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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Resident Advocate from Jacob Riis Houses on NYCHA and PACT Program
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A resident advocate from Jacob Riis Houses in Manhattan testifies against the implementation of the PACT program in their development. The speaker expresses strong opposition to PACT, citing concerns about lack of tenant consent, abandoned buildings in Brooklyn, and issues with NYCHA's maintenance and financial transparency.
- The speaker claims that tenants were not consulted about PACT and do not want it implemented in their development.
- Concerns are raised about the legitimacy of the tenant association and the process of selecting representatives.
- The testimony highlights ongoing maintenance issues, with repairs taking weeks or months to be addressed.
- Questions are posed about NYCHA's financial management and the allocation of tenant rent and federal funding.
UNKNOWN
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Hi.
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I'm here because I'm from Jacob Rees houses in Manhattan and they trying to bring the PAC programs to us as well.
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We the people do not want it, we never asked for it.
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The tenant association that claimed they work for us, we never agreed to these people.
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We don't even know who are these people so we don't even know how they get there into office when we never asked for them.
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You understand?
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So a lot of these these things that's going on is going on underhandedly.
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You understand?
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A lot of my I'm gonna say my tenants because I'm for the people.
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So a lot of them is to be scared, you know, to open their door.
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They send me videos where the the pack people knock on their door.
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They don't wanna open it.
3:28:52
As far as when I was listening about the the maintenance, it takes actually when you call it depends what you're calling for for maintenance.
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You could be waiting two weeks to another whole month to actually get some type of repair.
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You understand?
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So now not only that the tenants pay money, they get federal funded housing.
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So where's the money?
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Every tenant have a every tenant have a right to know where their money is going and what account.
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Is it going into housing account or is going into their personal account?
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Where's the money?
3:29:26
Where's the money?
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You got tenants that pay their rent whether it's getting from public assistance or whether it's coming off their pocket.
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So with that and federal funding, they could have fixed them building up 16,000,000 tons.
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Again, it's like they want money, they're asking y'all for money.
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I'm sitting here listening about all the money they asked them for, but yet they're not doing that.
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And as far as PAC, PAC abandoned plenty of they builders in Brooklyn.
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I'm from Brooklyn, you know, and I moved to Manhattan.
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There's plenty of builders in PAC that's abandoned.
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So how you coming over here and wanna take over here when you abandoned your own?
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That don't make sense.
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We don't want PAC.
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We never asked for PAC.
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And we have our own I'm sorry.
Chris Banks
3:30:07
Thirty seconds to wrap it up.
UNKNOWN
3:30:09
Sorry.
3:30:09
Can we get five more No.
Chris Banks
3:30:11
Thirty thirty seconds.
UNKNOWN
3:30:12
Oh, thirty seconds?
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Okay.
Chris Banks
3:30:13
Go ahead, ma'am.
UNKNOWN
3:30:14
Listen.
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We don't want that.
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You don't understand?
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We the people don't want that.
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We have our own signatures from every building and Jacob Riis, and and and they saying they don't want it.
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So it's I think it's underhanded that they're trying to have a vote without the tenants.
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They did it's it's a lie.
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They don't ask the tenants to be on board.
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It's a lie.
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You understand?
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So please, I mean, when I went to the meeting, they tried to put me out because I I told them the truth, like, we didn't ask for this.
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How y'all just come in to decide this is what y'all want?
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And here, take it.
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Take it.
3:30:48
Take it.
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No.
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It's no contract between us housing, which is We The People, housing or PAC stating that we want a PAC.
Chris Banks
3:30:58
Well, thank you for your testimony and your advocacy.
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Thank you Thank
UNKNOWN
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you, chairman, mister Banks.
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I appreciate your talk.
Chris Banks
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you for your time.
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Thank you.
UNKNOWN
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And you too, everybody.