REMARKS
City Council's actions to address the water safety crisis
0:17:24
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Council Member Krishnan highlights the proactive steps taken by the City Council to address the water safety crisis in New York City. He emphasizes their commitment to action in the face of perceived inaction from city hall.
- The City Council has prioritized water safety initiatives where city hall has allegedly failed to act
- Council members held a press conference at Rockaway Beach to call attention to the drowning crisis
- They were joined by families of drowning victims to raise awareness
- The council has taken various measures, including proposing legislation, creating pilot programs, and seeking private funding
- Krishnan expresses hope for partnership with city hall in addressing the crisis
Shekar Krishnan
0:17:24
Sadly, this has not been the case.
0:17:27
And we saw the tragic results of that inaction taking place on our beaches throughout the summer with the deaths of 7 New Yorkers.
0:17:37
It is why we and the city council have prioritized water safety where city hall has failed to act.
0:17:45
It is why, with speaker Adams, in majority whip Selvina Brooks Powers District last week, a number of council members, the speaker, and I held a press conference joined by families of victims who were lost in the waters, calling attention to this crisis at Rockaway Beach and in anticipation of today's hearing.
0:18:09
Because everything that we can do from legislation to public attention to pilot programs, even finding private funding to do so, to today's hearing, We, in the city council, would speaker Adam's leadership, will take every step that we can.
0:18:27
We'll take every measure we can to address this crisis.
0:18:31
We are committed to doing so and we would hope that we would have a partner in city hall that felt the same.
0:18:40
Now is the time to ensure that next summer and all future summers are not a repeat of what happened this past summer.
