Do you know about the "City of Yes" proposals?
Not many do. But this huge package would
The "yes" in the City of Yes is yes to overdevelopment, and the Bellcourt Civic Association is adamantly opposed. See our position statement below, and use the email addresses below to send an email to the planners who created this terrible plan and to the city council that must defeat it. Scroll down for suggested wording for your emails.
EMAIL LIST
Department of City Planning: 24DCP033Y_DL@planning.nyc.gov
Council Member Vickie Paladino: district19@council.nyc.gov
Click here to send a message to Mayor Eric Adams
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: info@queensbp.org
SUGGESTED WORDING
(personal is always best, but if you're at a loss for words, you can send one of these)
I live in the historic community of Bellcourt, a diverse and beautiful little neighborhood of single-family homes. We appreciate the diversity of housing styles and density levels NYC has to offer, and we are strongly opposed to the elimination of single-family zoning that is a part of the City of Yes. Please do whatever you can to protect our community and save the lovely variety of housing our great city has to offer.
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I've been reading about the City of Yes housing proposals, and I am strongly opposed to what this would do to my community. Bellcourt, a historic neighborhood in the heart of Bayside, Queens, is an oasis of single-family homes with green space, trees, and an amazing sense of community. Having options is what city planning should be about - and I chose this single-family neighborhood so I could stay in NYC while having a little green space. Please don't treat all New York as if it were all the same neighborhood. New York is a collection of amazing neighborhoods, all with their own appeal. Please let's work together on creating more housing, instead of forcing these terrible proposals onto neighborhoods that will be destroyed in the process.
Please take a few minutes to learn about the City of Yes proposals. These documents and videos from the Dept of City Planning put the best possible spin on the proposals, and it's true that some of these ideas may help alleviate the affordable housing shortage. But as you read and watch, think about what some of these proposals will mean for neighborhoods like Bellcourt. And remember that once single-family neighborhoods are gone, there's no turning back. This is no less than the complete urbanization of eastern Queens.
City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (general information page)
Video recording of the 10/26/23 Scoping Meeting
Email addresses: Governor Hochul, NYS Senate and NYS Assembly, 2023
See sample emails and letters here
To Reach Governor Hochul: https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-for
NYS Senators, 2023:
Addabbo@nysenate.gov, Ashby@nysenate.gov, Bailey@nysenate.gov, Borrello@nysenate.gov, Breslin@nysenate.gov, Brisport@nysenate.gov, Brouk@nysenate.gov, Canzoneri@nysenate.gov, Chu@nysenate.gov, Cleare@nysenate.gov, Comrie@nysenate.gov, Cooney@nysenate.gov, Felder@nysenate.gov, Fernandez@nysenate.gov, Gallivan@nysenate.gov, Gianaris@nysenate.gov, Gonzalez@nysenate.gov,Gounardes@nysenate.gov, Griffo@nysenate.gov, Harckham@nysenate.gov, Helming@nysenate.gov, Hinchey@nysenate.gov, Hoylman@nysenate.gov, Jackson@nysenate.gov, Kavanagh@nysenate.gov, Kennedy@nysenate.gov, lkrueger@nysenate.gov, Lanza@nysenate.gov, Liu@nysenate.gov, Mannion@nysenate.gov, Martinez@nysenate.gov, Martins@nysenate.gov, Mattera@nysenate.gov, May@nysenate.gov, smayer@nysenate.gov, Murray@nysenate.gov, Myrie@nysenate.gov, Omara@nysenate.gov, Oberacker@nysenate.gov, Ortt@nysenate.gov, Palumbo@nysenate.gov, Parker@nysenate.gov, Persaud@nysenate.gov, Ramos@nysenate.gov, Rhoads@nysenate.gov, gRivera@nysenate.gov, Rolison@nysenate.gov, Ryan@nysenate.gov, Salazar@nysenate.gov, Sanders@nysenate.gov, Spanton@nysenate.gov, Sepulveda@nysenate.gov, Serrano@nysenate.gov, Skoufis@nysenate.gov, Stavisky@nysenate.gov, Stec@nysenate.gov, scousins@nysenate.gov, Tedisco@nysenate.gov, Thomas@nysenate.gov, Walczyk@nysenate.gov, Webb@nysenate.gov, Weber@nysenate.gov, Weik@nysenate.gov
