TESTIMONY
Jacqueline Lara, Resident of Fulton (NYCHA Community), on Opposing Demolition and Seeking Accountability
2:49:12
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123 sec
Jacqueline Lara opposes the demolition of Fulton buildings, criticizing elected officials and NYCHA executives for neglect and lack of transparency.
- Lara, a 22-year resident, questions the need for demolition, highlighting potential broad community impact including health risks.
- She expresses disappointment with elected officials for their lack of outreach and failure to represent community interests.
- Lara alleges financial mismanagement among NYCHA executives and criticizes the lack of effective communication regarding housing developments.
- Emphasizes the recurrent maintenance issues within her apartment, including unaddressed requests for cabinet replacements.
- Urges for a halt to the proposed demolition and demands better accountability and communication from elected officials.
Jacqueline Lara
2:49:12
My name is Jacqueline Lara.
2:49:14
I am a 22 year Fulton resident and I'm one of the developments that they wanted to demolish.
2:49:22
These buildings are excellent.
2:49:24
I don't see the reason why you'd have to demolish this building, and not only would it affect us, but it will affect this whole community, And I we don't get any outreach from our elective officials.
2:49:36
These elective officials that I voted for, that I care about, and they're not representing us.
2:49:41
And I that, you know, nitrile have so many executives in this office.
2:49:46
I probably get paid more than the president.
2:49:48
And you're telling me that these people got away with all this money being taken away.
2:49:54
I don't know how they see this, but obviously, you know, you have to go back to the big executives because I'm sure everybody saw that we're just ignoring it.
2:50:03
And this is why maybe the opportunities and apartments have been neglected I have the same cabinets for 22 years, and I fix them as best as I can because I put in tickets over and over again.
2:50:14
For new things in this apartment, and it never the ticket will be with a big closed or, you know, there's some reason why I never got new cabinets, but that's why.
2:50:22
And I I really don't you know, that doesn't really bother me.
2:50:25
What bothers me is that we need to stop this demolition because it's not necessary.
2:50:29
And a lot of people will get affected with any kind of asthma or any kind of breathing problems or the elderly or the disabled.
2:50:37
So please help us stop this demolition.
2:50:39
And and to my elective effect, Sure.
2:50:42
You know, I love you guys, and I go to you, but, you know, you gotta back up the residence.
2:50:45
And as far as newsletters, we never get newsletters.
2:50:48
So that's a lie.
2:50:49
From that lady, Beau Beauvoir, whatever her name is.
2:50:52
We never get newsletters.
2:50:53
We don't know what's going on in our developments, and the only way we find out is when we go or community board 4.
2:51:00
That's how we find out what's going on.
2:51:01
You know, it's a development because our electric leaders don't tell us much either.
2:51:06
You know?
2:51:06
They just everybody's just lying and going taking baby steps around the residence.
2:51:11
So that's all I wanna say, and thank you for listening, guys.