PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Po-Ling Ng, Director of Chinese-American Planning Council Open Door Senior Center
2:16:02
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7 min
Po-Ling Ng, Director of the Chinese-American Planning Council Open Door Senior Center, testified about the urgent need for capital funding to repair their facility, particularly the broken main door. She expressed gratitude for Council Member Hudson's previous visit but emphasized the ongoing challenges faced by the center due to lack of funds.
- The center is located in a 150-year-old landmark building, formerly a police headquarters, which requires significant repairs.
- Despite multiple requests to various officials and departments, they have been unable to secure funding for necessary repairs.
- Ng highlighted the disparity in funding allocation, noting that they received no discretionary funding this year despite their long history of service and growing senior population.
Po-Ling Ng
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Good afternoon.
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First of all, I thank you, you know, our lovely Honor label, New York City Council Committee on Agent Chair, Hassan, and members.
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Thank you, you know.
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First of all, I my name is Poding Yang.
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I am director of the CPC, open door, Otter Otter Adel Centre.
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Today, I really on behalf of my program, and say thank you, my lovely chair Hassan.
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You know, you keep promising me because I remember that.
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I testify on the March 8th here.
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Talking about what is our problem.
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I opened my because my program slam is open door.
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I opened the door and where come you fix it.
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Definitely, You are very busy, but you still take times.
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And June 19, you come to fixing our center.
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So thank you.
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Thank you.
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I thank you.
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After you visit our center, you really didn't understand what is our need.
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We are at a huge facility.
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We had a huge jumper of our senior needed services.
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But the one thing I come over here was still not without a problem yet.
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Just talking about the capital money.
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Because, you know, our building is the former police hook headquarter.
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Building at 1906.
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But 9 now is a 150 years.
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You know, this is landmark building.
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But because thank you, you know, everyone's supporting of us.
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But the major thing I really care of the senior health and senior safety.
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But right now, our main door is broken.
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We don't have money to fix.
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I asked the senator.
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I asked the congressman.
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I understand.
Crystal Hudson
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Sorry.
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Just you said the main door?
2:18:14
Yeah.
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Main door.
Po-Ling Ng
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City counsel everyone.
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But I don't bring on everyone you try to do your best special department for the agent.
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Unfortunately, they send a lot of an instructor, a lot of engineer come over.
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But they said that we don't have money.
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So that's me, and you know, we still cannot resolve our problem.
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Because I worry one day, someone break our door, then up there, we will kick us out.
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But that's how we provide a quick service for our senior.
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That's my major major major concern.
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City Council, I know you have money.
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Because I chat,
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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you've been this lie, chat.
Po-Ling Ng
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I don't know the front end allocation except open to everyone get the money.
Crystal Hudson
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So just when I visited, I don't know.
Po-Ling Ng
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No.
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No.
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No.
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I chat I do my homework.
Crystal Hudson
2:19:19
Oh, no.
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I'm not I'm not disputing that.
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I'm saying, when I visited, I don't think the front door was broken.
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
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Yeah.
Crystal Hudson
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It wasn't it wasn't an issue at the time.
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So I'll definitely look into that because that's about safety and security.
Po-Ling Ng
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Yeah.
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Because I tried very hard.
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To us, the people come over here, they said that you should replace, not repair.
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Repair only for the temporary without the temporary bathroom.
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You should be, you know, repace.
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Day, you don't worry too much forever.
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So and so I find very, very hard.
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I go everywhere, you know, to church for Monday.
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Unfortunately, still zero.
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No money.
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So how even I worry, still cannot resolve the problem.
Crystal Hudson
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If you can just try to wrap up, Pauline.
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Yeah.
Po-Ling Ng
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Yeah.
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Peace.
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You know, peace.
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I know you had to quit heart.
Crystal Hudson
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I will I will continue to work.
Po-Ling Ng
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Pay us some money, no idea for not only you and your team, care of our senior, your the poor elderly.
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The second, last time, I'm talking about this question very fun.
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Before Macquarie Chen, give us, you know, and $86,000 a year regarding a power that fix our facility and build a lot of radity surfaces.
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But this City Council, our enough city Council, but I just give a 0.
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Even I'm ready to to him, I talk to him.
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He still gives me 0.
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Do you think that's fair?
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That's unfair.
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Because Opendoor is the huge land, private sole surface organization.
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We had a fifty three years old history.
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We built our center since 1972.
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But everyone should ask very well.
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But what's happening right now?
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No money.
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See no money.
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Our senior population is increasing.
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Our little elderly is growing up.
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Why our budget found very good total.
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So I read it this upon.
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I read it.
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Right.
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Drop because I know Hassan, you had the power.
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You not only had the woman's power.
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Malolite's power, you had the senior power.
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So could you help us and also your team?
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And give us this personal refund and also capital fund.
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Because I talked to the tank common They said that this year is very good years because they said that they had the money for the capsule fund.
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But why open door get run?
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Okay.
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So even they had a law of the Capital Fund, open door release care of our senior.
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Need the money.
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Why we still get a 0 fund?
Crystal Hudson
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That that I cannot answer because you're referring to specific council members.
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I will follow-up with my colleague, Council member Marte.
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I will also follow-up with congress member Goldman.
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But I specifically I will look into the front doors because that is a very concerning issue that you've brought to my attention.
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Yes.
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Discretionary funding is is separate, but I'll I will inquire.
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But I will focus on seeing if we can get the front doors fixed.
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Okay?
Po-Ling Ng
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Yeah, the mentor is very important.
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I worry someday, someone to break in.
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Then, well, we beat our homeless.
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Okay?
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That hopefully, we beat our homeless.
Crystal Hudson
2:23:29
Yes.
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Thank you so much for your testimony, Pauline.
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Thanks for coming.
Po-Ling Ng
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Your support.
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Thank you.
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Good luck to you.
Crystal Hudson
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Thank you.
Po-Ling Ng
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Good help.
