NYLPI New York City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing Testimony

March 28, 2023

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With the New York City fiscal year 2024 budget set to be finalized soon, NYLPI’s staff has participated in an extraordinary amount of advocacy efforts, both participating in direct actions led by coalition partners and notably, testifying at twelve City Council preliminary budget hearings.

Below is a summary of recent testimony by NYLPI staff. Click the Video link to watch the in-person testimony (noting the time mark for when it begins) or download the PDF to read the written testimony.

Tuesday, March 7
  • NYC Council Preliminary Hearing – Environmental Protection & Resiliency and Waterfronts Testimony
    Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, NYLPI director of Environmental Justice
    Video (testimony begins at 1:57 mark) | PDF
  • NYC Council Preliminary Hearing – Immigration Testimony
    Nevien Swailmyeen, NYLPI Health Justice advocate
    Video (2:49 mark) | PDF
Thursday, March 9
  • NYC Council Preliminary Hearing – Transportation and Infrastructure Testimony b
    Christopher Schuyler, senior staff attorney, Disability Justice
    Video (4:17 mark) | PDF
Monday, March 13
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – General Welfare
    McGregor Smyth, NYLPI executive director
    Video (4:28 mark) | PDF
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Fire and Emergency Management
    Noelle Peñas, NYLPI Health Justice community organizer
    Video (2:46 mark) | PDF
Wednesday, March 15
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Education
    Suhali Méndez, NYLPI policy and legislative coordinator
    Video (6:27 mark) | PDF
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Sanitation and Solid Waste
    Sonya Chung, staff attorney, Environmental Justice
    Video (2:33 mark) | PDF

Friday, March 17

  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Housing and Buildings
    Kyra Armstrong, staff attorney, Environmental Justice
    PDF
Monday, March 20
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Public Safety
    Marinda van Dalen, senior staff attorney, Disability and Health Justice
    Video
    (7:53 mark) | PDF
Tuesday, March 21
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Joint Committees Health & Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
    Karina Albistegui Adler, NYLPI senior advocate, Health Justice
    Video (3:27 mark) | PDF
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Joint Committees Health & Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction
    Marinda van Dalen
    , senior staff attorney, Disability and Health Justice
    Video (3:44 mark) | PDF
  • NYC Council Preliminary Budget Hearing – Hospitals
    Justin Wood, NYLPI director of policy
    Video (3:14 mark) | PDF

 

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