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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Isaac Carmignani, Member of Queens Community Board 4
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Isaac Carmignani, a member of Queens Community Board 4 and Corona resident, expresses support for the Metropark project, highlighting its benefits for Queens including transportation upgrades, job creation, and environmental improvements.
- Emphasizes the creation of 23,000 jobs and various community benefits such as a food hall and local hiring center
- Points out the project's potential to create a destination around Citi Field, similar to other cities' ballparks
- Urges the committee to vote in favor of the proposal
Isaac Carmignani
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Okay.
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Great.
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Yes.
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So let's get my video.
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There we go.
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Yeah.
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So, my name is Isaac Carmagnani.
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I'm a member of, community board for Queens.
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I'm a Corona resident and I am in support of Metropark.
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This is good for Queens.
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It brings a much needed public transportation upgrade without spending public dollars.
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It brings jobs to us, 23,000 or thereabout.
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There's the food hall, there's the points card for restaurants, the Taste of Queens, there's the work with Elmcor and other CBOs to deal with the potential, though very low gambling addiction issue that the previous speaker so eloquently mentioned.
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There's tax revenues to MTA, to schools, there's the local hiring center.
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It's helpful environmentally.
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And I know for myself, I'm on the road a lot and I'm on the road now for federal agency.
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And so I get to drive through a lot of towns and look at a lot of ballparks and we need what a lot of other cities have.
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There's a destination after the game and before the game for people to go to.
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They're easily accessible.
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And this is not the case with Citi Field.
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And so we need that we need this upgrade badly.
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And so I strongly implore you to vote for this amendment, this proposal.
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Thank you.