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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sarah Saltzberg, Harlem Resident and Business Owner, on One45 for Harlem Development
2:16:00
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Sarah Saltzberg, a Harlem resident and business owner for over 10 years, voices her support for the One45 for Harlem development project. She cites improvements to the retail landscape, responsible environmental construction, and the addition of permanently affordable housing as key reasons for her support.
- Saltzberg emphasizes the current housing crisis, mentioning a 1.4% vacancy rate, the lowest since 1968.
- She describes the current state of 145th Street as a "wasteland" and sees the project as an opportunity to enhance the community.
- As a parent of a child with asthma, she appreciates the project's focus on environmental health and air quality.
Sarah Saltzberg
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Hi.
2:16:02
I'm not sure why my name is coming up like that.
2:16:05
My name is Sarah Salzberg.
2:16:08
I'm writing to I'm I'm speaking to voice my support for, January.
2:16:16
I've been a Harlem resident, for over ten years.
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I live on 130 Ninth in Edgecombe.
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I have two kids, nine and seven.
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I moved with my my youngest one was six months old.
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I own a small business on 116 and, and Harlem.
2:16:35
I've owned that business since 02/2011.
2:16:38
And I would I'm supporting 145 for a bunch of reasons.
2:16:43
As a Harlem resident, I'm excited about improvements to the retail landscape.
2:16:50
There we we just need more quality of life services in the area.
2:16:54
As a parent, I'm happy to see a project that's being built responsibly with environmental health in mind for our community.
2:17:03
My youngest child has asthma.
2:17:06
And so and I knew that the air quality in Harlem is historically not been great.
2:17:10
I think it's very important that a project of this size is being built responsibly.
2:17:17
As others have stated, we're also in a real housing crisis where think the last thing I read was 1.4% vacancy rate, which is the lowest rate since 1968.
2:17:30
This project brings permanently affordable housing to the area that so desperately needs it.
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And the current state of A Hundred And 40 Fifth Street is really a wasteland.
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There's nothing there.
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And I see this as an incredible opportunity to create something wonderful that enhances the community in a really significant way.
2:17:53
So I I'm voicing my full support of this project, and I welcome it to my neighborhood.