Senator Gounardes Is in Favor of The City of Yes – Silent at November CB 10 Meeting
At the November Community Board 10 Meeting, Senator Gounardes was present, but did not speak.
After the meeting, Gounardes remained silent and didn’t provide the community with any information to make people less concerned.
On Thursday, December 7th, Senator Gounardes put this write-up about The City of Yes in the middle of his newsletter:
Why didn’t Senator Gounardes answer Community Board 10’s concerns about The City of Yes in his newsletter? The CB 10 Committee worked very hard to read and condense the material for the community.
It’s ridiculous that Gounardes wrote, “share your thoughts with me” when he heard from the community at the meeting in November!
Why did Senator Gounardes fail to tell Bay Ridge that he supports the City of Yes plan?
How do we know Gounardes supports the City of Yes? A quick search on Google (seen here) shows:
A) September 2023: New Yorkers who back the plan (See page)
Senator Gounardes said this:
Senator Gounardes has failed to take action for the homeless men and women that have been riding the R train into Bay Ridge for years. Now Gounardes is concerned about the housing crisis? Gounardes never cared about housing when he represented Coney Island.
There are empty apartments all over this NYC. (Info here) There are 4,800 empty NYCHA apartments according to this article in November 2023. There are 13,000 empty rent stabilized apartments. (See here) Why are they vacant? See videos below.
In May 2023, Gounardes wanted 421-A to be reinstated. (Info) He’s so thoughtful of the developers!
421-A cost NYC 1.77 billion each year. (Source) NYC Politicians let 421-A expire in June 2022 because it was a giveaway to developers.
B) In July, Gounardes danced for developers in Downtown Brooklyn. Governor Hochul gave the developers a sweet deal, despite 421a ending. It was like Christmas in July for THOSE developers – yes, only those developers in Gounardes district received this deal. (See info)
On July 18th, Gounardes is quoted in an article about advancing the City of Yes. (See here)
Senator Gounardes was aware of The City of Yes initiative since July 2023. Why didn’t Andrew Gounardes speak with Community Board 10 about to and help answer questions?
C) Senator Gounardes is counting on this new zoning to pass because he is backing legislation by Brian Cunningham that will rezone faith based organizations for housing. Cunningham wrote about it here.
Why did it take five months for Gounardes to mention the City of Yes to Bay Ridge in a newsletter?
Why hasn’t Andrew Gounardes told the Comunity Board and constituents that he has been pushing for the City of Yes Initiative?
By the time residents hear about these initiatives, our politicians have secretly supported them. They aren’t communicating information to the community when they receive the information.
Hugs,
marlene
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