The one where Charles Barron votes NO on Queens 'affordable' housing at 60% AMI — then defends his own Brooklyn rezoning
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A pre-Thanksgiving stated Council meeting became a referendum on the meaning of 'affordable.' Julie Won's Innovation Queens rezoning (C 220364 ZMQ) cleared the full Council to a chorus of congratulations , Keith Powers calling it 'a very, very, very good deal,' Pierina Sanchez crediting Won's 'hard fought' negotiation. But Charles Barron broke from the celebration, voting no because the units sit 'at 60% of the AMI,' while championing his own six-years-in-the-making Brooklyn rezoning (C 220312 ZMK, with Farah Louis) as '100% affordability on privately owned land' , drawing the line that city-l
“when you say things to make it appear as though unless it's city owned land, you can't get affordability”
— Charles Barron
“a resolution that council member nurse and I are introducing in partnership with the dedicated advocates”
— Tiffany Cabán
“a resolution calling on the US consumer product safety commission to establish rules and regulations”
— Jennifer Gutiérrez
“The isolation and caused by COVID 19 hit us all in real ways, but in particular affected our young”
— Rita Joseph
The decisions
17A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing an increase in the amount to be expended annually in two business improvement districts.
Preconsidered L.U. No. 147
Innovation Queens Rezoning and LSGD
with 8 related matters · LU 0127-2022 · LU 0128-2022 · LU 0129-2022 · LU 0130-2022 · LU 0131-2022 · LU 0132-2022 · LU 0133-2022 · LU 0134-2022
Oswald Feliz: congratulates Julie Won; affordable housing solves homeless crisis
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a needle, syringe, and sharps buyback pilot program
David Carr: votes no on intro 609a, aye on the rest
Robert Holden: aye on all except intro 609a (no)
L.U. No. 126
L.U. No. 127
L.U. No. 128
L.U. No. 129
L.U. No. 130
L.U. No. 131
L.U. No. 132
L.U. No. 133
L.U. No. 134
Resolution supporting a democratically governed public entity that will provide reliable and affordable electrical power to the people of Puerto Rico and supporting the immediate cancellation of the contract with LUMA Energy.
Block 2396, Lots 21, 24, 25, 26, and 27; Block 2409, Lots 8, 9, 11, 15, and 27; Block 2420, Lot 41; Block 2434, Lot 8, Brooklyn, Community District No. 1, Council District No. 34
Innovative Urban Village (ENY CCC
with 3 related matters · LU 0146-2022 · LU 0145-2022 · LU 0142-2022
Approved, By Council — adopted without a recorded per-member roll-call (coupled calendar or voice vote).
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- 10:14 a.m.
- 10:27 a.m.
- majority leader reminded members of decorum rule on naming colleagues — Joseph Borelli
- calls council member Gennaro followed by council member Barron — Keith Powers
+3 more procedural steps
The people
Public testimony: 1 in favor
Gale Brewer · Charles Barron · Carmen De La Rosa · Crystal Hudson
The intelligence
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.