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CM Won presses on daylighting cost breakdown per intersection

New York City Council · May 29, 2026 · starts 0:52:56 · 1 min 7 sec

Julie Won demands a detailed breakdown of what $10,000 per location covers, expressing frustration with DOT's redefinition of 'location' versus 'intersection' and noting 100 advocates outside calling for daylighting.

Julie Won

Getting a little frustrated.

Julie Won

Okay, so why don't we just ask in simpler terms.

Julie Won

So why don't you explain to us your calculations for how much intersections cost per intersection, what is the actual cost?

Julie Won

Not four intersections or four streets or four sidewalks, however way you want to put it.

Julie Won

How much does each intersection cost to daylight?

Eric Beaton

So again, we're happy to go through this with you in much more detail.

Julie Won

Yes, let's go through it in detail now.

Eric Beaton

I'm happy to go through it in much more detail when we have all the figures in front of us and can be all looking at the same sheet.

Julie Won

So you came to this hearing on the budget without the figures in front of you for a budget hearing?

Margaret Forgione

It costs roughly $10,000 per location.

Julie Won

So per location, he's saying that it's not $10,000 per location because he's defining location in a different way than the way that we define location.

Julie Won

What is the $10,000 for?

Julie Won

Give us the breakdown.

Margaret Forgione

So it's about $10,000 per location, which would be about $10 million for 1,000 intersections.