PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Kim Rubenstein, Parent of PS 183 Student, on MSK Pavilion Project
2:24:21
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Kim Rubenstein, a parent of a second-grade student at PS 183, expresses strong concerns about the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Pavilion project's impact on the school and its students. She emphasizes the need for concessions from MSK to ensure student safety during construction and reduce the building's height.
- Describes the project as devastating and refers to the proposed building as a "behemoth" and "monstrosity"
- Raises specific concerns about dust, noise, toxins, and air quality affecting children playing in the school yard
- Calls for concrete measures from MSK, such as air purifiers and clear tracking of environmental impacts, to protect students' health and safety
Kim Rubenstein
2:24:21
Okay.
2:24:22
My name is Kim Rubenstein.
2:24:23
I have a son who's a student at PS 183.
2:24:28
He is just in 2nd grade now.
2:24:31
I wanna echo what a lot of the other parents have been speaking about.
2:24:36
PS 183 has been a place of peace and learning for my young son.
2:24:43
He has many friends there, and the staff has been wonderful.
2:24:47
When I found out the news about this project, my worlds fell apart.
2:24:52
I was devastated.
2:24:54
I was looking into moving.
2:24:57
I just couldn't imagine that his little perfect school was going to be literally overshadowed by this behemoth of a building.
2:25:08
I think that we all know that this project is going to happen in one way or another, but I think that a lot of concessions need to be made on the part of MSK to assure the parents that their kids will be in a danger zone literally.
2:25:27
We're going to have to deal with years of rerouting dust noise.
2:25:34
Kids play in that yard.
2:25:36
My son plays with a ball.
2:25:38
The hands go in the mouth.
2:25:39
What kinds of toxins will he be exposed to?
2:25:42
MSK should really do things to ensure that the school is safe clean, and the air is clean.
2:25:50
I like what the doctor before me suggested as far as a consultant, but we need air purifiers.
2:25:55
We need to know what this tracking is.
2:25:57
They say MSK from what I heard, they say things very vaguely.
2:26:01
There's nothing concrete that I really heard to make me feel safe.
2:26:06
So I hope that concessions could be made both on the height of the building, which is an absolute monstrosity, and to keep our kids safe at the school.
2:26:16
Thank you.