Next item, >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 minute public comment portion of this minute public comment portion of this meeting. >> Mr. there. >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to have to excuse myself, but I just want have to excuse myself, but I just want to follow up on um requests that my to follow up on um requests that my office made to do a walk through on um office made to do a walk through on um Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian that was killed unfortunately a little that was killed unfortunately a little over a week ago um in a vehicular over a week ago um in a vehicular accident. Pedestrian was walking our accident. Pedestrian was walking our dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just put that on uh your radar and the clerk put that on uh your radar and the clerk for for followup is um her office did for for followup is um her office did reach out yesterday to see where that reach out yesterday to see where that request was. >> Thank you. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. record. >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my address off the record please and thank address off the record please and thank you. I want to address the…
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Next item, >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 minute public comment portion of this minute public comment portion of this meeting. >> Mr. there. >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to have to excuse myself, but I just want have to excuse myself, but I just want to follow up on um requests that my to follow up on um requests that my office made to do a walk through on um office made to do a walk through on um Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian that was killed unfortunately a little that was killed unfortunately a little over a week ago um in a vehicular over a week ago um in a vehicular accident. Pedestrian was walking our accident. Pedestrian was walking our dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just put that on uh your radar and the clerk put that on uh your radar and the clerk for for followup is um her office did for for followup is um her office did reach out yesterday to see where that reach out yesterday to see where that request was. >> Thank you. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. record. >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my address off the record please and thank address off the record please and thank you. I want to address the leadership in you. I want to address the leadership in you. I want to address the leadership in this room. Not the council, the this room. Not the council, the leadership. leadership. In every city, leadership plays a In every city, leadership plays a crucial role in shaping the future. And crucial role in shaping the future. And Nook is no exception. We are a city with Nook is no exception. We are a city with Nook is no exception. We are a city with deep roots, powerful voices, and deep roots, powerful voices, and passionate leaders. I'm a leader who passionate leaders. I'm a leader who care about our community. I care about care about our community. I care about my community. However, leadership is not my community. However, leadership is not my community. However, leadership is not just about holding titles. It's about just about holding titles. It's about building bridges, not burning them. building bridges, not burning them. There are there are leaders in New York, There are there are leaders in New York, There are there are leaders in New York, elected, unelected, who work tirelessly elected, unelected, who work tirelessly every day to uplift our neighborhoods, every day to uplift our neighborhoods, support our family, and bring investment support our family, and bring investment support our family, and bring investment and opportunity into our city. The and opportunity into our city. The efforts deserve recognition, even if we efforts deserve recognition, even if we don't always agree with every policy or don't always agree with every policy or decision. At the same time, we must decision. At the same time, we must acknowledge the criticism is a part of acknowledge the criticism is a part of democracy. Holding public official democracy. Holding public official accountable is healthy when it's done accountable is healthy when it's done with facts, respect, and intention to with facts, respect, and intention to approve, not tear down. But we but when approve, not tear down. But we but when criticism turns into personal attacks, criticism turns into personal attacks, baseless accusitions or diverse devices baseless accusitions or diverse devices rhetoric, it weakens our community rhetoric, it weakens our community rather than strengthens it. rather than strengthens it. Good leaders inspire, progress, listen Good leaders inspire, progress, listen to different perspective and lead by to different perspective and lead by example. They disagree without example. They disagree without disrespect and debate without disrespect and debate without destruction. North deserve leadership at destruction. North deserve leadership at destruction. North deserve leadership at every level, every level. Elected every level, every level. Elected officials. Let me calm down because I officials. Let me calm down because I really want to chew somebody out, but I really want to chew somebody out, but I ain't going to do it. Elected officials, ain't going to do it. Elected officials, ain't going to do it. Elected officials, community organizers, community organizers, business leaders, and everyday citizens business leaders, and everyday citizens who are committed to progress unity and who are committed to progress unity and truth. Whether you support challenge the truth. Whether you support challenge the truth. Whether you support challenge the mayor and the city council, do so with a mayor and the city council, do so with a mayor and the city council, do so with a vision and a better not a lot of noise. vision and a better not a lot of noise. Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you and I appreciate everything you did for and I appreciate everything you did for me. Council President Pat Council, thank me. Council President Pat Council, thank me. Council President Pat Council, thank you for those who be there. Everybody you for those who be there. Everybody got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. I got your back 100%. >> Deborah Salters. Um, I'm going to defer >> Deborah Salters. Um, I'm going to defer myself with this parking business. I myself with this parking business. I wasn't even here to talk about that. But wasn't even here to talk about that. But wasn't even here to talk about that. But the audacity for Anthony Mack to get up the audacity for Anthony Mack to get up here and try to further bleed the here and try to further bleed the residents dry residents dry over three years. We're going on like over three years. We're going on like four years now plus. And I spoke to And four years now plus. And I spoke to And where are you council people that are where are you council people that are supposed to be in these seats when we're supposed to be in these seats when we're supposed to be in these seats when we're talking? bring your butts in here so you talking? bring your butts in here so you talking? bring your butts in here so you can listen to the residents. can listen to the residents. Now, yeah, I heard him say that, but Now, yeah, I heard him say that, but we've been talking about this over and we've been talking about this over and over. They didn't do a traffic study, over. They didn't do a traffic study, and I spoke to the atlarges when there and I spoke to the atlarges when there was no representation. was no representation. They just took the the uh parking boxes They just took the the uh parking boxes where you supposed to pay completely out where you supposed to pay completely out where you supposed to pay completely out of the central ward, setting people up of the central ward, setting people up for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I still park you? I don't know what to do. still park you? I don't know what to do. still park you? I don't know what to do. Then the tickets have been raised to $85 Then the tickets have been raised to $85 Then the tickets have been raised to $85 for overtime meters. for overtime meters. During co the residents who live here During co the residents who live here were parked on the streets when parking were parked on the streets when parking with everybody was told to stay home with everybody was told to stay home still giving out tickets. still giving out tickets. You got two or three people and I've You got two or three people and I've seen it. I've done the parking study. I seen it. I've done the parking study. I did the parking study. I did the did the parking study. I did the petitions that were signed by the petitions that were signed by the residents for our parking decals. residents for our parking decals. And you come up in here and I'm being And you come up in here and I'm being targeted now by your parking authority targeted now by your parking authority people. people. Director Wae has been told about it and Director Wae has been told about it and it still goes on. I have t I have review it still goes on. I have t I have review it still goes on. I have t I have review I have pictures. I have videos that I I have pictures. I have videos that I would present in court. would present in court. You target who you want to target, but You target who you want to target, but the residents of the city of Newark are the residents of the city of Newark are being bled being bled and you all have done nothing. I told and you all have done nothing. I told you. And Larry, you work with these you. And Larry, you work with these people. I told you what they're doing to people. I told you what they're doing to people. I told you what they're doing to the residents. the residents. And then he going to come up here and And then he going to come up here and want to pass another ordinance to bleed want to pass another ordinance to bleed us more dry. us more dry. You all are not paying the citizens of You all are not paying the citizens of North livable wages. You're not doing North livable wages. You're not doing it. We have to travel outside of the it. We have to travel outside of the city where we pay our taxes, pay our city where we pay our taxes, pay our water bills to get a paycheck that will water bills to get a paycheck that will afford us to live in the city that our afford us to live in the city that our people built. and held together. people built. and held together. This is unconscionable. This is unconscionable. And between the three of you council And between the three of you council people up here, you have almost 100 people up here, you have almost 100 years of service. And what do we have to years of service. And what do we have to years of service. And what do we have to show for it? show for it? Continually beat down, broken, Continually beat down, broken, stolen from, with no relief. But you don't live like this. But you don't live like this. How dare he even have the audacity to How dare he even have the audacity to come up here and ask for more space to come up here