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Concerns about insufficient funding for clean and safe parks
2:50:39
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39 sec
Council Member Krishnan expresses concerns about the insufficient funding for the Parks Department, emphasizing the importance of clean and safe parks for New York City's overall cleanliness and safety.
- Highlights the discrepancy between the current budget and the promised $1 billion
- Stresses that clean and safe parks are essential for a clean and safe city
- Argues that the current budget, while an improvement, is not enough to meet the city's needs
Shekar Krishnan
2:50:39
New Yorkers of every borough and neighborhood want clean and safe parks to enjoy.
2:50:44
And let's be very clear about this.
2:50:46
If we want a clean and safe city, as mayor Adams declares, then a key way to do so is to keep our parks clean and safe.
2:50:55
You can't have a clean and safe city without clean and safe parks.
2:50:59
This budget, while doing and restoring some funding and in some ways a step in the right direction, does not provide nearly enough resources to make this a reality.
2:51:10
Clean, green, and safe parks, parks that all of us as New Yorkers rely on and enjoy requires far more in funding and investments.