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NYC councilwoman: Might be 'beneficial' to assign public housing by race
Apartheid by any other name, but it's ok in this particular case. "How is it that one specific ethnic group has had the opportunity to move into a development in large numbers?" Laurie Cumbo, who is black, said at a council hearing on public housing Thursday The remark, on the Whitman and Ingersoll houses, drew criticism. ....and laughter. "She certainly could've chosen her words a bit more carefully," said Councilwoman Margaret Chin, a Chinese-American. "The fact is that there are many Asian-American families who have applied to live in public housing." Yes, we stickie together....how you say, 'like peas in pod.' Everybody wok, pay tax, save, go school. You peopo wok? No? Ah, too bad, so sad. See you some other time, ok ? Cumbo issued an apology, saying she only wanted to know if the New York City Housing Authority "uses a cultural preference priority component" in picking tenants. NYCHA Chair Shola Olatoye said it did not, and noted its vacancy rate is less than 1 percent, making such an influx nearly impossible. Still, Cumbo told The Post, "There could be some benefit to housing people by culture. I think it needs to be discussed." Yes, discussed after lunch. Where we go'in ? Posted by: Besoeker 2015-03-30 |
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