REMARKS
Council Member Feliz discusses public space utilization in his district
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Council Member Oswald Feliz reflects on the contrasting situations in his district regarding public space utilization. He highlights the vibrant commercial corridor of Little Italy in the Bronx and compares it to underutilized spaces like Fordham Plaza.
- Feliz mentions that Fordham Plaza was renovated at a cost of nearly $40 million but remains largely vacant.
- He acknowledges the challenge of connecting organizations wanting to use public spaces with the available spaces due to red tape and bureaucratic processes.
- Feliz concludes by recognizing this as a significant problem that city government needs to address.
Oswald Feliz
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Yep.
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Thank you.
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And also this reminds me of some parts of my district, including Little Italy, Bronx, Little Italy, which is a vibrant commercial corridor.
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We have so many activities every not every day of the year, but we have a lot of activity.
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Then we have have areas like Fortuna Plaza, for example, Plaza that the city spent nearly $40,000,000 about a decade ago, renovating it and turning it into state of the art plaza.
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But completely underutilized, if anything almost vacant, which is obviously a problem.
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You know?
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So we have so many vacant or underutilized public spaces.
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We have also so many organizations that are looking to take advantage of these spaces, but then red tape and process gets underway.
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So, obviously, you know, a big problem that all of us in city government.
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Yeah.
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Definitely, they give attention soon.
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Yep.
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So yeah.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you for your testimony.
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Alright.
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Panel number 3.
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Off, Young Kim from the Asian American Federation, Rosa Chang from Gaffin Park, and Katy Hill from Carrolman performing Arts Center.
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Thank you very much.
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Alright.
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Young Kim, our formation or confirmation.
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You may start whenever you're ready.
