REMARKS
Eric Dinowitz explains his vote on the NYC budget
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Eric Dinowitz expresses gratitude for the hard work put into the budget process and proudly votes yes on the budget and all items on the agenda. He highlights the budget's protection and investment in critical services for his community.
- Emphasizes the budget's focus on daily concerns like cleaner streets, park maintenance, library services, and education programs
- Specifically mentions pre-K, 3-K, and CUNY system programs as beneficial to students
- Discloses his association with Fordham University, which is funded in the adopted budget
Eric Dinowitz
0:57:19
Thank you so much.
0:57:20
I just wanna take a moment to thank speaker Adams and chair Brandon for their incredibly hard work for the incredible hard work for this budget, the members of the BNT, but especially the finance staff who I am just so surprised as Managing to stay awake after all their sleepless nights, staying up preparing documents for us, taking our opinions back and forth, and and preparing everything for us.
0:57:44
Incredible work by the finest stuff.
0:57:46
So thank you.
0:57:47
Thank you.
0:57:48
Thank you.
0:57:50
And I'm very, you know, very proud of this of of this budget.
0:57:55
We were able to protect and invest in services, critical services for so many in my community.
0:58:02
And things that people care about every day, the the cleaner streets, making sure the parks stay neat, story time, at our library, pre k and 3 k, and programs in our Quni system that ensure that our students have the support that they need to succeed and to thrive in school.
0:58:22
So I'm proudly voting yes on this budget, yes on all items on today's agenda.
0:58:28
Thank you.
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And I am disclosing on the record of the counts proceedings that Fordham University is funded in the budget we are adopting, and I'm associated with that entity.