neighborhoods.
‘We’re not offering a building like for the billionaires on 57th Street,’ the developer explained. ‘We’ll have apartments at $2 million up to maybe $5 million.’ Bargains like that threaten to destroy the design and demographics of a unique neighborhood.