PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Member of the Public on NYCHA Issues and Tenant Association Concerns
2:13:40
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5 min
A member of the public expresses concerns about the NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority) HUD amendment, the composition of the Community Advisory Council, and the operations of tenant associations. The speaker highlights issues with transparency, accountability, and living conditions in NYCHA developments.
- Disputes claims about tenant representation on the HUD CAC (Community Advisory Council)
- Raises concerns about the lack of transparency in tenant association operations, including financial matters and meeting minutes
- Describes ongoing maintenance issues in their building, such as broken compactors and pest problems
UNKNOWN
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guys.
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Good to see you too.
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I have a lot that I would like to say.
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I know that this HUD amendment was what this meeting was about, but I'm very concerned because I noticed miss councilman Jose He asked a question as well about 10 leaders not not having access to whatever and not being on the HUD CAC the Community Advisory Council, but that's not true.
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There are tenant association board members on the CAC meetings that's on the board.
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Number 1.
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And number 2, Someone had asked, Miss Abalos, she said, Decott members are on the community advisory council.
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But the guy you was talking to, he said, no.
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That there weren't any, but there aren't Okay.
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You have district council people on that hub monitorship.
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The thing I couldn't figure out is because Jose Mister Jose even asked, how is it that you formed a monitor How wait till he finish telling you?
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What he's telling you?
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You can hear what I'm saying.
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The brother asked, how did they form this HUD monitor think that was in Trump Trump's era with I forget the guy that's a surgeon and who else got the air.
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That's when that Trump monetary thing was formed.
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Okay.
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So how is who appointed these people Why wouldn't they have appointed Natura tenant associations since it seems like the Natura tenant associations got all the juice?
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Because if you look at the bylaws, Right?
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The bylaws governs the organization.
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So this is democracy.
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So tennis can't even approach these people.
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This is if they Jesus Christ or something.
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And can I continue?
Chris Banks
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30 seconds.
UNKNOWN
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So I'm very, very concerned.
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How is it?
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I'm in Washington Houses, and Alton Association from 2019 has never presented minutes at our tenant meetings.
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We don't we haven't met with our new manager.
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We have never.
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We don't know what kind of TPA money is being spent.
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How is the DECAP?
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The district council of the president's who are the people who approve tenant participation money.
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How are they approving these people going to conferences in Puerto Rico?
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They for their family days?
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How was Decap approving this?
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House huddle approving this TPA money and the tenants the residents are not getting this information because we don't get minutes.
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There are no minutes.
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The last thing I wanted to say is I don't understand.
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Oh, god.
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It's it's it's it's
Chris Banks
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it's what I wanted
UNKNOWN
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to say.
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How do you people?
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You have these hearings.
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How do you follow-up?
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Like, I know y'all go y'all are supposed to be questioning government agents city agencies.
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New York City Housing Authority, I know it's a corporation, and this all's got 338 developments and all kinds of the year, but nothing is ever resolved.
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I'm I thank God that there's a few tendency of the day.
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I came out because I'm very, very concerned how these tenant associations are operating.
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We have a decompression at this table, and I remember her telling me when she was appointed.
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She even said, I don't even know what I'm doing.
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I don't even know what my title is.
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So we got folks that don't even know I personally believe night shift is a syndicate.
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Me personally, because and it needs to be investigated.
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You can follow me, watch me.
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I don't care.
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I lived there.
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We pay rent.
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We pay good rent.
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How is it that the criminals seem to be working with the cops?
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No, and the tenants we have, no, my compactor in my building has been out for a year.
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The compactor They put it on for a couple of months, and then it's out again.
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How is that possible?
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Right.
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And then the word on the on the street is, well, the workers don't wanna go on the basement because it's rats this long.
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But when was we gonna get the memo as tenants?
Chris Banks
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Right.
UNKNOWN
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It's not fair.
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We got we got managers coming and going, we don't I don't know who our manager is because I speak up for myself.
Chris Banks
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Right.
UNKNOWN
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You got guys in the management office
Chris Banks
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Yeah.
UNKNOWN
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And leave out the office with bags this long.
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They could be taking computers out of the building, management office.
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They could be removing computers.
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They could be taking our documents and sharing them with Mhmm.
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Whoever.
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Thank you for letting me speak, Mister Bank.
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I really appreciate that.
Chris Banks
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I I hear your frustrations.
