REMARKS
Advocacy for NYCHA Capital budget and community center funding
7:50:45
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86 sec
Council Member Farías advocates for reconsideration of the NYCHA Capital budget, particularly focusing on funding for community centers. She emphasizes the importance of safe spaces for youth and older adults in NYCHA communities.
- Urges OMB to review capital investments in NYCHA communities
- Highlights a defunded community center project at Monroe Houses
- Stresses the need for safe, protected spaces with engaging programming for youth and seniors
- Calls for OMB to reconsider the capital program across the city, with a particular focus on her district
Amanda Farías
7:50:45
NYCHA Capital.
7:50:46
I've asked, in our NYCHA hearing, or in the hearing where we had the CEO and president in front of us about the capital budget and its schedule, the money that came down.
7:50:58
We know they're still disseminating through those dollars and where they're going to go.
7:51:04
We do care about young people.
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We want them to have safe spaces.
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Would you agree?
7:51:09
Great.
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And same for older adults.
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We want them to have provided spaces where they can age in place with dignity, participate in events, have safety in our communities.
7:51:18
And so, with that in mind and for all of us in New York City, I really urge you folks to look at where the investments have to go in communities.
7:51:26
I have a NYCHA community center that was defunded by the administration, whereas like a month ago we were picking out the paint color and the tiles with our TA president and with the seniors that are in that building and young people that are supposed to be receiving a renovated side of the center, and this is a project that has been way precedes me to council members that they have been waiting for.
7:51:51
And so I'm urging you folks to consider looking at that capital program again across the city, but particularly I'm advocating on behalf of Monroe Houses, and for their community center, both for the youth and the seniors in my community that desperately need safe, protected spaces where engaging programming happens.
7:52:09
So thank you.
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And thank you, chair, for the additional time.
