Q&A
Monitor's community engagement efforts and town hall meetings
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Neil Barofsky discusses the monitor's community engagement efforts, including town hall meetings and the potential for including NYCHA board members in future meetings. He acknowledges the value of facilitating interactions between residents and NYCHA management.
- Barofsky agrees to consider including NYCHA board members in Community Advisory Committee meetings
- He describes a recent town hall meeting in the Rockaways that brought together residents, local property management, and central NYCHA staff
- The monitor team recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for direct communication between residents and NYCHA management
Neil Barofsky
0:33:37
We certainly will consider that.
0:33:39
I think, you know, one of the things to be to be clear, we're starting out, and we don't have, you know, a we don't have all the good ideas.
0:33:50
And so you know, we welcome that type of input, and we'll certainly consider it.
0:33:54
And we certainly if we're not inviting the board to our our, you know, our CAC meetings, we should be.
0:34:00
I think that's a that's a really good suggestion.
0:34:02
In any way, we can facilitate that type of of of resident Nietcha interaction is helpful.
0:34:08
So for example, we just I think it was last last week.
0:34:11
We did a a town hall out in the rockaways, and Nietcha came both the local property management as well as central some of the folks who are here today.
0:34:21
And it was just, you know, it was it was great bringing everyone together with us.
0:34:27
And, you know, from the what we heard and it was a it was a very spirited meeting to be clear and understandably, you know, residents are were very angry.
0:34:35
And expressed that.
0:34:37
But in the aftermath of that meeting, you know, so many residents came up to us and really appreciated the opportunity, not just to talk to us.
0:34:45
I mean, frankly, I think we were a little bit of a sideshow, but to be able to communicate directly with with Nitrogen Management, as well as the the the people in the property.
0:34:53
So I think that's a fantastic idea.
0:34:55
And we're we're going to look, continue to expand those types of meetings.
0:34:59
I think you're right.
0:35:00
It it it it's it's impactful.
