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CITY OF NEW YORK
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THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MINUTES
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of the
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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May 26, 2005
11 Start: 1:15 p.m.
Recess: 5:07 p.m.
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City Hall
13 250 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, New York
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15 B E F O R E:
2 A P P E A R A N C E S
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Marty Markowitz
4 Brooklyn Borough President
5 Jim Stuckey
Executive Vice President
6 Forest City Ratner
7 Page Travelstead
Forest City Ratner
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Bertha Lewis
9 Executive Director
New York ACORN
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Deborah Howard
11 Pratt Area Community Council
12 Brian Ketchum
Executive Director
13 Community Consulting Services
14 George Sweeting
Deputy Director
15 New York City Independent Budget Office
16 Michael Kalt
Senior Policy Director
17 Office of the Deputy Mayor for
Economic Development and Rebuilding
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Rachel Grossman
19 Senior Vice President of Development
Housing Development Corporation
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Daniel Goldstein
21 Develop Don't Destroy
22 Candice Carpenter
Develop Don't Destroy
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2 A P P E A R A N C E S (CONTINUED)
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Gustav Peebles
4 Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
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Reverend Herbert Daughtry
6 Founder/President
Downtown Brooklyn Neighborhood Alliance
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Kyle Braggs
8 Vice President
SEIU Local 32 BJ
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Sandy Balboza
10 President
Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association
11
James Heyligier
12
James Caldwell
13 BUILD
14 Bettina Damiani
Good Jobs New York
15
Mafruza Khan
16 Associate Director
Pratt Institute Center for Community
17 And Environmental Development
18 Christopher Jones
Vice President for Research
19 Regional Plan Association
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7 all right.
14 Economic Development.
20 important topic.
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11 proposed site.
5 testimony received.
25 senior citizens.
5 houses.
9 Hall.
13 benefits agreement.
4 employment.
9 thoroughly addressed.
19 surrounding communities.
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4 actually improve.
24 team pride.
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11 this project.
21 have in Brooklyn.
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6 derelict waterfront.
14 Bergen Beach.
22 urban Brooklyn?
23 BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ: That's
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12 will be.
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11 that building?
12 Here's the issue. The issue is that
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10 than detract.
13 matter what.
15 disagree.
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6 that at all.
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4 of these things.
6 testimony, sir.
8 you.
21 Member Barron.
23 take it as a slur.
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4 rate.
8 That's correct.
9 COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: That we can't
10 afford.
12 truly as well.
14 Truly. Truly.
17 middle.
21 not true.
23 can't. You can say not that's true all you want
24 (sic).
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20 ball.
6 you were fine with that. You were fine with giving
11 has turned this City into New York City, Inc., Nets,
23 happening now.
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7 forward to that.
13 the best project for us? Are there other bids out
18 people.
24 off.
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3 supporter of this.
7 and I --
9 --
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25 encourage --
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9 very quick --
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7 member --
9 finished.
13 wrap it up.
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12 suspect, sir?
13 BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ: I hear,
22 opportunities available.
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9 that.
15 Member Clarke.
22 that there are folks here who do not like this arena
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17 scale of it.
25 stage.
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3 work on that.
25 process.
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16 dollars.
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14 unacceptable.
9 Speaker.
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9 please.
13 on.
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13 done.
19 condemnation.
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13 land that the MTA owns and controls, that the Long
22 purchased.
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7 begun.
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2 well.
10 you will hear, and you probably have heard about how
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10 space.
19 jobs.
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4 talk about.
20 today.
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2 Brooklyn businesses.
6 just for the retail here at our site, but for the
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6 people.
24 that MOU and will have questions about it, but let
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5 project.
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2 20th year.
18 except for the portion under the arena, and the MOU
22 through condemnation.
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19 these meetings.
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4 facilities.
10 two ago.
20 housing component.
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10 of these communities.
15 declining.
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5 in other boroughs.
11 positive way.
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11 housing there.
13 Thank you.
15 much.
18 issue.
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7 forthcoming shortly.
18 surprised.
22 stuff.
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19 50/50.
23 matter.
8 HPD, HDC and HUD and HFA, and so the 50/50 program,
14 the enforceability.
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5 attachments, Annex A.
7 the MOU.
12 preference --
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8 is why --
16 program is lottery.
18 program, okay.
20 dollars.
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5 to $116,000.
10 stays.
15 each year.
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4 happens?
9 now.
13 said 6,000?
16 inconsistency?
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4 or two?
15 ACORN.
18 sizes.
22 they represent?
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20 Council member.
23 do that.
12 Metrotech.
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5 Thank you.
7 Chair.
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2 Bertha.
5 minority --
14 Two seconds --
16 be nice.
18 time, sir.
20 to him.
22 question?
25 you're finished?
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4 your question.
20 barometer.
23 down --
25 really didn't.
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3 on.
19 on those jobs.
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5 other questions.
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12 health issues.
21 that.
25 going to do.
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13 Member.
15 much.
21 of my own.
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21 mechanisms.
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3 Council Member.
19 works.
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2 position.
13 and see.
21 say, we've got to figure out how those are, and have
25 information?
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14 analysis.
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14 mass transportation.
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6 black cars.
12 bad.
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4 answer.
8 finished, sir?
11 discuss this.
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10 doing this.
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7 mistake.
15 Council Member.
18 Chairman.
19 I will be brief. I am not privileged
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7 to now.
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6 member.
10 Chair.
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18 class.
5 with them.
11 disabilities.
15 it's like, oh, those are the senior units over there
24 thunder.
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2 you.
5 Mr. Chair.
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2 unemployment.
7 unions in this?
25 the country.
