Senator Chu’s Meeting About the 86th Street Shelter Now in August
Update: Senator Chu said they met with NYC (not with Eric Adams) and she requested a community meeting about the shelter. The NYC office said they would get back to her, but they did not say how long it would take to get back to her. (See video in English and Chinese) TOO LITTLE TOO LATE.
Senator Chu’s Meeting did not move anything forward. The Department of Homeless Services was quoted on Channel 1 News:
Senator Iwen Chu loaded a video to Youtube on August 27, 2024.
The name of the video is: Community Meeting about 86th Street.
That is not a community meeting. This is 13-15 people talking in Senator Chu’s office. A community meeting last year would have been helpful when the shelter was announced.
Senator Chu didn’t want to share information about the homeless shelter last year. She didn’t stand up for the people – they have been working hard to protest at the shelter for months!
If a family shelter was planned here, things would be A LOT different! If Iwen took action in the beginning, then this could have happened.
We have the same type of politicians in Bay Ridge. Like Iwen Chu, Andrew Gounardes and Justin Brannan avoided the hard conversations about a homeless shelter. This has made people more afraid and angry because politicians aren’t representing the community.
It’s odd that Senator Chu recorded a private meeting at her office and put online!
Today, Wednesday, August 28th, Senator Chu was scheduled to meet with the New York City Department of Homeless Services. Senator Chu was going to share the community’s opposition of a homeless shelter with that department. Why didn’t Senator Chu do this in 2023 when the homeless shelter was announced? If Chu had responded early enough, they may have made changes because plans weren’t made then.
The other day, Senator Chu released a petition about the shelter. It wasn’t a petition against the shelter – it was a petition against the transparency only.
It’s election season so Senator Chu is trying to take photos and videos for her campaign. Will the community be fooled?
Iwen Chu is facing a lot of criticism because she hasn’t stood up for the community she represents. So now she is going to take pictures and videos to fool you and make it look like this a concern.
Meanwhile, Chu’s opponent, Steven Chan isn’t afraid to have the hard conversations. He’s been working with the community for a long time. See (Steven Chan’s website). This website also wrote about Senator Chu not taking action until now. (See here)
Hugs,
marlene
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