The end of Brooklyn as we know it

[Ralph Yozzo]

See https://www.save1familyny.org/about.html

The reports of illegal housing in Brooklyn is greatly exaggerated, just like Mark Twain's death. It turns out that it was actually legal to have basement apartments.  Who knew?

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We are the Statewide Alliance Vs. Elimination of 1-Family Zoning in New York (S.A.V.E 1-Family New York)

Budget Language for the Housing Compact by Paul Graziano on Scribd

February 12th, 2023

ALL HANDS ON DECK!

For the 2nd year in a row, Governor Kathy Hochul is intent on destroying large parts of New York State through a series of housing proposals stuffed into the budget which, if enacted, will wipe out communities in New York City, the suburbs and beyond.

In her 2023 State of the State report made in January – and magnified in her budget speech on February 1st – Governor Hochul’s “Housing Compact” would create tectonic changes in land use policy and rescind home rule across New York. Her proposal would:

o Force every city, town and village in New York State to create 3-year development cycles in perpetuity with mandatory housing targets

o If these targets aren’t met, the Governor will take away “home rule” from local municipalities by removing their ability to author and control their own local land use regulations for the next 3-year cycle. A new State board will allow market-rate multi-family developments to be built anywhere, regardless of local zoning.

o Mandate a blanket “amnesty” program for the tens of thousands of illegally converted houses in New York City, rewarding decades of criminal behavior by unscrupulous property owners who

1) Charge market-rate rents with no protections for tenants;

2) Create dangerous and sometimes deadly conditions; and

3) Negatively impact the quality of life and exacerbate stresses on infrastructure

In addition, it will punish the many property owners in New York City who have legally converted houses, spending tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to do it the right way – paying increased property taxes as a result.

o As an incentive, all property owners who create Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) will receive a property tax exemption, further defunding our local governments!

o Within 3 years, Transit-Oriented Development (TODs) will be mandated around every MTA train or subway station both within and outside of New York City, with a minimum upzoning of 50 units per acre within 15 miles of New York City.

Governor Hochul’s housing policy, if adopted, will once again disproportionately have a negative impact on more than 70% of New Yorkers who specifically choose to live in one-family zoned neighborhoods, towns and villages across our state. However, it will also seriously affect two-family and even lower-density multi-family areas due to mandatory and unsustainable high levels of density. Finally, any new housing created by ADUs or TODs will not be affordable – it will all be market rate.