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Banks questions Jeremy Estrada on mother's gutted kitchen and asthma

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 0:33:55 · 1 min 34 sec

Banks asks Estrada how his mother managed daily tasks while her kitchen was gutted and her pantry was in the living room. Estrada says his stepfather suffered asthma attacks from plaster dust and had to go to the hospital once.

Chris Banks

For Mr.

Chris Banks

Estrada, can you walk us through what your mother communicated to you about her daily routine

Chris Banks

during those four weeks while her kitchen was gutted and how she managed basic tasks like cooking, storing food with her pantry forced into her living room?

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

That is correct.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

Her pantry was forced into her living room.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

Beans, lentils, etc.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

All were left basically behind her.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

husband's chair in the living room as long as as well as pots and pans uh she handled it very uh difficult i guess you would say uh her husband suffers from asthma attacks

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

and when they took out the cabinets

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

They left the plaster on there, right?

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

They plastered over it, great.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

But the plaster left fine dust particles.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

So whenever her husband would come into the kitchen, even to go as simple as use the fridge, he would catch difficulties with breathing.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

I believe he caught three asthma attacks and had to go to the hospital for one of them.

Member of the Public - Jeremy Estrada

This was also just a sanitary issue as well as just, you know, a health issue, especially when it comes to her husband.