Narcisse explains vote - CityFEPs, parks, healthcare, street co-namings

Narcisse.

I'm disclosing on the record of the council proceeding that New York University, Brookdale Hospital, Haitian Americans United for Progress Inc.

Are funded in the budget we are adopting and my partner and child respectively are associated with those entities.

And permission to explain my vote.

Permission granted.

There is no perfect budget, and we're still in the work in progress.

So to start, I have to say thank you to Speaker Menon and the leadership, and of course the mayor that shook their hands, but there's a lot more to work on.

And I have to say thank you to Jonathan and all the finance team.

You've been amazing to me.

Thank you for not ignoring me when I talk, because there's needs in the community.

Michela, Michelena, and Nicole in the office, I want to say thank you.

And to all the speakers'team, thank you.

I'm looking forward to work on getting a rec center, but it's not possible as yet.

My children for the summer don't have no swimming pool, so I'm wondering.

They cannot swim in a bucket, so I'm saying it.

I'm putting it on the floor that we need to have a rec center in the community for the children.

Thank you again.

The speaker worked very hard in all of us, in all the team, in all my colleagues.

City FEP that we talk so much about, 175.

So thank you, Speaker Menon.

Businesses, we have a space for you.

Speaker Menon, understand that.

Mental health is very important.

Now so many baseline parks.

Deaf is a problem in our community.

Thank you.

Libraries, veterans, we address all those in this budget.

Fair, fair, right?

I have participated in so many people come out to say thank you all the time that we're able to provide the support.

Seniors are not left out in this budget.

We cover people's needs.

Healthcare was present in that budget.

So all I'm saying is not perfect.

We have a lot more work to do, but I want to say thank you to all the leadership that come up from the speaker's aspect and the mayor's part.

Thank you for all the name, the street co-naming in my district.

And Marley, thank you for our advocacy to bring it to my attention.

So to all chair, thank you so much.

Your vote?

Sorry, I would I.

And I just want to remind folks that we need to maintain quorum throughout the evening.

I understand members are attempting to leave.

But we need to keep core on between now, especially during the resolutions.

So please stay.

Thank you.

Thank you.