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Public Testimony

Public testimony: Andy Lee opposes, cites traffic and PS1 event congestion

New York City Council · Sep 9, 2026 · starts 2:25:06 · 1 min 36 sec

Andy Lee, a homeowner with a baby, voices concern about the tight single-lane road, truck blocking, and traffic from 84 new units. He notes PS1 weekend events already strain the block and the building would only subtract from community value.

Farah N. Louis

We will now hear from Andy Lee.

Farah N. Louis

Andy Lee.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

Are you guys able to hear me?

Member of the Public - Sin Suli

We can.

Farah N. Louis

You may begin.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

That's good.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

Thank you for your time and thank you for all the considerations.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

But I do want to just voice my concern out here just to say this is outright very much against the community value that we have in this avenue.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

So 46th Avenue is very tight.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

It's a single road.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

I just was walking my baby coming into home, and there's a big truck just blocking the road the whole time.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

And there's parking on both sides of the road.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

And more 80s...

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

Sorry, the baby's crying.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

The 80s unit is definitely not going to help with the traffic that we are having here.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

Every summer, there's every single weekend events.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

This is a great community value add, but if the adjacent building is not contributing any additional factors into it, this only does the minus rather than any additions to it.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

And I've been hearing a lot of concern from the 45th group, which as a homeowner as well, that would be very...

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

Depressing to say the least to hear there is an 11-story building going up the road up that's blocking their

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

balcony backyards and mind the personal privacy that is going to overarchingly look into that area as well.

Member of the Public - Andy Lee

I just want to voice that concern and echo everyone's concern that was raised in this call.

Farah N. Louis

Thank you.