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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse thanks colleagues and addresses community concerns
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse expresses gratitude to the Speaker and her colleagues for their support during a challenging time. She addresses an ongoing issue in her district regarding 2134 Coyle Street, where people have been sleeping outside for weeks.
- Narcisse mentions being escorted out of a community board meeting due to safety concerns
- She emphasizes the need for a solution to the "bait and switch" situation at Coyle Street
- The council member praises the Speaker's leadership and the lack of drama in the council
Mercedes Narcisse
1:01:13
Thank you madam majority and thank you madam speaker.
1:01:17
And by the way for the amazing work that you've been doing keeping, like I said, we don't have no drama in the council.
1:01:24
Your leadership matters and I wanna say thank you to that.
1:01:28
And I wanna say thank you to all my colleagues when I make the call to see how I can get support of what's going on and for all of you that helped me out, that talked to me and it takes the village and you were there for me.
1:01:43
I would not be sitting well not saying thank you to all of you.
1:01:47
Over 28 of my colleagues that supported me for this what I'm going through.
1:01:53
There is a bit and switch in 2134 Quoll Street.
1:01:58
I still have people sleeping outside for the past few weeks and I know we're gonna resolve it because last night, I had a sea of people in front of me and I know they're watching to wondering what's gonna happen.
1:02:11
I had to be escorted out of the meeting because all the community board fifteen was concerned about me and my life.
1:02:19
So having said that, it was a pleasure for me to serve here and I know we're not gonna have any drama in this side of this part of city hall and then we will come with solution because there is no reason to have a bait and switch after we talk about anything in here.
1:02:37
So thank you madam speaker for being the leader the leader that you are and thank you madam majority.