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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Christopher Leon Johnson, Member of the Public, on Community Land Trust Issues
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Christopher Leon Johnson testifies remotely about issues with the East New York Community Land Trust, specifically regarding a property at 248 Arlington Avenue. He calls for investigations into several individuals involved and criticizes the effectiveness of community land trusts in addressing housing issues.
- Johnson claims the current management of 248 Arlington Avenue by the East New York Community Land Trust is worse than the previous "bad landlord"
- He calls for investigations into Council Member Sandy Nurse, Albert Scott, and Hailey Kim of the Cypress Hills organization
- Johnson argues that community land trust contracts should be stopped and suggests the property should be sold to a private or public developer instead
Christopher Leon Johnson
6:18:29
Yeah.
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Hello hello chair of Sanchez.
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My name is Christopher Leon Johnson.
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I'm in the car right now.
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This came from a van in The Bronx.
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I think it leaves your neighborhood at 950 Union Avenue for one mister Carmen event.
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I just left.
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Yeah.
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So I'm calling on the investigation for East New York Community Land Trust.
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I am calling on the investigation to Albert Scott.
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I'm calling on investigation to the council member Sandy I'm calling on I'm calling on the, the ask Sandy Nurse and mister Albert Scott on why that they sold out their own people with, 248 Arlington Avenue, telling that it was a great deal with 248 Arlington Avenue, and it wasn't.
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They got completely screwed over.
6:19:05
Yeah.
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The the the last owner of 240 was a bad landlord, but 248 Arlington, the people that run it right now, East New York East New York Community Land Trust, is a were is a way worse a way worse landlord.
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I'm calling on the investigation to Hailey Wan, Hailey Hailey Kim.
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Shout out to shout out to, Julie Wan for beating her in 2022 2023 in the city council race.
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So, you know, I'm calling to an investigation investigation into, Hailey Kim of the Cypress Hills, organization because she's part of that that deal with 248 Arlington.
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This is a warning to anybody out there that has a bad landlord in in their in their impoverished communities.
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Two for the the people of 240 Alton in East of East New York, which is sitting in our district and doing south of our district, they're going through a lot of stuff, prostitution, vagrants, homeless people, people that like, they they'll bet over the last the last worst landlord.
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But this landlord they have right now, the east east East New York Community Land Trust is way worse.
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So this community land trust stuff need to stop.
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The city council need us to and all community land trust contracts need to stop having them as main advocates for housing because we we just, with this two forty Arlington situation, we just found that that this does not work.
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I am I am I'm supporting the people of Two Forty Arlington.
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I hope they get out the community land trust situation.
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This need to be sold to a private developer or make it give it to a public public developer.
Kenny Margarito Alvarez
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Give
Christopher Leon Johnson
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it to So thank you, Sanchez.
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Investigate nurse, investigate Haley Kim, and investigate Albert Scott.
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Shout out to 248 Arlington, all the tenants, and and the people that trying to get back their their property back away from East East New York Community Trust.
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So thank you and and enjoy your day, Sitting at Chess.
Pierina Sanchez
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Thank you.
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Thank you, Christopher.
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I just have one question.
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Who is that cutie behind you?
Rita C. Joseph
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Yeah.
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I'm here.
Pierina Sanchez
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Who's that cutie behind you?
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Oh,
Christopher Leon Johnson
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that's Angela Keynote's son.
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His name is Dan Hew.
Pierina Sanchez
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Oh, hello.
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Be civically active.
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Okay?
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Be like Christopher.
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Go to hearings and then speak your mind.
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Alright?
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Thank you, thank you Christopher.
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Appreciate you.
Christopher Leon Johnson
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Thank you, thank you.
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Take care.
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You.