TESTIMONY
Iyana McGhaney, Teen Employee of the High Line Teen Employment Program, on the Importance of Adequate Park Funding for Families Without Backyards
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McGhaney highlights the essential role of parks in New York City, especially for those living in apartments without access to private outdoor spaces.
- She expresses concern over the current inadequate funding for parks, citing examples of neglected areas resembling 'dumpsters' with used drug needles scattered around.
- McGhaney advocates for increasing park funding to provide well-maintained green spaces for families who rely on public parks as their only outdoor recreational areas.
- She emphasizes that parks are crucial for city living and should be properly funded to serve all New Yorkers, particularly those without backyards.
Iyana McGhaney
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Good afternoon.
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Community chairs and members of the committee.
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My name is Diana McGaney, and I'm here representing the high line teaming employ the employment.
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A member of the play fair coalition.
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I live in the East Bronx And Group in the City And Apartment, so the parks in New York City have always been an essential part of my life.
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And the funding that we already have was pretty maker.
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I have been surprised in New York City.
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I resemble dumpsters with new used drum nails.
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Credit center sorry.
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Excuse me.
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I'm scattered across it.
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If anything, we should be increasing fund funding to make a nicer families who don't have access to a backyard.
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Thank you for your time.