and ask for more space to run our pockets and you going to sit up run our pockets and you going to sit up here and say yes? You need to be fired. >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. >> Good afternoon, council members. >> Good afternoon, council members. Deborah, good morning. First, I want to Deborah, good morning. First, I want to say thank you. Um, Riviera passed. I am say thank you. Um, Riviera passed. I am team Riviera. I am grateful for that. team Riviera. I am grateful for that. Councilman Ramos, Keithana, and Councilman Ramos, Keithana, and Gonzalez. You guys didn't vote no. You Gonzalez. You guys didn't vote no. You abstained. Thank you. Because that's abstained. Thank you. Because that's telling me that there's possibly more telling me that there's possibly more information that needs to come to you. information that needs to come to you. Um, whatever the case may be. Um, thank Um, whatever the case may be. Um, thank you for that. Um I want to address an you for that. Um I want to address an article and tap into um one where it was article and tap into um one where it was article and tap into um one where it was mentioned that I was the lone advocate. mentioned that I was the lone advocate. Yeah. Yeah. I was because I was enough. Yeah. Yeah. I was because I was enough. I was all that was needed. At any time I was all that was needed. At any time if I have to line them up, look what if I have to line them up, look what happened with Miles Burger. Who do you happened with Miles Burger. Who do you guys think organized that? Look what guys think organized that? Look what happened when I bought him out before. happened when I bought him out before. It is not always about bringing tons of It is not always about bringing tons of people to a mic to address issues, people to a mic to address issues, yelling, screaming, being raped, um yelling, screaming, being raped, um talking down on you. It's just not about talking down on you. It's just not about talking down on you. It's just not about that all the time to get something done. that all the time to get something done. that all the time to get something done. Secondly, I saw I took it as this uh Secondly, I saw I took it as this uh writer trying to single out or writer trying to single out or attempting to single out Councilman attempting to single out Councilman Silva because he voted in favor of it, Silva because he voted in favor of it, right? And I thought the article was right? And I thought the article was distasteful. distasteful. Um, Councilman Silva may have voted Um, Councilman Silva may have voted against it, but we don't know what against it, but we don't know what conversations he's had and who he's had conversations he's had and who he's had it with when it was deferred several it with when it was deferred several times. We don't know if there was in times. We don't know if there was in some information he received that made some information he received that made him lean more towards it or against it, him lean more towards it or against it, right? We don't know. Well, I know. right? We don't know. Well, I know. At the end of the day, he realizes that At the end of the day, he realizes that people need help. I mean, isn't that people need help. I mean, isn't that what it's about? trying to help our what it's about? trying to help our homeless folks. So, kudos to Councilman homeless folks. So, kudos to Councilman Silver and I don't care what no one says Silver and I don't care what no one says Silver and I don't care what no one says about him. He's a great councilman and a about him. He's a great councilman and a about him. He's a great councilman and a great person. And I speak from a place great person. And I speak from a place where I've had dealings with him. I where I've had dealings with him. I called him when 50some people were at at called him when 50some people were at at called him when 50some people were at at the robbery burned out from one of the robbery burned out from one of Daniel Spiegel's um homes. and he Daniel Spiegel's um homes. and he stopped what he was doing and he came stopped what he was doing and he came there and I asked him what he what he there and I asked him what he what he needed me to do and he put together a needed me to do and he put together a plan. That plan was executed and every plan. That plan was executed and every last one of them were taken care of when last one of them were taken care of when last one of them were taken care of when myself um Jacqueline Lighthouse and myself um Jacqueline Lighthouse and Tanya Tucket the OBP um had a domestic Tanya Tucket the OBP um had a domestic violence victim and we were pulling our violence victim and we were pulling our hair out trying to figure it out. When I hair out trying to figure it out. When I hair out trying to figure it out. When I came up with something, I called came up with something, I called Councilman Silver for funding. He told Councilman Silver for funding. He told me where I needed to go and guess what? me where I needed to go and guess what? She was a black woman. Because I hear a She was a black woman. Because I hear a lot of, "Oh, the Portuguese support the lot of, "Oh, the Portuguese support the Portugos and and the Hispanics and the Portugos and and the Hispanics and the Latinas and the black." He didn't know Latinas and the black." He didn't know this was a black woman to right now. Um, this was a black woman to right now. Um, this was a black woman to right now. Um, it it it and you know what? If you need it it it and you know what? If you need to take vacation or you have a family to take vacation or you have a family crisis and you two councilmen, take it. crisis and you two councilmen, take it. All of you take it. You're entitled to All of you take it. You're entitled to it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. God bless you guys. God bless you guys. >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Another four years of this administration of this administration is called insanity. Another four years of this administration four years of this administration is insanity. No. for the parking authority. The only thing that needs to happen is The only thing that needs to happen is an outside independent an outside independent audit and investigation. These people are incapable of monitoring their self. Incapable. