REMARKS
Council Member Ossé addresses climate change impacts on NYCHA developments
1:09:31
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Council Member Chi A. Ossé raises concerns about the impact of climate change on NYCHA developments, highlighting the need for immediate repairs and upgrades to address extreme weather events. He emphasizes the urgency of the situation and asks for specific timeframes for NYCHA's plans to fortify developments against extreme weather.
- Ossé references a severe storm from two Septembers ago that exposed infrastructure weaknesses.
- He mentions frequent constituent complaints about issues like mold, broken elevators, and lack of heat.
- Ossé requests information on NYCHA's climate change and upgraded infrastructure timeline.
Chi A. Ossé
1:09:31
Thank you so much, chair, and good morning.
1:09:34
I definitely wanted to ask a question around, climate change and how that, takes a toll on some of our United developments.
1:09:42
You know, as we see that it gets worse, we are seeing more extreme weather in New York City.
1:09:48
Like, I would always like to reference that storm that we saw, not this past September, but 2 Septembers ago.
1:09:55
And it really shined a light on how our infrastructure is not well equipped to respond to these changes.
1:10:01
And, of course, NYCHA is no exception.
1:10:04
In my office, I represent Bed Stuy and Crown Heights.
1:10:07
I get a number of calls every week from constituents concerned about decrepit and shoddy conditions in their apartments, as well as, our NYCHA developments, including mold, broken elevators, lack of heat.
1:10:19
And every time I come to these hearings, I do hear the same thing from NYCHA, in terms of, you know, we are working on it, but we don't have the funding.
1:10:27
You know, as weather gets worse in New York, my constituents and other public housing residents can't wait.
1:10:33
You know, some of these repairs are needed in the immediacy.
1:10:38
Can we get a specific time frame of when NYCHA will make these repairs to fortify the developments for extreme weather?
1:10:45
Is there, a climate change or or upgraded infrastructure timeline that NYCHA has that the council can reference when coming to some of these future hearings?