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5 that agreement?
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2 four to one.
9 intercede.
22 us. That will help us to make sure that not only are
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6 nothing. So, all I'm saying is, I not only want the
21 panel.
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7 record.
20 of Brooklyn.
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10 review.
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21 area.
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10 this.
15 to that area?
23 concerned.
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2 street closings.
3 Right now you have the crossing
7 strip.
16 struggling businesses.
20 point in time.
23 protected.
22 site.
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11 area.
20 Consulting Services.
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16 won't come."
19 support for the 20 big and 100 small steps that will
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11 thereafter.
10 resist.
22 of Transportation.
23 You have before you a graphic
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10 demonstrated.
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5 way.
11 Mr. Sweeting.
12 MR. SWEETING: Good afternoon, members
15 Office.
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21 paid off.
25 minutes.
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22 the MOU.
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4 development.
15 eminent domain.
19 that.
20 Instead, it just reflects our focus
25 matters.
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9 Avenue.
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2 contribution.
6 complicated.
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2 Corporation.
3 After the bonds are retired, which
7 Development Corporation.
19 City.
24 construction.
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21 budget.
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6 that land.
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12 all.
15 transportation issues.
18 fiscal surplus.
2 is a surplus.
23 next panel.
24 Thank you very much.
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6 Development Corporation.
14 democracy.
19 Committee.
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4 Development Project.
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13 experienced.
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8 costs.
16 analysis.
22 Corporation.
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18 questions.
20 speaking?
24 see.
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4 City?
13 property tax --
16 mic.
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3 non-MTA-owned.
4 COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES: Okay.
7 release.
13 that.
6 parcels.
13 I assure you.
19 dollars.
23 City/State-controlled authority.
25 Okay.
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22 process.
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17 yards as of yet?
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8 amount?
25 DOF rules.
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13 tax credit.
23 fair statement?
24 MR. KALT: This is why I have my
25 assistant.
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11 State.
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9 questions.
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9 you will share with us, that analysis you will share
12 the State?
19 right to auction off his land, get the best use they
20 can for it, and at that point we're not going to get
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15 patience, sir.
11 them.
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24 involvement.
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8 said:
23 to this stadium..."
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6 say to whom, despite what the EDC does say. The MOU,
13 taxpayer money.
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6 unlivable.
10 statement.
14 colleagues.
18 try to go fast.
22 statement.
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5 Atlantic Yards --
8 Please continue.
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10 the picture.
14 misplaced.
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3 the past ten years has met with the community that
5 listen to them.
12 jobs.
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10 years.
22 Mayor Bloomberg.
25 Why did the City not fight with the State to keep
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15 police.
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9 to do it.
13 divide neighborhoods.
6 protect.
12 Thank you.
14 Next speaker.
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14 proposal.
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2 constructive fashion.
14 financing involved.
5 Brooklyn.
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4 inclusive process.
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9 There is no explanation or
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12 not.
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12 Professor.
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3 financing here.
12 be.
21 competition.
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6 profit.
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10 never produce.
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6 subsidies.
16 care about.
2 off and then the City would make much more money.
15 of way.
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21 this is the only person who can provide the jobs and
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6 is.
10 panel?
11 Let me thank this panel very much. We
13 panel.
15 next panel.
17 Anthony Puglisee.
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9 Brooklyn and New York City. That's why I'm here. For
6 communities in Brooklyn.
9 the past two months our union has talked with many
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20 project.
23 earlier.
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4 is proposed.
21 to be touched.
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4 comes to pass.
14 looked.
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20 that?
3 is put.
18 metropolis.
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2 board.
21 taught me.
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2 talk about, you know, box seats and places that our
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6 of history.
9 old man --
13 Chairman.
20 Leadership Council.
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13 said three.
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4 plans.
17 misguided here.
21 (Video shown.)
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4 people.
20 around.
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18 identify.
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7 the City of New York. You use our tax money, then
15 quarter.
17 left, sir.
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10 in here.
14 5:00.
20 years.
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25 Are unemployed.
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3 sir?
9 unemployed.
15 our community.
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5 is going on.
11 and then when you talking about the nerve of you all
12 when you did your RFP, for the little $10 million
20 family and the ones that are in the click. Well, I'm
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5 God.
6 Thank you.
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17 by Howard Golden.
21 Madam.
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3 Environmental Development.
8 their futures.
21 Brooklynites.
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4 project.
17 sole end goal. Rather the City and the MTA should
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18 community benefits.
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3 proposed project.
8 deliberate choices.
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11 community residents.
22 community input.
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12 City.
13 Thank you.
19 testimony.
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9 the subsidies.
17 the site.
7 benefit agreement.
15 developer.
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2 Thank you.
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6 District.
8 these assets.
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23 congestion.
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11 comments? Okay.
12 Democracy, of course, is not a tea
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13 must be heard.
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8 indeed.
12 same thing. We can argue over how we can get it, but
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7 intelligence.
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7 answers.
21 is now over.
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3 Michael McGuire
22 abatement laborers.
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5 status.
12 development.
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4 housing.
10 middle class.
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13 housing.
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7 Genevieve Christy
8 Member
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20 its approval.
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9 proposed.
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17 their teams.
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3 generating decline.
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9 Jo Anne Simon
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24 RFP.
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5 is not for this proposal - it's for the quid pro quo
18 We can do better.
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17 adjacent communities.
22 long-term viability.
25 - improve transit/transportation
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6 existing communities.
12 public.
13 - be environmentally sustainable.
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19 attached.
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6 Brooklyn?
21 answers.
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7 such costs and identify who would pay for them. None
13 revenue growth.
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