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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Ramona Ferreyra, Founder of Save Section 9, on NYCHA Solutions and RAD/PACT Program
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Ramona Ferreyra, founder of Save Section 9, presented solutions to improve NYCHA and called for a moratorium on RAD/PACT conversions. She emphasized the need for restructuring NYCHA, holding it accountable, and conducting a comprehensive study on the impacts of RAD/PACT program on residents.
- Advocated for adopting Resolution 731-2025 to implement more robust resident engagement and voting processes for RAD/PACT conversions
- Called for adopting Resolution 730-2025 to conduct a thorough study on the RAD/PACT program's effects on residents
- Proposed an immediate moratorium on all RAD/Section 18 blends until a comprehensive third-party impact assessment study is completed
Ramona Ferreyra
5:05:09
Hi, everyone.
5:05:10
That was you caught me off guard.
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I hope everyone is is doing okay after such a lengthy and, at times, contentious hearing instead of going over all of the different ways that NYCHA fills us, which I think have been clearly outlined by my neighbors and by other allies, I think I'm going to focus on the solutions that we're looking for.
5:05:37
So my name is Ramona Ferreira, and I am the founder of Safe Section nine.
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And we have a set of national solutions that could make NYCHA the most desirable address in New York City.
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But we know that rehabilitating and expanding public housing is not only possible, it is necessary.
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We just need to restructure NYCHA and hold them accountable.
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Our solutions work towards that.
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I want to highlight also that on 05/07/2024, NYCHA testified that rehabilitating an empty unit costs 45,000.
5:06:07
And I want to remind everyone that this is taxpayer money and that no corporate landlord can deliver what NYCHA provides at the cost per unit.
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So the solutions that we are actually focused on right now include adopting Resolution seven thirty one-twenty 25 to implement a more robust resident engagement and voting process at each NYCHA development considering RAD PAC conversion.
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Number two would be to adopt resolution o seven three zero twenty twenty five, which is conduct a thorough study on the RAD PAC program to assess the effects of conversion on residents and the program's impact on tenant rates, security, and community well-being.
5:06:48
And I do want to explain that currently HUD measures success via the ability to complete needed repairs.
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But after forty years of disinvestment and mismanagement, there's a critical need for repairs, and we understand that.
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However, the desire for repairs should not undermine the quality of life of tenants.
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We have amassed enough evidence to prove that RAD PAC is harmful, and it is now time for NYCHA to analyze
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5:07:12
the experience of Thank you.
Ramona Ferreyra
5:07:17
Can I have thirty seconds?
Chris Banks
5:07:18
Yes.
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You may have thirty seconds to wrap it up, ma'am.
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Thank you.
Ramona Ferreyra
5:07:22
You need to proceed.
5:07:23
Solution is place an immediate moratorium on all RAD RAD section 18 blinds in New York City until that comprehensive third party impact assessment study is completed.
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Thank you again for this hearing, and I look forward to working on these solutions with you.