REMARKS
Council Member Holden raises concerns about infrastructure and flooding in his district
3:39:10
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Council Member Robert F. Holden expresses serious concerns about infrastructure issues in his district, particularly focusing on flooding and sewer problems. He references the tragedy of Hurricane Ida, which resulted in 13 deaths in New York City, 11 of which occurred in basement apartments. Holden emphasizes that no significant changes have been made since this event to address these issues.
- Holden mentions that his district is under a 25 to 50 year project for sewer improvements
- He critiques the City Planning Commission's stance that the proposed changes won't make the situation much worse, arguing that the current situation is already bad
- Holden describes regular flooding issues in his district, even during normal thunderstorms
Robert F. Holden
3:39:10
Thank you.
3:39:10
Thank you, Chair.
3:39:11
And I just want to bring up a couple of points about the city of yes.
3:39:18
You remember hurricane Ida killed thirteen people in New York City.
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11 of those lived in basement apartments.
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Most of them were illegal basement apartments.
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And a lot of them, I think, with 7, were in my district.
3:39:32
What's changed since then, since hurricane Ida?
3:39:35
Nothing.
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Nothing has changed.
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In fact, De Blasio, the mayor came out, and they were appalled by what had happened.
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They were gonna address it.
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They haven't.
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We we're under a 25 to 50 year project in my district of Sewer improvements.
3:39:52
That's going to take 20, like I said, 25 to 50 years.
3:39:56
So by you're telling us today that it's not going to be that much worse.
3:40:01
That's essentially what you're saying.
3:40:03
It's not good enough because it's bad now.
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On a normal thunderstorm in the summer, our communities, many of the homes in my district, are flooding from Sura backup.
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That's the worst experience you can have in your home, by the way.
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I've had it.
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It's the worst experience.
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You don't get over that.
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And by telling people it's not gonna be much worse.
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That's not a good answer.
