next, i want to call up martha hollins. >> good afternoon, mr. mayor, distinguished colleagues. you have to excuse me, i am a bit nervous. i have never spoke at a town hall meeting before. this is a great honor for me. my name is martha hollins. i am the president of the tenant association at plaza east apartments. our manager there is bridget corvette. i am here to advocate for our community. no one ever speaks of plaza east and what goes on there, but i am here to tell you this evening, we used to have -- in which we do not have any more -- a lot of violence. if you know plaza east -- excuse me, i'm nervous. we still have a lot of violence out there. killings, murders. now, it has subsided a lot with the help of our residents and local police, fire department, and we are trying to move our community forward. i am speaking tonight on our seniors. the programs we used to have there were taken away but we are trying to get them back. our seniors need our help, our youth need our help. the community, as a