Drastic cutbacks is being felt now, so they want the city to reverse the cuts to a program that offers critical opportunities to new yorks most vulnerable. Joining us this morning, Kevin Douglas is a codirector of policy and advocacy at united neighborhood houses. Our good Friend Council member carlos menchaca, back here with us once again on tiempo. And paola ruiz, from the corporation. Let me cut to the chase with you, kevin, just to get this started. What will not happen as a result of these cuts . Students who are looking to better their lives and build stronger communities wont have the opportunity to do so. Students throw some numbers at me. This is a significant number. Were talking about over 6,300 new yorkers who had classes in may. They come back in the fall, and they found out their programs are shut down and theyre not gonna be able to continue with their education. Classes such as. . Adultliteracy classes. Were talking about english for highschoolequivalency preparation fo
Right behind me you can see the streets are still filled with water even at this point. As a matter of fact this motorist trying to make their way through. Weve been told motorists should stay away from this area. Do not go around the barricades. We did see one car that actually went down caved in, because the road underneath the surface had caved in. That vehicle actually went in to the water. It doesnt look like this water is going to recede any time soon. They had a water main break yesterday. They tried to repair it using a valve. When they turned the valve, that broke. A 36inch transmission water line was also impacted. Thats why you still see all this water on the street. If youre planning any thanksgiving holiday gettogether here in hoboken, you may want to go ahead and change your plans. Reporter the water is still flowing because the repair is much more complicated than originally thought. That means residents of hoboken may have to change their plans for the upcoming thanksgi