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Latest Meetings
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Jul 07, 2025
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05:00 PM
Manhattan Public Input Session
A hearing on proposed charter revisions, focusing on land use reforms, affordable housing development, and changes to the primary election system.
Discussions centered on:
- Fast-tracking affordable housing projects
- Simplifying land use review procedures
- Creating an appeals board for land use proposals
- Modernizing the city map
- Shifting local elections to even-numbered years
- Implementing open primaries
The proposals sparked debates on the balance between streamlining development and maintaining community input, as well as the potential impacts of open primaries on voter participation and political party influence.
Features testimony from the New York City Comptroller, Public Advocate, City Council members, Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), NYC Campaign Finance Board, community board representatives, labor unions, advocacy groups, and the public.
Jun 23, 2025
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05:00 PM
Staten Island Public Input Session
A hearing on proposed charter revisions, focusing primarily on reforming the primary election system.
Discussions included:
- Open primaries
- Nonpartisan "top four" primaries
- Streamlining the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
- Giving City Council members more authority in community board appointments
- Moving city elections to even years
The commission plans to consider putting some proposals on the November ballot for voter approval.
Features testimony from various political organizations, community boards, city agencies, and the public.
Jun 10, 2025
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05:00 PM
Bronx Public Input Session
A hearing on potential charter revisions for New York City, focusing on election reforms, housing policies, and governance structures.
Discussions included:
- Moving city elections to even-numbered years
- Implementing open primaries
- Streamlining land use processes
- Dnhancing the Civilian Complaint Review Board's authority
The commission also heard perspectives on Alaska's recent election reforms using ranked choice voting and a top-four primary system.
Features testimony from elected officials, policy experts, advocacy groups, and members of the public.
May 30, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Finance
A hearing on the FY 2026 executive budget, focusing on the city's fiscal outlook, potential federal funding cuts, reserve funds, tax revenue projections, and various agency budgets.
Discussions covered challenges like asylum seeker costs, childcare voucher funding, property tax reform, and budget equity across communities.
Features testimony from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the City Comptroller, the Department of Finance, and the Independent Budget Office (IBO).
May 29, 2025
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10:00 AM
Committee on Public Safety
A hearing on the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) budgets for fiscal year 2026.
Discussions focused on NYPD staffing goals, overtime spending, public safety initiatives, 911 operations, and MOCJ programs including reentry initiatives and alternatives to incarceration
Key issues included the new policy of issuing criminal summonses to cyclists, concerns about federal funding cuts affecting nonprofit providers, and requests for increased funding for legal services and emergency medical services.
Features testimony from NYPD, MOCJ, and the public.