REMARKS
Council Member Vickie Paladino expresses opposition to City of Yes and remote work
1:22:18
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Council Member Paladino expresses opposition.
- She wants people to leave their homes and return to office buildings
- She argues remote work will lead to homelessness and economic decline
- She calls for bringing businesses back to all five boroughs
- She urges people to have the courage to return to in-person work
Vickie Paladino
1:22:18
And again to Bruce's point, it was the smaller stores.
1:22:23
These smaller stores that are gonna become home businesses.
1:22:27
These are businesses that are supposed to be going into bricks and mortar.
1:22:32
I I am against the city of yes economically.
1:22:34
I'm against the city of yes housing.
1:22:36
I'm against the period.
1:22:38
I want people out of their pajamas.
1:22:40
I want them office buildings again.
1:22:43
I know it's it sounds somewhat antiquated as people have used that word quite a It's not antiquated.
1:22:50
It's called bring business back to New York City.
1:22:53
In all five boroughs, we need people to feel safe to open up a business, We need people to feel secure financially with the help of small businesses.
1:23:03
We know all the ways to go back it.
1:23:05
We need the people to get the gumption to come back.
1:23:09
And the more we keep telling people they could stay home, We are just gonna see it homeless.
1:23:15
We're gonna see it just go exactly the opposite way of what we want.
1:23:20
We want our city back.
1:23:21
We want it back economical.
1:23:23
We want it back mentally and physically.
1:23:25
Don't you?
1:23:26
You want the hard feedback, don't you?
1:23:28
Right.
1:23:29
Thank you very much.
