Ying Tan Protested Against Migrants at Sunset Park Recreation Center
Every time I read something that Ying Tan writes, I nod my head and say YES, EXACTLY! She’s very intune with the community.
Gothamist wrote a big story about the protest Tan had at Sunset Park this morning! (See here)
NEW: Migrant respite center in Sunset Park is drawing opposition from first-generation immigrants pic.twitter.com/Yyz2Zbkd9P
— Bahar Ostadan (@BaharOstadan) August 6, 2023
Also noted in Gothamist’s story is that City Council representative for Sunset Park, Alexa Aviles sent questions to the Mayor, but she has not heard back. (Info)
While Tan is supported by her party, she is a leader on her own. We saw Iwen Chu being led by Abbate and Gounardes and Susan Zhang, who Bill Colton appears to be leading today. (See here)
While I don’t live in the district that Tan is running, I like that she’s very connected to the community. She’s present with the people when things happen – not just for a rally, but when problems arise. (See here and here)
Today at the rally at Sunset Park, Alexa Aviles’ supporters seem agitated that the Asian community was protesting against the recreation center being closed and used for the migrants. (We saw the video from WeChat of the man calling an Asian man a racist.)
Councilwoman Aviles should have spoken with them, so they can understand how different people feel about what’s happening at their park.
One of the videos I saw captured a vibrant woman named Lina. (See the video here)
Lina passionately expressed what people in Sunset Park were feeling. The seniors can’t use the recreation center, even though they paid for the membership (yes it’s low cost, but still they paid.) No one gave them a warning that the center was going to be closed because the migrants were there. (Why didn’t existing leaders let them know?) Marcela Mitaynes, the Assemblywoman for Sunset Park, was not understanding to Lina – she didn’t even respond to her!
In the video you may not notice Assemblywoman Mitaynes (She’s on the far left here) Mitaynes appeared to be hiding behind her chief-of-staff, Emmitt Mendoza-Gaspar, who was also silent when Lina shared the community’s views. (See here) This might be the reason why the Mayor’s staff chose this location – it works better when pols are silent!!!!
Hugs,
marlene
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