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. No other way to describe the BA, the No other way to describe the BA, the corporation council, the department corporation council, the department heads in the city, the New York City heads in the city, the New York City council, and the Baraka administration. council, and the Baraka administration. Pathetic. No other way to describe you. Homeowners, Homeowners, 80% renters who voted for this failed 80% renters who voted for this failed leadership. Here's your consequences. To the homeowners, to the 80% renters To the homeowners, to the 80% renters who voted for this administration, here who voted for this administration, here is your consequences. Corruption, crime, filthy streets, potholes, poor crime, filthy streets, potholes, poor municipal services, high taxes, high municipal services, high taxes, high rents, high foreclosures, rents, high foreclosures, predatory ticket and towing. predatory ticket and towing. And you got this man going around And you got this man going around preaching every mayor, every black mayor preaching every mayor, every black mayor preaching every mayor, every black mayor across the city and state should rise up across the city and state should rise up across the city and state should rise up against Trump. administration. against Trump. administration. How dare you? How dare you? You better work on your backyard. You better work on your backyard. Every New Yorker in this city should Every New Yorker in this city should rise up against you, Rash Baraka, and rise up against you, Rash Baraka, and your failed administration and your fa your failed administration and your fa council and your fa department heads. council and your fa department heads. You are pathetic. No other way to You are pathetic. No other way to describe you. and knock users another four years is insanity. Insanity. Wake up out of your stuper. Wake up and Wake up out of your stuper. Wake up and stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Wake up and stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Wake up and stop taking the blood money cuz it's on stop taking the blood money cuz it's on your hands. Fail leadership. No other way. >> Thank you for your >> Thank you for your >> to describe you. next speaker. >> to describe you. next speaker. >> You are disgusting. >> Good morning, George Tilman Jr. >> Good morning, George Tilman Jr. >> Good morning, >> Good morning, >> council president. Um, >> council president. Um, I've asked several times and and it's I've asked several times and and it's not only you as council president. I've not only you as council president. I've asked the formal council president to asked the formal council president to address this issue with the address this issue with the non-compliance of the government. Um at non-compliance of the government. Um at this point, um we've come to a very this point, um we've come to a very serious, uh situation where you have the serious, uh situation where you have the serious, uh situation where you have the chairman of the tax abatement committee chairman of the tax abatement committee boycotting those meetings. You have boycotting those meetings. You have Councilman Silva also uh boycotting the Councilman Silva also uh boycotting the affirmative action review council affirmative action review council meeting because because of this meeting because because of this non-compliance. non-compliance. Um, we had a tax abatement moratorum Um, we had a tax abatement moratorum that was initiated by Councilman that was initiated by Councilman Gonzalez and he went forth with that Gonzalez and he went forth with that that that that action on August the 13th that that that action on August the 13th that that that action on August the 13th and a tax abatement committee meeting and a tax abatement committee meeting went forth without him the chairperson went forth without him the chairperson being there and Councilman being there and Councilman uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh facilitated that that tax abatement facilitated that that tax abatement committee meeting. So, are we going committee meeting. So, are we going forth now with the tax abatement forth now with the tax abatement committee meeting with only two members? committee meeting with only two members? committee meeting with only two members? We have all this this this uh confusion We have all this this this uh confusion going on, but yet we cannot get a going on, but yet we cannot get a special conference to address what's
