REMARKS
Impact of subway surfing on the Clinton School community
2:21:47
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Council Member Rivera addresses the personal impact of subway surfing on the Clinton School community, acknowledging the loss of a student. She emphasizes the government's commitment to addressing the issue and expresses empathy for those affected.
- Rivera mentions that the Clinton School has lost a student to subway surfing
- She assures the audience that the government is listening and trying to address the issues
- Rivera acknowledges the long-standing nature of the subway surfing problem and its amplification through social media
Carlina Rivera
2:21:47
I think what I think what is so interesting about today, and actually quite difficult is is, you know, this school has has been personally affected, in the past with losing one of their students.
2:22:06
And I I again, I just want you all to know that to to honor Zachary, to honor our young people, and and just want you to know that the government is listening, that we're really trying to do something to ensure that we are taking on the issues, that really affect us so so deeply.
2:22:24
So I wanna thank you all because I I really believe that that you you care.
2:22:28
I wanna thank the leadership on this dais, and I believe in in your comments and in your testimony, that you you you I can hear and I can feel the the regret.
2:22:41
Right?
2:22:41
And the efforts, because we are doing a lot around this issue, but it has been around a long time.
2:22:49
I mean, we've had people doing this documented since the late eighties, the nineties, and now with social media, it is really, really difficult.
2:22:58
I I truly do believe that you care.
2:23:00
I've heard the PSAs, I take the train probably every day.
