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Andrew Cuomo: “The city council has delegated to every city council member…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Right? You propose a site, there's going to be opposition, and the government is paralyzed. And if there's any community opposition, The city council has delegated to every city council member the right to veto any project in their district. So if that council member caters to nimby, they can stop a project. Right. The state program is very hard to use. The city administration, hpd, which is housing department, is very hard to navigate. (32:48–32:57)

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Asserts that city council members can veto projects in their districts.

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