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Latest Meetings
May 15, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Finance
A hearing on the City University of New York (CUNY) and Campaign Finance Board (CFB) FY2026 budgets.
Discussions focused on CUNY's funding challenges, including federal grant cancellations, faculty vacancies, and program expansions like CUNY Reconnect.
For the CFB, topics included budget allocations for public matching funds, staff expansion, technology upgrades, and efforts to enforce campaign finance rules and educate voters on ranked choice voting.
Features testimony from CUNY, CFB, and the public.
May 14, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Finance
A hearing on the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) budgets for FY2026.
Discussions focused on:
- Federal funding concerns
- Affordable housing development challenges
- NYCHA's capital needs and repair issues
- The RAD/PACT program
- Community land trusts
- Homelessness and housing vouchers
- Tenant protections.
Features testimony from HPD, NYCHA, and the public.
May 14, 2025
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10:00 AM
Public Meeting of the Charter Revision Commission
A meeting of the NYC Charter Revision Commission to discuss the preliminary staff report on potential charter reforms.
The commission focused on three main areas:
- Housing and land use reforms to streamline development processes and balance local input with citywide needs
- Election reforms including moving city elections to even years and opening primaries to unaffiliated voters
- Procurement reforms to improve timely payments to nonprofits and vendors
Features a presentation on the preliminary report followed by a discussion and debate among commissioners and the Executive Director of the Charter Revision Commission.
May 13, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Finance
A hearing on the FY 2026 executive budget for the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Parks and Recreation.
Discussions focused on DOT's $1.5 billion budget, concerns about 630 vacancies, and goals for street resurfacing.
For Parks, the $667.3 million budget was examined, along with staffing shortages and the need to restore critical positions.
Both agencies faced questions about addressing budget cuts, filling vacancies, and improving services. Council members and public advocates pushed for increased funding and staffing to better maintain city infrastructure and public spaces.
Features testimony from the Department of Transportation, Department of Parks and Recreation, and the public.
May 12, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Finance
A hearing on the FY2026 executive budgets for the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the Department for the Aging (DFTA).
For DSNY, discussions focused on:
- Waste containerization
- Citywide composting
- Commercial waste zones
- Street cleaning initiatives
- Rising waste export costs.
The DFTA portion covered:
- Funding for case management services
- Meal program reimbursement rates
- Capital needs for older adult centers
- Support for naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs)
Features testimony from DSNY, DFTA, and the public.