PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Lindsey McCormack on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Expansion
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Lindsey McCormack, a resident of Queens, testified in support of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) expansion project. She emphasized the importance of access to quality healthcare and the need for expanded facilities to meet future cancer care demands.
- Shared a personal story about a friend who received treatment at MSK, highlighting the impact of quality care on patients' lives
- Acknowledged concerns of local parents about construction impacts but urged them not to prioritize aesthetic considerations over public health needs
- Emphasized the regional importance of MSK and the need to plan for future healthcare needs
Lindsey McCormack
2:52:28
Yes.
2:52:29
Hi.
2:52:31
Thanks so much for off well, I need to give some testimony.
2:52:34
I live in Queens.
2:52:36
I could join this hearing because of a friend of mine who was treated at MSK.
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And passed away a couple months ago, leading 2 children, but she had wonderful care there and it allowed her to live some extra years and be with her children.
2:52:51
So I know access to quality care was so important to her, and I wanted to come in and just Really say that we need to plan for our people and we need to plan for our health.
2:53:02
And this sounds like a really important building for me and a really important expansion and, you know, MSK is a resource regionally.
2:53:10
New York City is a regional place.
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And so many of us will need this care even if we don't want it.
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We don't know when we will, but unfortunately a lot of us will.
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So we want to have good decent facilities for us and our loved ones.
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I also just really wanna quick address the concerns of parents on this call because I I hear you.
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I if there were a big building going up right next to my kids' school, I would be extremely concerned.
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I would wanna get active and involved and push for every the top quality mitigations.
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And I hear I hear people are doing that, and I believe you can do that.
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Continue to be organized and in communication, and and make sure that you're getting for your kids what you what you need.
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But please don't let your agenda be hijacked by people who are more concerned about aesthetic considerations about setbacks and height, and these are really not should not be priorities for for the public health.
2:53:59
You know, it's really about the public health and the health of kids and the health of all of us.
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That's all I wanted to say.
2:54:05
Thank you.