REMARKS
Speaker Adams highlights urgency of addressing housing crisis
1:10:22
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50 sec
Speaker Adams expresses frustration with the ongoing housing crisis in New York City, emphasizing the urgent need for action. She highlights the increasing homelessness rate and the unaffordability of the city for many residents.
- Mentions the decline of communities due to housing unaffordability
- Describes the daily struggle of people facing eviction or loss of homes
- Stresses that inaction is not an option in addressing these issues
Adrienne E. Adams
1:10:22
I don't know about you, but I am tired of the homelessness rate going up.
1:10:31
I am tired of my community going south because their city is unaffordable for them to live in.
1:10:43
I am tired of watching daily people on the brink of eviction and other means of losing their homes, as one of my colleagues say said, not have another place to look forward to moving into because it's just not affordable.
1:11:05
We cannot do nothing.
1:11:10
We cannot do nothing.
