TESTIMONY
Testimony: President of Red Hook West Testifies on Shore Power and Community Needs
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3 min
The President of Red Hook West addresses the committee on behalf of Red Hook public housing residents. The testimony covers the impact of construction, asthma rates, and the importance of shore power. Discussions also include tree loss due to Sandy, the urban heat island effect, and potential interventions like job opportunities for residents and affordable cruise experiences. The speaker emphasizes the need for partnerships and community benefits while awaiting shore power solutions.
Speaker 18
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Good morning.
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Good yeah.
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Good afternoon.
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Thank you to this committee for having me today.
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I am the president of Redwood West.
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I'm speaking for the residents of public housing, including Redhook East.
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Well, with 6000 residents of are are living in Redhook.
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As far as asthma rates, if we can't monetize this conversation, then I want us to stop disblaming ASMA rates on the cruise ship because we've been dealing with construction retrofits since 2016 on the development in regards to Sandy upgrades.
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Back in 2011, this cruise shore power was announced.
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I got very excited.
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I met Adam.
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Adam is one of the experts on the last panel that I pivot to in regards to ShorePower.
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Because I know he's been working on this for at least the last 10 years.
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In regards to Sure, Paola.
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I hate the fact that 1050 is calling for grandfathering in certain ships And as miss Valentine said, the the feasibility, whether it's feasible or not, Red Oak has the benefit from this environmental injustice.
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One of the things I'd love for EDC to look into that the reformulated It did one good thing.
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It actually planted some trees in Redhook before it left.
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Since Sandy, we have lost over 1500 trees in Redhook.
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Some to salentization.
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That's one of the reasons we don't like walking over to the cruise terminal is because the urban heat island effect is real, and we feeling tremendously in red hook.
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So while we're waiting for sure power, I would love for us to come up with a conversation where we can work with parts department and do some school streets processes that allow for residents and visitors to walk Red hook because Red hook is a walkable area.
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Finally, jobs.
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There are so many jobs like going there cleaning.
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Last minute, you don't have enough cleaners at the ship.
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Why is in the Redhook residence a part of that hiring process?
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And again, I'm gonna give you all the Redhook West phone number and email address because I speak for the residents here.
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They we need partnerships, We need discounts on some of those tickets.
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When you guys don't have a full ship, but you're using full power, Can you invite some of the rental residents who've never been on a ship before to come on a a 5 day, 7 day cruise with you guys?
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These are the type of things we have to talk about until shore power is ready.
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We have enough.
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We can get some rich shores going through Redhook.
Speaker 0
2:54:29
Your time has expired.
Speaker 18
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Thank you.
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I'm just gonna finish up.
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We need Rick Shaw's that will take people from the cruise terminal.
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Through red hook, stop up at the lobster pound, see our art galleries, see our spaces, come look at projects, the the development, rental, east, and west, and maybe even over to the train station.
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Thank you so much.
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I yield my time, and thank you council members.
Speaker 1
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Thank you so much for your testimony.
Speaker 4
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Alright.
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Next, we'll hear from Mikaela Scottnik.
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You may begin with the sergeant's call time.
Speaker 0
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Your time will begin.