Next item, >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 minute public comment portion of this minute public comment portion of this meeting. >> Mr. there. >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to have to excuse myself, but I just want have to excuse myself, but I just want to follow up on um requests that my to follow up on um requests that my office made to do a walk through on um office made to do a walk through on um Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian that was killed unfortunately a little that was killed unfortunately a little over a week ago um in a vehicular over a week ago um in a vehicular accident. Pedestrian was walking our accident. Pedestrian was walking our dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just put that on uh your radar and the clerk put that on uh your radar and the clerk for for followup is um her office did for for followup is um her office did reach out yesterday to see where that reach out yesterday to see where that request was. >> Thank you. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. record. >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my address off the record please and thank address off the record please and thank you. I want to address the…
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Next item, >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 >> public comment. We are now in a 30 minute public comment portion of this minute public comment portion of this meeting. >> Mr. there. >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to >> Yeah. Before the I'm I'm I'm going to have to excuse myself, but I just want have to excuse myself, but I just want to follow up on um requests that my to follow up on um requests that my office made to do a walk through on um office made to do a walk through on um Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian Clifton Avenue. We we had a pedestrian that was killed unfortunately a little that was killed unfortunately a little over a week ago um in a vehicular over a week ago um in a vehicular accident. Pedestrian was walking our accident. Pedestrian was walking our dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office dog. Uh I know Senator Ruiz's office reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I reached out to schedule a walkthrough. I sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just sent the BA a request last week. So just put that on uh your radar and the clerk put that on uh your radar and the clerk for for followup is um her office did for for followup is um her office did reach out yesterday to see where that reach out yesterday to see where that request was. >> Thank you. >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment >> We are in the 30 minute public comment portion of this meeting where each portion of this meeting where each speaker will have three minutes to speaker will have three minutes to speak. Please state your name for the speak. Please state your name for the record. record. >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my >> Fa Bradley. Can I please leave my address off the record please and thank address off the record please and thank you. I want to address the leadership in you. I want to address the leadership in you. I want to address the leadership in this room. Not the council, the this room. Not the council, the leadership. leadership. In every city, leadership plays a In every city, leadership plays a crucial role in shaping the future. And crucial role in shaping the future. And Nook is no exception. We are a city with Nook is no exception. We are a city with Nook is no exception. We are a city with deep roots, powerful voices, and deep roots, powerful voices, and passionate leaders. I'm a leader who passionate leaders. I'm a leader who care about our community. I care about care about our community. I care about my community. However, leadership is not my community. However, leadership is not my community. However, leadership is not just about holding titles. It's about just about holding titles. It's about building bridges, not burning them. building bridges, not burning them. There are there are leaders in New York, There are there are leaders in New York, There are there are leaders in New York, elected, unelected, who work tirelessly elected, unelected, who work tirelessly every day to uplift our neighborhoods, every day to uplift our neighborhoods, support our family, and bring investment support our family, and bring investment support our family, and bring investment and opportunity into our city. The and opportunity into our city. The efforts deserve recognition, even if we efforts deserve recognition, even if we don't always agree with every policy or don't always agree with every policy or decision. At the same time, we must decision. At the same time, we must acknowledge the criticism is a part of acknowledge the criticism is a part of democracy. Holding public official democracy. Holding public official accountable is healthy when it's done accountable is healthy when it's done with facts, respect, and intention to with facts, respect, and intention to approve, not tear down. But we but when approve, not tear down. But we but when criticism turns into personal attacks, criticism turns into personal attacks, baseless accusitions or diverse devices baseless accusitions or diverse devices rhetoric, it weakens our community rhetoric, it weakens our community rather than strengthens it. rather than strengthens it. Good leaders inspire, progress, listen Good leaders inspire, progress, listen to different perspective and lead by to different perspective and lead by example. They disagree without example. They disagree without disrespect and debate without disrespect and debate without destruction. North deserve leadership at destruction. North deserve leadership at destruction. North deserve leadership at every level, every level. Elected every level, every level. Elected officials. Let me calm down because I officials. Let me calm down because I really want to chew somebody out, but I really want to chew somebody out, but I ain't going to do it. Elected officials, ain't going to do it. Elected officials, ain't going to do it. Elected officials, community organizers, community organizers, business leaders, and everyday citizens business leaders, and everyday citizens who are committed to progress unity and who are committed to progress unity and truth. Whether you support challenge the truth. Whether you support challenge the truth. Whether you support challenge the mayor and the city council, do so with a mayor and the city council, do so with a mayor and the city council, do so with a vision and a better not a lot of noise. vision and a better not a lot of noise. Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you Chber Louise Scott Roundtree, I love you and I appreciate everything you did for and I appreciate everything you did for me. Council President Pat Council, thank me. Council President Pat Council, thank me. Council President Pat Council, thank you for those who be there. Everybody you for those who be there. Everybody got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. got flaws. Don't let them tear you down. I got your back 100%. >> Deborah Salters. Um, I'm going to defer >> Deborah Salters. Um, I'm going to defer myself with this parking business. I myself with this parking business. I wasn't even here to talk about that. But wasn't even here to talk about that. But wasn't even here to talk about that. But the audacity for Anthony Mack to get up the audacity for Anthony Mack to get up here and try to further bleed the here and try to further bleed the residents dry residents dry over three years. We're going on like over three years. We're going on like four years now plus. And I spoke to And four years now plus. And I spoke to And where are you council people that are where are you council people that are supposed to be in these seats when we're supposed to be in these seats when we're supposed to be in these seats when we're talking? bring your butts in here so you talking? bring your butts in here so you talking? bring your butts in here so you can listen to the residents. can listen to the residents. Now, yeah, I heard him say that, but Now, yeah, I heard him say that, but we've been talking about this over and we've been talking about this over and over. They didn't do a traffic study, over. They didn't do a traffic study, and I spoke to the atlarges when there and I spoke to the atlarges when there was no representation. was no representation. They just took the the uh parking boxes They just took the the uh parking boxes where you supposed to pay completely out where you supposed to pay completely out where you supposed to pay completely out of the central ward, setting people up of the central ward, setting people up for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I for tickets. People asking, "Well, can I still park you? I don't know what to do. still park you? I don't know what to do. still park you? I don't know what to do. Then the tickets have been raised to $85 Then the tickets have been raised to $85 Then the tickets have been raised to $85 for overtime meters. for overtime meters. During co the residents who live here During co the residents who live here were parked on the streets when parking were parked on the streets when parking with everybody was told to stay home with everybody was told to stay home still giving out tickets. still giving out tickets. You got two or three people and I've You got two or three people and I've seen it. I've done the parking study. I seen it. I've done the parking study. I did the parking study. I did the did the parking study. I did the petitions that were signed by the petitions that were signed by the residents for our parking decals. residents for our parking decals. And you come up in here and I'm being And you come up in here and I'm being targeted now by your parking authority targeted now by your parking authority people. people. Director Wae has been told about it and Director Wae has been told about it and it still goes on. I have t I have review it still goes on. I have t I have review it still goes on. I have t I have review I have pictures. I have videos that I I have pictures. I have videos that I would present in court. would present in court. You target who you want to target, but You target who you want to target, but the residents of the city of Newark are the residents of the city of Newark are being bled being bled and you all have done nothing. I told and you all have done nothing. I told you. And Larry, you work with these you. And Larry, you work with these people. I told you what they're doing to people. I told you what they're doing to people. I told you what they're doing to the residents. the residents. And then he going to come up here and And then he going to come up here and want to pass another ordinance to bleed want to pass another ordinance to bleed us more dry. us more dry. You all are not paying the citizens of You all are not paying the citizens of North livable wages. You're not doing North livable wages. You're not doing it. We have to travel outside of the it. We have to travel outside of the city where we pay our taxes, pay our city where we pay our taxes, pay our water bills to get a paycheck that will water bills to get a paycheck that will afford us to live in the city that our afford us to live in the city that our people built. and held together. people built. and held together. This is unconscionable. This is unconscionable. And between the three of you council And between the three of you council people up here, you have almost 100 people up here, you have almost 100 years of service. And what do we have to years of service. And what do we have to years of service. And what