PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Shirley Gilyard on Supermarket Needs in Red Hook
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Shirley Gilyard testifies about the poor quality of supermarkets and food options in Red Hook, emphasizing the need for better grocery stores in the area. She describes issues with pests in existing stores and the inconvenience of having to travel long distances for groceries.
- Highlights the presence of rats, skunks, squirrels, and raccoons in existing stores
- Notes the lack of good quality bodegas and the need to walk long distances for groceries
- Strongly advocates for a new supermarket in Red Hook to address these issues
Shirley Gilyard
1:11:19
Yes.
1:11:19
Correct.
1:11:19
And when we used to go looking for lunch and stuff like that, the supermarkets that you have out there are the worst.
1:11:26
They sent me out You had a lot of rats, a lot of skunks, squirrels, raccoons, and I did the killing of most of them.
1:11:33
Soon as you turn around, it was more and more.
1:11:35
Nobody did nothing.
1:11:36
When you're going to supermarket, they get their food, horrible.
1:11:40
Horrible.
Kevin Riley
1:11:40
You
Shirley Gilyard
1:11:41
know?
1:11:42
So I feel like we really they really do need supermarkets because you gotta walk a mile here and a mile there.
1:11:47
And I live in Guanajuas.
1:11:49
And when I come to Redhook, I can't find hardly any stores, the Little Bodegas.
1:11:54
They're not that good.
1:11:55
They do need a definitely a supermarket.
1:11:58
Mhmm.
1:12:00
Yes.
Karen Blondel
1:12:00
Surely, I can have a ton.