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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Elizabeth Rodriguez, NYCHA Resident from Jacob Riis Houses
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Elizabeth Rodriguez, a long-time NYCHA resident from Jacob Riis Houses, testifies against the RAD/PACT program. She expresses concerns about harassment and intimidation of senior residents to gain votes for the program, and emphasizes that many residents do not want RAD/PACT implemented in their community.
- Rodriguez claims that proponents of RAD/PACT are targeting and threatening seniors, telling them they will lose their apartments if they don't sign for the program.
- She states that residents are creating petitions against RAD/PACT and fears it will lead to displacement of current residents.
- Rodriguez invites Chair Chris Banks to visit and speak with tenants to hear their concerns directly.
Elizabeth Rodriguez
2:57:29
Thank you, Chris Bach.
2:57:31
I vote.
2:57:35
Wait.
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Right there.
2:57:37
How are you doing?
2:57:38
Good afternoon.
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I'm happy to be here, and I'm here to say about RAPAC and NYCHA.
2:57:47
I live in Reeves, my as you know my name.
2:57:49
I live in Jacob Reeves, and they'll be here.
2:57:53
By trying to get the votes, they go and they actually knock on certain doors where they're seniors, and they threaten harassing them if they don't sign for PAC that they will be get they will get getting off.
2:58:07
They'll lose their apartment.
2:58:10
And I can have that I mean, I go around people telling me I know them for years.
2:58:15
Okay.
2:58:15
I've been in housing for years.
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My son is 41 years old.
2:58:20
Well, he gonna be 41, and he was raised in housing.
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You can imagine that.
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I'm gonna be 68, and I have to stand he can't stand when people come and harass them for their votes.
2:58:31
They're scared to open the doors.
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They say, I'm gonna lose my apartment.
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We don't want PAC.
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We, the people, don't want PAC.
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We're going around making petitions.
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We're gonna make it hurt.
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We don't want them.
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We never asked for them.
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So why they here?
2:58:51
Trying to take over us?
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It's gonna be worse than what housing is doing right now.
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Housing and repairing, they ain't gonna repair nothing.
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All they're gonna do is take out people, and that's not right.
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And I'm not just fighting for me, but I'm fighting for my community where I live, for the mama, papa's, grandpas that are there, that raised their kids, their grandchildren, and they're intimidated.
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They're scared.
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So as Chris Bank, I will preach I will I'll invite you down, and you talk to tenants, and they'll let you know.
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You'll see them all some of them that come out, the seniors will come out when it's a nice hot warm day to chill out there and see their neighbors, you know, and we don't want PAC.
Chris Banks
2:59:36
Thirty seconds to wrap it up.
Elizabeth Rodriguez
2:59:37
We just don't want them.
2:59:40
Get them out.
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Thank you very much.
Chris Banks
2:59:43
Thank you for your advocacy.