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Felder criticizes owner absence from application process

New York City Council · Sep 23, 2026 · starts 0:24:21 · 1 min 22 sec

Felder tells the chair that the property owners have not been involved, despite being the ones putting up the building. He says they have consultants but no direct accountability.

Simcha Felder

I would just say to...

Simcha Felder

Does that mean I'm finished?

Simcha Felder

Yeah, I just want to make a point for the chair that it's been clear since the beginning that although Mr.

Simcha Felder

Plotnick is a wonderful professional and there are only a few that are really the experts in the field,

Simcha Felder

that the owners of the property have not been involved at all.

Simcha Felder

They may be, maybe they send Morse code and nobody knows about it, but they have not been involved.

Simcha Felder

They have somebody who's a consultant.

Simcha Felder

They have this.

Simcha Felder

They have that.

Simcha Felder

I don't know.

Simcha Felder

I don't know.

Simcha Felder

I'm just telling you that somebody who's putting up a building like this, despite the fact that they do own many homes,

Simcha Felder

I don't know who they are.

Simcha Felder

I don't know what they are.

Simcha Felder

I don't know anything.

Simcha Felder

So if at the end of the day, we never heard of them and never saw them, that's what's going on.

Simcha Felder

That's the fact.

Simcha Felder

And I think that's important.