{"id":251,"date":"2014-08-16T01:35:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T01:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.mtopp.org\/?p=251"},"modified":"2020-06-16T01:53:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T01:53:54","slug":"the-bait-and-switch-the-great-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2014\/08\/16\/the-bait-and-switch-the-great-con\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bait and Switch: The Great Con!"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bait and Switch: The Great Con!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

You are listening to a recording<\/strong> of a meeting with Jessie Hamilton<\/strong>, District Leader, running for State Senator, Renee Collymore<\/strong>, District Leader and Members of MTOPP at July 22, 2014 meeting. The male voice<\/strong> on the recording is Jessie Hamilton<\/strong>\u00a0and the female voices<\/strong> are the members of MTOPP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Can we trust that Jessie\u2019s statements<\/strong> are true? <\/strong>Lets follow the facts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

NO WHERE<\/strong> are luxury developments with affordable housing happening that are six stories!<\/p>\n

Professor Tom Angotti, stated \u201cthey up zone<\/strong> in Black<\/strong> and people of color<\/strong> communities and down zone<\/strong> in White Middle Class<\/strong> communities!\u201d<\/p>\n

We will do a cost analysis<\/strong> based upon prices of property near the park to prove Jessie<\/strong> statements!<\/p>\n

The politicians have said so publicly, if you want affordable<\/strong> you must go up<\/strong>!!! And yet Eric Adams<\/strong> is now stating he can keep it at six or seven<\/strong> stories! That is the bate<\/strong> and they will switch it<\/strong> during the study<\/strong> and ULURP<\/strong> process!<\/p>\n

Okay now let\u2019s look at his statement of property values<\/strong> going up. If you down zone<\/strong> these small private houses<\/strong> are the only ones that will be closest<\/strong> to the park<\/strong>, then anyone wanting to be close to the park will have to pay<\/strong> the going price for these limited number of homes. But if you put 8,000<\/strong> luxury units right next door, <\/strong>you have just allowed your competitors in<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Now a person looking to be near the park<\/strong>, has choices and maybe those park views<\/strong> from a height of 20 stories<\/strong> are a lot better<\/strong> than having a home that has a 20 story<\/strong> building in its back yard<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Hamilton has experience in this market, so he knows, but anyone can tell you, the less <\/strong>you have of what is valuable the higher <\/strong>the price<\/strong>!\u00a0 The more<\/strong> you have of what is valuable t<\/strong>he lower<\/strong> the price.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is why Park Slope<\/strong> and Windsor Terrace<\/strong> down zoned<\/strong> all along the Park<\/strong>! They increased<\/strong> their value of their homes <\/strong>and protected their community<\/strong>! Taking the long view, if we up zone<\/strong>, their values<\/strong> will go up! Because they will be the side of the park that doesn\u2019t<\/strong> have those 20 plus story ugly buildings <\/strong>and 20 story buildings<\/strong> in their backyards!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We talked about changing this<\/strong> and Hamilton agreed. We still can change this request<\/strong> from up <\/strong>zoning <\/strong>to down zoning<\/strong>. While it is still in our hands<\/strong>! Believe that<\/strong> and find out why <\/strong>and how<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Come to our Town Hall<\/strong> meeting on Wed. Sept 17<\/strong> at 7 pm at 276 Fenimore St<\/strong>. (Fenimore Senior Center) Get educated<\/strong>!Don\u2019t let anyone tell you it is a done deal<\/strong>! For the sake of your home<\/strong> and your community<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

No Residential On Empire Blvd!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Down Zone Empire Blvd! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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