REMARKS
Council Member Brewer's opening remarks on resident engagement
0:51:45
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer opens by acknowledging the engagement of NYCHA residents in the hearing. She mentions that many tenant leaders are watching and want to meet with the monitor.
- Brewer emphasizes the high level of interest from Manhattan tenant leaders
- The monitor (Neil Barofsky) expresses willingness to meet with residents
- Brewer indicates her familiarity with the previous monitor's role and limitations
Gale A. Brewer
0:51:45
Well, thank you very much.
0:51:47
First of all, I concur with you.
0:51:49
The residents are wonderful, and I think Nita is trying.
0:51:52
It's just really rough.
0:51:54
I'm now swamped every tenant leader in Manhattan is watching this hearing, just so you know.
0:51:59
And they all wanna meet with you, just throwing that out.
0:52:02
Right?
0:52:03
1015 emails right here.
Neil Barofsky
0:52:05
We we never say no.
Gale A. Brewer
0:52:06
Okay.
0:52:07
Well, they're all gonna be organizing to talk talk to you.
0:52:09
So I I know because I knew your previous monitor, and I so I know have a sense of where you are in terms of what you can and cannot do.
0:52:17
So I'm gonna try to just talk about some things that hopefully fit into that.
0:52:21
One of them is just a vacant apartments.
