chinatown community center, so i wanted to thank them for what they knew they could do, and with that, jim chan. [applause] >> thank you. good morning, everybody. my name is jen chan, and i work for chinatown c.c.c. i want to thank the city and the department of technology for everything that they've done, from upgrading our towers to our single-room occupancies. this is an important move on the city's part as well as a very crucial step. especially throughout the pandemic, a lot of our families were stuck at home, not able to connect to the outside world, so this was a key piece in allowing our kids to continue to go to school. but for our seniors, a lot of them were home bound, and really before that, a lot of them relied on things like the internet to connect with their families on things that they haven't been able to see. but the most important thing is now they can connect to their families, and that our families also have access to internet and this equity divide that we see that often affects communities of color, and so i just want to thank the city's partnership in that step, and i be

chinatown community center, so i wanted to thank them for what they knew they could do, and with that, jim chanu. good morning, everybody. my name is jen chan, and i work for chinatown c.c.c. i want to thank the city and the department of technology for everything that they've done, from upgrading our towers to our single-room occupancies. this is an important move on the city's part as well as a very crucial step. especially throughout the pandemic, a lot of our families were stuck at home, not able to connect to the outside world, so this was a key piece in allowing our kids to continue to go to school. but for our seniors, a lot of them were home bound, and really before that, a lot of them relied on things like the internet to connect with their families on things that they haven't been able to see. but the most important thing is now they can connect to their families, and that our families also have access to internet and this equity divide that we see that often affects communities of color, and so i just want to thank the city's partnership in that step, and i believe that this is only