do we have to show for it? show for it? Continually beat down, broken, Continually beat down, broken, stolen from, with no relief. But you don't live like this. But you don't live like this. How dare he even have the audacity to How dare he even have the audacity to come up here and ask for more space to come up here and ask for more space to run our pockets and you going to sit up run our pockets and you going to sit up here and say yes? You need to be fired. >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. >> Good afternoon, council members. >> Good afternoon, council members. Deborah, good morning. First, I want to Deborah, good morning. First, I want to say thank you. Um, Riviera passed. I am say thank you. Um, Riviera passed. I am team Riviera. I am grateful for that. team Riviera. I am grateful for that. Councilman Ramos, Keithana, and Councilman Ramos, Keithana, and Gonzalez. You guys didn't vote no. You Gonzalez. You guys didn't vote no. You abstained. Thank you. Because that's abstained. Thank you. Because that's telling me that there's possibly more telling me that there's possibly more information that needs to come to you. information that needs to come to you. Um, whatever the case may be. Um, thank Um, whatever the case may be. Um, thank you for that. Um I want to address an you for that. Um I want to address an article and tap into um one where it was article and tap into um one where it was article and tap into um one where it was mentioned that I was the lone advocate. mentioned that I was the lone advocate. Yeah. Yeah. I was because I was enough. Yeah. Yeah. I was because I was enough. I was all that was needed. At any time I was all that was needed. At any time if I have to line them up, look what if I have to line them up, look what happened with Miles Burger. Who do you happened with Miles Burger. Who do you guys think organized that? Look what guys think organized that? Look what happened when I bought him out before. happened when I bought him out before. It is not always about bringing tons of It is not always about bringing tons of people to a mic to address issues, people to a mic to address issues, yelling, screaming, being raped, um yelling, screaming, being raped, um talking down on you. It's just not about talking down on you. It's just not about talking down on you. It's just not about that all the time to get something done. that all the time to get something done. that all the time to get something done. Secondly, I saw I took it as this uh Secondly, I saw I took it as this uh writer trying to single out or writer trying to single out or attempting to single out Councilman attempting to single out Councilman Silva because he voted in favor of it, Silva because he voted in favor of it, right? And I thought the article was right? And I thought the article was distasteful. distasteful. Um, Councilman Silva may have voted Um, Councilman Silva may have voted against it, but we don't know what against it, but we don't know what conversations he's had and who he's had conversations he's had and who he's had it with when it was deferred several it with when it was deferred several times. We don't know if there was in times. We don't know if there was in some information he received that made some information he received that made him lean more towards it or against it, him lean more towards it or against it, right? We don't know. Well, I know. right? We don't know. Well, I know. At the end of the day, he realizes that At the end of the day, he realizes that people need help. I mean, isn't that people need help. I mean, isn't that what it's about? trying to help our what it's about? trying to help our homeless folks. So, kudos to Councilman homeless folks. So, kudos to Councilman Silver and I don't care what no one says Silver and I don't care what no one says Silver and I don't care what no one says about him. He's a great councilman and a about him. He's a great councilman and a about him. He's a great councilman and a great person. And I speak from a place great person. And I speak from a place where I've had dealings with him. I where I've had dealings with him. I called him when 50some people were at at called him when 50some people were at at called him when 50some people were at at the robbery burned out from one of the robbery burned out from one of Daniel Spiegel's um homes. and he Daniel Spiegel's um homes. and he stopped what he was doing and he came stopped what he was doing and he came there and I asked him what he what he there and I asked him what he what he needed me to do and he put together a needed me to do and he put together a plan. That plan was executed and every plan. That plan was executed and every last one of them were taken care of when last one of them were taken care of when last one of them were taken care of when myself um Jacqueline Lighthouse and myself um Jacqueline Lighthouse and Tanya Tucket the OBP um had a domestic Tanya Tucket the OBP um had a domestic violence victim and we were pulling our violence victim and we were pulling our hair out trying to figure it out. When I hair out trying to figure it out. When I hair out trying to figure it out. When I came up with something, I called came up with something, I called Councilman Silver for funding. He told Councilman Silver for funding. He told me where I needed to go and guess what? me where I needed to go and guess what? She was a black woman. Because I hear a She was a black woman. Because I hear a lot of, "Oh, the Portuguese support the lot of, "Oh, the Portuguese support the Portugos and and the Hispanics and the Portugos and and the Hispanics and the Latinas and the black." He didn't know Latinas and the black." He didn't know