REMARKS
Council Member Alexa Avilés discusses Intro 6 for fire victim support
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Council Member Alexa Avilés expresses gratitude for the work on Intro 6, which aims to provide crucial information to fire victims, especially non-English speakers, about their rights and resources in the aftermath of a fire.
She emphasizes the importance of this legislation in protecting vulnerable populations from displacement and loss of possessions.
- The bill will provide information in the top 10 most commonly spoken languages in NYC
- It addresses the issue of families being prevented from returning to their apartments by landlords
- Avilés acknowledges this as a step in the right direction, with more work to be done to support fire victims
Alexa Avilés
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First, I'd like to start by thanking the speaker, the chair Sanchez, legislative staff, HPD, for their work on intro 6.
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This legislation is especially important to me because it comes directly from the lived experience of residents in my district who have been impacted by fires, many of whom are non English speaking.
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Unfortunately, for this vulnerable population, experienced experiencing a fire while already traumatizing experience may prove doubly challenging.
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In some cases, families are being prevented from returning to their apartments by their landlord and are unaware of their right to return to apartments, leaving some reassigned to complete displacement and our loss of their possessions.
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This bill, intro 6, will will close the information gap through a very simple education process, which would be available in the top 10 most commonly spoken languages in our city, allowing families and New Yorkers to have a better chance at recouping their livelihood in the aftermath of a devastating fire.
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This is one of many steps to come that we are moving in the right direction to continuously and comprehensively protect and support New Yorkers who are experiencing such a trauma.
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We have much more work to do I wanna thank our my staff member, Christina Bottego, and all my colleagues for your support on this legislation and for supporting New Yorkers across this city in dealing with the trauma of experiencing fires and displacement.
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Thank you.