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Council Member Gale A. Brewer discusses interns, women's suffrage day, and Central Park crime

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Council Member Gale A. Brewer acknowledges interns, announces a voter registration effort for Women's Suffrage Day, and addresses recent crime issues in Central Park, particularly involving young migrants. She calls for more activities and support for young people in migrant hotels.

Recognizes two interns, Marilyn O'Day and Brendan, from the summer internship program
Highlights a voter registration event on August 26th for Women's Suffrage Day
Expresses concern about increased crime in Central Park, noting that perpetrators are primarily young migrants
Calls on the administration to provide more activities and support for young migrants in hotels

Gale A. Brewer

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You very much.

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So 2 wonderful interns out of the almost 40 we had this summer, Marilyn O'Day, who's at the Bruck College Campus High School, Brendan, shows that who's at LaGuardia High School.

1:01:46

Thank you both for being here today.

1:01:48

Number 2, August 26, as the speaker said, was designated women's suffrage day by my friend, Bella, absok, and she rests in peace.

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And we are doing a huge on the west side effort to get people registered to vote on that day on August 26th, and I hope people will join us.

1:02:08

All groupsite the girl scouts as well as the women voters, etcetera, etcetera, are joining us.

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Number 3.

1:02:16

You bet in the papers and media about Central Park and the unfortunate situation with a lot more crime.

1:02:25

And and speaking to NYPD, I am appreciative of all the efforts they're making with bicycle cops, with drones, with more boots on the ground.

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The sad part is it is almost a 100% young migrants.

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One stole jewelry, and all the rest taking the credit cards that they're stolen and going to McDonald's to get something to eat.

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And the reason I mentioned this is that it seems to me that what we should be doing as a city is working in the hotels where the young people are coming from and giving them something to do.

1:02:59

Not clear that they have anything to do according to NYPD.

1:03:02

It's not NYPD's job to do the social work.

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It is our job.

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And so I'm calling on the administration to work with us where whatever hotels have young people, we need a whole lot more to do between now and when school starts and even after that.

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Thank you very much.

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