PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Michelle Alleyne, 9/11 Responder and Survivor
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Michelle Alleyne, a 9/11 responder and survivor, testified about the challenges faced by 9/11 responders in securing housing and accessing resources. She then shifted to discussing concerns about the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity proposal, including environmental issues and the loss of community input in zoning decisions.
- Highlighted the gap in support for 9/11 responders transitioning from work to retirement, particularly in accessing housing resources
- Expressed concerns about overdevelopment, environmental risks, and the loss of low-density zoning
- Mentioned the overflow of homeless shelters in New York and efforts to relocate people to other states like North Carolina
Michelle Alleyne
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Hi.
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My name is Michelle Alain.
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Non 11 responder and survivor of of 911.
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And I'm I'm I wanna talk about the World Trade Occupational Health Center Social Work Department for non 11 respondents.
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Going from work to retirement and find themselves in a situation.
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They found themselves in a situation where they lost their housing, waiting to get on their retirement, or receive benefits to the non relevant fund for their resources.
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Is there but is not being publicly administrational or organizationally managed in a way where they can find a combative a combative hauser.
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They're falling in the wrong safety that doesn't receive no 911 funding.
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Right?
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DHS and HR rate doesn't receive no non 11 funding.
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And you'll find some people, survivors, and responders.
Kevin C. Riley
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So miss Elaine, is is this tied into this
Michelle Alleyne
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Yeah.
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Household.
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Okay.
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Let's put this way.
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Long density is only encourages home ownership.
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And American Dream loan low density zone remains the best weapon for overdevelopment.
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A lot of these new buildings are being placed around the city, and they are on the edges of the city.
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And that is is causing it could cause an environmental problem, and they don't look at the situation because every year the the water is rising, and and and the New York is sinking, and but yet they put in these big buildings, and they but we lose our zone and we lose the community input on what is built on and how high some of these buildings are being built very high.
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Now Fayetteville turned around North Carolina turned around and and opened up their doors to receive some of these homeless people to go to the state of North Carolina because the the shelters were overflowing here.
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You know?
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And due to the hurricanes and stuff, a lot of people nationally because it's war trade center registry is being displaced.
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And you'll find in all in the south, they don't have shelter.
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But here, they have it, but they haven't
