EAST HARLEM/ EL BARRIO SURVEY ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND REZONING

The Mayor has announced that East Harlem is one of the communities set to be rezoned to facilitate building more affordable housing. As the City considers these zoning changes, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has formed a Neighborhood Study Steering Committee, which will ensure that a broader set of neighborhood needs is considered and that the voice of the community informs the proposal. Please fill out this survey to provide the Committee with your input during this process! There will also be a series of public meetings during which you can express your opinions as well

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* 1. What is your relationship to East Harlem? (Check all that apply)

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* 2. If you live in East Harlem, how long have you lived here?

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* 3. Are you aware of the Mayor's plan to rezone East Harlem? Rezoning is when land is reclassified from one use of the land to another—for instance, from parks to commercial, from residential to mixed use, etc.— and when the density allowed for future development on the land is decreased or increased, for example, the permitted height of a building.

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* 4. What makes East Harlem special? (Check your top 4 choices)

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* 5. What concerns do you have about the East Harlem neighborhood? ( Check your top 4 choices)

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* 6. Over the past 5 years, which changes have you noticed the most: (Check your top 4 choices)

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* 7. Do you think the changes in East Harlem over the past 5 years have been good?

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* 8. IF YES, why are these changes good? (Check your top 4 choices)

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* 9. Do you think the changes in East Harlem over the past 5 years have been bad?

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* 10. IF YES, why are these changes bad? (Check your top 4 choices)

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* 11. What is the MOST IMPORTANT for you to have in your community?(Check your top 4 choices)

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* 12. What is MISSING for you in your community? (check your top 4 choices)

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* 13. What type of business growth do you want to see in the community? (check your top 4 choices)

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* 14. What type of job growth do you want to see in the community? (check your top 4 choices)

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* 15. Have you participated in East Harlem's participatory budgeting process, which lets the community decide how to spend $1 million dollars

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* 16. IF YES, Has your participation in the participatory budgeting process encouraged you to become more active in your community including participate in the rezoning meetings?

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