PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christina Chaise, Second Vice President of Resident Association Board
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Christina Chaise, Second Vice President of the Resident Association Board, testified about ongoing issues in NYCHA housing, focusing on the need for transparency, oversight, and improvements in various areas. She highlighted concerns about contracted labor, elevator maintenance, and living conditions for residents.
- Emphasized the need for better oversight of contracted labor, particularly in lead and asbestos abatement
- Described personal experiences with elevator outages and their impact on residents' health and dignity
- Raised concerns about window cleaning, radiator covers, and lighting in public spaces
Christina Chaise
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Hi.
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Can you hear me?
Chris Banks
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We can hear you, miss Chase.
Christina Chaise
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Okay.
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Thank you.
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Hi.
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Good afternoon.
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My name is Christina Chase.
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I am a reference having some problem here.
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I fit on the resume association board as I can vice president.
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Yeah.
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I guess, in a nutshell, we still need transparency over the contracted labor and oversight.
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I'm sorry about the music in the background.
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I'm gonna follow-up.
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We party for the kids in our neighborhood.
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I'm really sad that our date was chosen for Halloween because many of us PA members are holding down events in our Halloween.
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But anyway, we still need transparency over contracted labor and oversight over the quality of work.
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Particularly when it comes to debris from lead and asbestos abatement, tenants have witnessed sloppy jobs that included debris in the hallway, elevators, and outside of the building, including my father.
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As mentioned earlier, although nights are Mhmm.
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Although nitrile have done a better job of responding to elevator outages, the outages are all through through foot.
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For example, I remember in outage last January, in 2023, I was hoping to having a car you might be working from.
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And the heavy car seat down kicks like upstairs, after having a preventive infection.
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That major abdominal surgery just a few days before against medical advisement of no lifting.
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I'm not sure what irreparable damage I've done to my boss and briefly take my son to a doctor's appointment.
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But this is just an example of the everyday dignity that we have to endure, and the indirect ways we're hearing can help our health.
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We need us we need us to suffer preventative maintenance and care, not just responding to riskiers.
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For our elevators and every other pillar, we need stronger enforcement of regulations from the federal monitor's office.
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I'd be remiss to be here and not communicate the concerns of raving through the resident.
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The 5th trial units of the corridors and public spaces, the items I wanted to discuss in particular are windows, radiator covers, and n y t's, left lights.
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My seniors keep asking me how they can get their windows cleaned from exterior.
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Management has told me that my church is not clean windows.
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I'm unsure if it is a liability policy or a funding issue, but our residents should not have to live in jail.
Keith Grossman
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Thank you.
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Your time's expired.
Christina Chaise
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Alright.
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I will send it to you, and we'll thank you as well.
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I'll be further.
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Thank you.
Chris Banks
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Thank you, miss Chase.
