Instead of listening to candidates and elected officials, our March 30th club meeting listened to YOU! Members, non-members and the general public were invited to speak.
AGENDA started at 7:35
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Reading of club’s Mission Statement (Jim)
3. Roll call of officers and board members (Vic)
4. Reading of the February 23rd minutes (Sean)
5. Report of the Correspondence Secretary (Brenda)
6. Report of the Financial Secretary (Carol)
7. Old Business
(1) NYS Redistricting – April 4, 2022 60-day ruling deadline
(2) NYC’s Foreign Citizen Voting law – April 13, 2022 court date
8. New Business – Open Mic Speakers
Speakers:
2• Jeff Gottlieb
4• Phil McManus
7• Diane Sare
8• Amit Lal
9• Anthony Cibelli
10• Tzlil Levy
11• Jim Strawhorn
12• Arik Tomaszewski
14• Martin Henri
16• Kathleen Jones
17• Stephen Weiner
18• Rowen Giles
19• Alan Sherman
20• Rawatee Lal
21• David Kemp
22• Regina Faighes
23• Steve Speer
9. Adjournment ended at 9:31
19 officials invited. Mayor Eric Adams, Comptroller Brad Lander; Public Advocate Jumaane Williams; Bob Holden, CD30; Lynn Schulman 29CD; Jim Gennaro, 24CD; Grace Meng, CD6; Gregory Meeks, CD5; Toby Ann Stavisky, SD16; Joe Addabbo, SD15; Leroy Comrie, SD 14; Brian Barnwell, AD30; Jeffrion Aubry, AD35; Catalina Cruz, AD39; Jenifer Rajkumar, AD38; David Weprin, AD24; Daniel Rosenthal, AD27; Nily Rozic, AD25; and Melinda Katz (Rokeya Akhter), Queens DA.
4 responses received:
• Brian Barnwell (AD30) “we should be in midst of debating Budget Bills”
• Lya Rothmann for Toby Stavisky (SD16) “will be in Albany working on the budget”
• Rokeya Akhter for Melinda Katz (DA) said she will send someone, but no one showed up.
• Mayor Eric Adams’ office declined.
I am 89, and my husband is on dialysis 4x week. With costs going up, social security is no longer enough.
No ID required to vote and illegal immigrants can’t vote
Restore Law and Order
Salary increases should be voted by local voters based on performance for Congress & Senate
Congress and Senate should have same medical coverage as voters
Homeless Housing and Care & Creedmore
NY provides haven and government assistance to illegal immigrants at taxpayers’ expense
Regulation of social media
I will not come since the politicians will speak circles around me. I am not even used to conversing with anyone. I have had an overnight job for 11 years. For most people it is like being unemployed. Politicians can only do so much in case they do anything. Everything is getting so expensive and not worth it. This has been going on for years. The courts are backed up. They should be hiring. I see no reason why there is not court 24/7. Makes more use of the building that are already there. The prisons are over full. I saw a report from DW that there are people earning money off people who are incarcerated. The prisoners have no life and cannot get started on a life when they go on parole so they commit more crimes just to survive.
A Clean-up NYC campaign… the garbage, dead bird carcasses and feces along the service roads, entry/exits ramps, underpasses, streets is disgusting and a public health concern. The new curb cuts for water drainage are nothing more than collection sites for street garbage. Where is the clean-up? the public pails? Black bags with refuse still sit along side the LIE from last year. Abandoned cars (reported to 311) still sit on streets after 6 months???
The crime… OMG! Mayor Adams is a police officer. Where is our protect and serve the public?
Under the former Mayor, NYC became a cesspool. Please do not continue in his footsteps.