QUESTION
What is the reason for the disparity in the number of park rangers across boroughs, with Staten Island having significantly fewer compared to others?
4:24:46
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Council Member Kamillah Hanks questions Commissioner Sue Donoghue about the unequal distribution of park rangers across New York City boroughs, noting Staten Island only has 8 rangers while other boroughs have 12-18.
- Donoghue acknowledges the disparity and says the Parks Department aims to distribute resources like rangers equitably based on programming, activities, and needs in each borough.
- Hanks indicates she wants to further discuss the issue of borough staffing equity on a personal level.
- Donoghue states the department does its best to evenly allocate rangers across boroughs.
Kamillah Hanks
4:24:46
1 is is general.
4:24:48
In fiscal 2024, I we did a curse analysis of initiatives and and what other boroughs had at least 12 to 8 teen park rangers per borough.
4:25:04
Being from the per borough of Parks, Staten Island, we only have 8.
4:25:09
So is there a reason for this disparity?
4:25:12
As my colleagues and I today fight to restore staffing levels, you know, how is it how is the Parks department going to make sure that there is staff equity throughout all of the boroughs in the city of New York?
Sue Donoghue
4:25:29
Thank you, council member for the question.
4:25:31
And it is something that we do look at and assess and and do our best to equitably distribute the resources that we have, including rangers.
4:25:41
And that's based on programming, that's based activating in park that's based on, you know, just making sure that we can distribute them as evenly as possible across the boroughs.
Kamillah Hanks
4:25:54
Okay.
4:25:54
Thank you.
4:25:54
I think we'll dig into that a little bit more on a personal level.
Veronica Escamila
4:25:58
Absolutely.