this was a black woman to right now. Um, this was a black woman to right now. Um, this was a black woman to right now. Um, it it it and you know what? If you need it it it and you know what? If you need to take vacation or you have a family to take vacation or you have a family crisis and you two councilmen, take it. crisis and you two councilmen, take it. All of you take it. You're entitled to All of you take it. You're entitled to it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. it. I'm not done. I'll be back tomorrow. God bless you guys. God bless you guys. >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next >> Thank you for your comments. Next speaker. Another four years of this administration of this administration is called insanity. Another four years of this administration four years of this administration is insanity. No. for the parking authority. The only thing that needs to happen is The only thing that needs to happen is an outside independent an outside independent audit and investigation. These people are incapable of monitoring their self. Incapable. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. In the words of Cassandra Doc, pathetic. No other way to describe the BA, the No other way to describe the BA, the corporation council, the department corporation council, the department heads in the city, the New York City heads in the city, the New York City council, and the Baraka administration. council, and the Baraka administration. Pathetic. No other way to describe you. Homeowners, Homeowners, 80% renters who voted for this failed 80% renters who voted for this failed leadership. Here's your consequences. To the homeowners, to the 80% renters To the homeowners, to the 80% renters who voted for this administration, here who voted for this administration, here is your consequences. Corruption, crime, filthy streets, potholes, poor crime, filthy streets, potholes, poor municipal services, high taxes, high municipal services, high taxes, high rents, high foreclosures, rents, high foreclosures, predatory ticket and towing. predatory ticket and towing. And you got this man going around And you got this man going around preaching every mayor, every black mayor preaching every mayor, every black mayor preaching every mayor, every black mayor across the city and state should rise up across the city and state should rise up across the city and state should rise up against Trump. administration. against Trump. administration. How dare you? How dare you? You better work on your backyard. You better work on your backyard. Every New Yorker in this city should Every New Yorker in this city should rise up against you, Rash Baraka, and rise up against you, Rash Baraka, and your failed administration and your fa your failed administration and your fa council and your fa department heads. council and your fa department heads. You are pathetic. No other way to You are pathetic. No other way to describe you. and knock users another four years is insanity. Insanity. Wake up out of your stuper. Wake up and Wake up out of your stuper. Wake up and stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Wake up and stop drinking the Kool-Aid. Wake up and stop taking the blood money cuz it's on stop taking the blood money cuz it's on your hands. Fail leadership. No other way. >> Thank you for your >> Thank you for your >> to describe you. next speaker. >> to describe you. next speaker. >> You are disgusting. >> Good morning, George Tilman Jr. >> Good morning, George Tilman Jr. >> Good morning, >> Good morning, >> council president. Um, >> council president. Um, I've asked several times and and it's I've asked several times and and it's not only you as council president. I've not only you as council president. I've asked the formal council president to asked the formal council president to address this issue with the address this issue with the non-compliance of the government. Um at non-compliance of the government. Um at this point, um we've come to a very this point, um we've come to a very serious, uh situation where you have the serious, uh situation where you have the serious, uh situation where you have the chairman of the tax abatement committee chairman of the tax abatement committee boycotting those meetings. You have boycotting those meetings. You have Councilman Silva also uh boycotting the Councilman Silva also uh boycotting the affirmative action review council affirmative action review council meeting because because of this meeting because because of this non-compliance. non-compliance. Um, we had a tax abatement moratorum Um, we had a tax abatement moratorum that was initiated by Councilman that was initiated by Councilman Gonzalez and he went forth with that Gonzalez and he went forth with that that that that action on August the 13th that that that action on August the 13th that that that action on August the 13th and a tax abatement committee meeting and a tax abatement committee meeting went forth without him the chairperson went forth without him the chairperson being there and Councilman being there and Councilman uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh uh Council and Councilwoman Roundtree uh facilitated that that tax abatement facilitated that that tax abatement committee meeting. So, are we going committee meeting. So, are we going forth now with the tax abatement forth now with the tax abatement committee meeting with only two members? committee meeting with only two members? committee meeting with only two members? We have all this this this uh confusion We have all this this this uh confusion going on, but yet we cannot get a going on, but yet we cannot get a special conference to address what's