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PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Testimony by Yasmina Colombo, Member of the Public, on MSK Pavilion Expansion

1:44:38

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136 sec

Yasmina Colombo testifies against Memorial Sloan Kettering's (MSK) expansion plan, expressing concerns about the health impacts on local children and residents, questioning who benefits from the project, and criticizing MSK's justification for the building's height.

  • Highlights the demolition of a residential building and removal of asbestos near PS 183 elementary school
  • Questions MSK's commitment to health equity, citing low Medicaid acceptance rates
  • Challenges MSK's use of CDC cancer projections, arguing that the data doesn't support the need for such a tall building
  • Calls for a focus on cancer prevention rather than expansion of treatment facilities