NYS Assembly Members 2023:
alvarezg@nyassembly.gov, andersonk@nyassembly.gov, angelinoj@nyassembly.gov, ardilaj@nyassembly.gov, aubryj@nyassembly.gov, barclayw@nyassembly.gov, barrettd@nyassembly.gov, beephana@nyassembly.gov, bendetts@nyassembly.gov, benedettom@nyassembly.gov, bichotter@nyassembly.gov, blankenbushk@nyassembly.gov, boresa@nyassembly.gov, brabeneck@nyassembly.gov, braunsteine@nyassembly.gov, bronsonh@nyassembly.gov, brook-krasnya@nyassembly.gov, browna@nyassembly.gov, brownk@nyassembly.gov, burdickc@nyassembly.gov, burgosk@nyassembly.gov, burkep@nyassembly.gov, buttenschonm@nyassembly.gov, byrnesm@nyassembly.gov, carrollr@nyassembly.gov, chandlerwatermanm@nyassembly.gov, changl@nyassembly.gov, clarks@nyassembly.gov, coltonw@nyassembly.gov, conradw@nyassembly.gov, cookv@nyassembly.gov, cruzc@nyassembly.gov, cunninghamb@nyassembly.gov, curranb@nyassembly.gov, darlingt@nyassembly.gov, davilam@nyassembly.gov, delossm@nyassembly.gov, destefanoj@nyassembly.gov, dickensi@nyassembly.gov, dilane@nyassembly.gov, dinowitzj@nyassembly.gov, dipietrod@nyassembly.gov, dursom@nyassembly.gov, eachusc@nyassembly.gov, eichensteins@nyassembly.gov, epsteinh@nyassembly.gov, fahyp@nyassembly.gov, fallc@nyassembly.gov, fitzpatrickm@nyassembly.gov, floode@nyassembly.gov, friendc@nyassembly.gov, souffrantforrestp@nyassembly.gov, gallaghere@nyassembly.gov, gallahanj@nyassembly.gov, gandolfoj@nyassembly.gov, gibbse@nyassembly.gov, giglioj2@nyassembly.gov, giglioj@nyassembly.gov, glickd@nyassembly.gov, gonzalezrojasj@nyassembly.gov, goodella@nyassembly.gov, grays@nyassembly.gov, gunthea@nyassembly.gov, hawleys@nyassembly.gov, speaker@nyassembly.gov, hevesia@nyassembly.gov, hunterp@nyassembly.gov, hyndmana@nyassembly.gov, jacksonc@nyassembly.gov, jacobsonj@nyassembly.gov, jeanpierrek@nyassembly.gov, jensenj@nyassembly.gov, jonesb@nyassembly.gov, joynerl@nyassembly.gov, kellesa@nyassembly.gov, kimr@nyassembly.gov, lavinec@nyassembly.gov, leeg@nyassembly.gov, lemondesj@nyassembly.gov, levenbergd@nyassembly.gov, lucasn@nyassembly.gov, lunsfordj@nyassembly.gov, lupardod@nyassembly.gov, magnarw@nyassembly.gov, maherb@nyassembly.gov, mamdaniz@nyassembly.gov, manktelowb@nyassembly.gov, mcdonaldj@nyassembly.gov, mcdonoughd@nyassembly.gov, mcgowanj@nyassembly.gov, mcmahonk@nyassembly.gov, meeksd@nyassembly.gov, mikulinj@nyassembly.gov, millerb@nyassembly.gov, mitaynesm@nyassembly.gov, morinelloa@nyassembly.gov, norrism@nyassembly.gov, novakhovm@nyassembly.gov, odonnelld@nyassembly.gov, otiss@nyassembly.gov, palmesanop@nyassembly.gov, paulina@nyassembly.gov, peoplec@nyassembly.gov, amatos@nyassembly.gov, pirozzolos@nyassembly.gov, pretloj@nyassembly.gov, rae@nyassembly.gov, ragas@nyassembly.gov, rajkumarj@nyassembly.gov, ramosp@nyassembly.gov, reillym@nyassembly.gov, reyesk@nyassembly.gov, riverajd@nyassembly.gov, rosenthald@nyassembly.gov, rosentl@nyassembly.gov, rozicn@nyassembly.gov, santabarbaraa@nyassembly.gov, sayeghn@nyassembly.gov, seawrightr@nyassembly.gov, septimoa@nyassembly.gov, shimskym@nyassembly.gov, shresthas@nyassembly.gov, sillittig@nyassembly.gov, simonj@nyassembly.gov, simonet@nyassembly.gov, simpsonm@nyassembly.gov, slaterm@nyassembly.gov, smithd@nyassembly.gov, smullenr@nyassembly.gov, solagesm@nyassembly.gov, steckp@nyassembly.gov, sterns@nyassembly.gov, stirpea@nyassembly.gov, taguec@nyassembly.gov, tannousism@nyassembly.gov, tapiay@nyassembly.gov, taylora@nyassembly.gov, thielef@nyassembly.gov, vanelc@nyassembly.gov, walkerl@nyassembly.gov, wallacem@nyassembly.gov, walshm@nyassembly.gov, weinsth@nyassembly.gov, weprind@nyassembly.gov, williamsja@nyassembly.gov, woernerc@nyassembly.gov, zaccaroj@nyassembly.gov, zebrowskik@nyassembly.gov, zinermans@nyassembly.gov
MORE LINKS:
https://www.save1familyny.org/
You can individually write all of the NYS Senate and Assembly at these links. Feel free to use one of the SAMPLE MESSAGES or create your own.
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/
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