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QUESTION

How many NYC aging kitchens are currently out of service?

1:30:23

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36 sec

The New York City Department for the Aging is currently developing a plan to determine how many aging kitchens are out of service and will provide the information later.

The Department is in the process of developing a plan to assess how many kitchens are out of service.
Commissioner Cortes-Vazquez promises to provide the required information once the plan is completed.
She makes a distinction between equipment issues and codis, implying different considerations.
Relevant details are included in the local law 140.

Crystal Hudson

1:30:23

Do you know how many are currently out of service?

Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez

1:30:26

The our our kitchens?

1:30:28

Yeah.

1:30:28

We are before we're we're developing that plan right now, and I can get that information

Crystal Hudson

1:30:33

Okay.

1:30:33

Perfect.

Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez

1:30:34

But just remember, there's a difference between equipment not Equipment.

1:30:44

Equipment is different from codis.

Crystal Hudson

1:30:48

Yes.

1:30:49

Understood.

Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez

1:30:50

And then a lot of the information, you know, is supplied in whatever the local low 140 is.

Crystal Hudson

1:30:59

Mhmm.

Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez

1:30:59

Okay.

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