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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Michael Vazarelli, Business Representative of New York City District Council of Carpenters
2:27:19
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Michael Vazarelli, representing the New York City District Council of Carpenters, expresses strong support for Related Companies' Western Yards Plan. He emphasizes the project's potential to create thousands of union jobs and transform the city's skyline while benefiting local communities.
- Highlights Related Companies' track record of working with carpenters on major projects like Hudson Yards
- Emphasizes the creation of good-paying, family-sustaining union jobs for local residents
- Urges approval of the plan, describing it as an investment in New York City's future built with union standards
Michael Vazarelli
2:27:19
Good afternoon, council members and members committee and everybody in attendance today.
2:27:23
My name is Michael Vazarelli, and I'm proud to serve as a business representative for the New York City District Council Of Carpenters representing thousands of hardworking union carpenters across the city.
2:27:34
I'm here today to voice strong support for the Western Yards Plan proposed by Related Companies.
2:27:41
Related has a long proven track record of working with the carpenters to deliver major projects that not only transform our skyline, but also lift up our communities with good paying jobs and family sustaining jobs.
2:27:56
At Hudson Yards, Related kept its word by committing to strong labor standards and building one of the most significant union construction projects in the country.
2:28:06
We are proud to say our members had a major hand in building that vision into reality.
2:28:11
And now the Western Yards represents an opportunity to finish what we started, to transform a still underdeveloped part of the city with world class construction while creating thousands of union jobs along the way.
2:28:23
This project will bring years of employment for carpenters, skilled men and women who live in the five boroughs, who pay taxes here, raise their families here, and reinvest in the strength of our neighborhoods.
2:28:36
Simply put, related's Western Yards plan represents a real investment in New York City's future, an investment built by union hands with union values and union standards.
2:28:47
On behalf of the New York City district council of carpenters and the working families we represent, I urge to approve this plan and help us continue building a better New York.
2:28:56
Thank you.