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Council Member Julie Menin presents evidence of hotel safety issues and crime statistics
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Council Member Julie Menin presents visual evidence and statistics highlighting safety concerns in New York City hotels. She describes images showing unsanitary working conditions, violence, and provides alarming crime statistics related to hotels over the past five years.
- Menin describes a photo of a worker forced to clean blood without gloves
- She mentions an image showing bullet holes from a shooting at the Umbrella Hotel
- Statistics are presented, including over 14,000 criminal complaints and 39 murders at hotels in the past 5 years
Julie Menin
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Thank you so much.
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We've also been joined by council member, Gail Brewer.
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I'm now going to read into the record.
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We have a number of diesels, and so I'm a wired to read into the record what those images reflect.
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So bear with me.
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We have an easel behind the one in the middle.
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This is a picture with a towel with blood.
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This picture shows a worker who had to remove blood from a room without gloves.
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That worker needed to clean the blood without any gloves and was told to clean the room regardless of no gloves.
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The picture all the way on the right is a picture of a hotel with bullet holes.
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This picture shows aftermath of a shooting at the umbrella hotel on January 1 2021.
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That night was the 1st reported murder in New York City in 2021.
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And then lastly, on my right, a statistical graphic.
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This graphic shows several alarming statistics on hotels in New York City.
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First, that over the past 5 years, there have been over 14,000 criminal complaints to the NYPD for hotels and motels.
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2nd, that there have been at least 39 murders at hotels And then finally, the complaints to DCWP have doubled over the past 5 years.
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We now have quorum, so I'm gonna call on my colleague, Council member, Moia, for his opening statement.
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Council member Moia, are you there on Zoom?
