Q&A
Involvement of neighborhood advisory boards in subway surfing prevention
2:36:48
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102 sec
Council Member Stevens questions DYCD about their plans to involve neighborhood advisory boards in spreading awareness about the dangers of subway surfing. Jessica Hernandez from DYCD acknowledges the need to include these boards in their outreach efforts.
- Stevens mentions feedback from a vice chair of a neighborhood advisory board who was unaware of DYCD's efforts
- DYCD commits to including neighborhood advisory boards in future information dissemination
- Stevens emphasizes the need for immediate action and expanding outreach efforts beyond current meetings
Althea Stevens
2:36:48
And then another question that I got as we were sitting here, one of the vice chairs of the neighborhood advisory board said, she was happy to be hearing about this hearing, but you guys haven't have not even used them to get this information out.
2:37:02
So how do you plan on using the neighborhood advisory boards to spread the word on the dangers of subway surfing?
Jessica Hernandez
2:37:07
Def well, it's about like I said before, invite and making sure that we're including everyone, not only our youth programming, but also including our adult programming and the NABs.
2:37:16
So moving forward, we'll definitely be including them in in this information as well.
Althea Stevens
2:37:20
Yeah.
2:37:20
So that was one of the questions that that came across, as they have, she was saying that they have she heard about this hearing and she was listening and wanted to, like, reach out to just say that they they think that they could have some resources to be able to support this.
2:37:35
So I think that we need to be thinking about this.
2:37:38
Like like you said, put putting it out to everyone, but we can't wait.
2:37:43
And so I think that I'm always a person who how are we walking and chewing gum at the same time.
2:37:47
And so if you guys have a meeting every 2 weeks, then I my expectation is that those things are expanding, and it's not staying with it within you.
2:37:53
And so, hopefully, when we have some follow-up conversations, which I always do, that we'll have more information on how you started working with CMS groups.
2:38:01
How are you making sure that the providers and key areas are also able to do outreach and be equipped for that?
2:38:08
And, is this something that we could think about of possibly having some CMS providers at some of these train station at high time hours?
2:38:15
We have CMS groups who are out there doing, you know, safety walks.
2:38:18
Maybe we need to be thinking about how we then deploy them to say we're doing safety time in the train stations alongside with NYPD to kinda reach some of these young people.
2:38:26
Those are all the questions I have and I see chair, Brooks Power is back.
2:38:29
So thank you.
