Uptown Rep Rodriguez Calls For Responsible Rezoning In Northern Manhattan (Spanish)

August 2, 2018

Important investments for parks and open space, transportation, infrastructure, a new library building, a cultural center, workforce training and education will represent a comprehensive approach to ensure that Inwood remains an affordable and livable neighborhood for working families.

“My community deserves the best,” said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. “We have come into these negotiations with very high expectations because we are a community of hardworking residents who have, against all odds, thrived in undeserved neighborhoods that have seen very little affordable housing development in the last 50 years. These negotiations are an opportunity to bring many of the resources we currently lack in our neighborhood.

We have secured over $200 million in public funds for new commitments in our community. In the next five years, we will create, preserve and protect over 5,000 affordable housing units in public. We will bring over $50 million in STEM and robotics programming and capital, and a new P-Tech school at George Washington Educational Campus. We are building 100% affordable housing development at critical public sites, including the DOT Bridge Repair Facility at 205th Street. We are bringing to our district a first-in-the nation Immigrant Research Center and Performing Arts space to be run by the New York Public Library and leading community-based organizations”.

Thank you to Speaker Corey Johnson, Mayor Bill de Blasio, EDC and community leaders for listening to our community and working towards a responsible rezoning. Because of our collective efforts, Inwood will enjoy investments, initiatives, and programs for many years to come.

In Spanish

Las inversiones importantes para parques y espacios abiertos, transporte, infraestructura, un nuevo edificio de biblioteca, un centro cultural, capacitación y educación laboral representarán un enfoque integral para garantizar que Inwood siga siendo un vecindario asequible y habitable para familias trabajadoras.

“Mi comunidad se merece lo mejor”, dijo el concejal Ydanis Rodríguez. “Hemos llegado a estas negociaciones con expectativas muy altas porque somos una comunidad de residentes trabajadores que, contra viento y marea, prosperaron en vecindarios inmerecidos que han visto muy poco desarrollo de viviendas asequibles en los últimos 50 años. Estas negociaciones son una oportunidad para traer muchos de los recursos que actualmente nos faltan en nuestra comunidad.


Hemos asegurado más de $200 millones en fondos públicos para nuevos compromisos en nuestra comunidad. En los próximos cinco años, crearemos, conservaremos y protegeremos más de 5,000 unidades de vivienda asequible en público. Vamos a traer más de $50 millones en programación y capital de STEM y robótica, y una nueva escuela P-Tech en el Campus Educativo George Washington. Estamos construyendo viviendas 100% asequibles en sitios públicos de la ciudad, incluida la instalación de reparación de puentes DOT en 205th Street. Estamos trayendo a nuestro distrito un espacio en el Centro de Investigación de Inmigrantes y Artes Escénicas, el primero en la nación, que administrará la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York y las principales organizaciones comunitarias “.

Gracias al Conferencista Corey Johnson, Alcalde Bill de Blasio, EDC y líderes comunitarios por escuchar a nuestra comunidad y trabajar para una rezonificación responsable. Debido a nuestros esfuerzos colectivos, Inwood disfrutará de inversiones, iniciativas y programas por muchos años más.


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