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Discussion of inactive early childhood education sites
2:03:18
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Council Member Restler and DOE officials discuss the status of inactive early childhood education sites and plans for addressing them.
- Restler inquires about the number of mothballed early childhood education sites
- DOE officials confirm there are about 21 vacant sites from the previous administration's three-k expansion
- They explain that they are working with other city agencies to ensure these sites meet current codes and regulations
- The DOE is exploring options to repurpose these sites or, if necessary, exit the leases
- The discussion highlights the challenge of managing unused educational spaces while being fiscally responsible
Jeff Klein
2:03:18
So council member, I believe you're speaking about vacant sites that were part of the three k expansion under de Blasio.
2:03:25
I believe there's about 21 of those sitting vacant.
2:03:27
And so what we're doing, just as I mentioned to council member Brewer, is working cross functionally with DOHMH and DOB to ensure that these can be still viable because if time has passed and they're sitting vacant, they need to be up to all appropriate codes.
2:03:47
And then we're trying to repurpose them where possible as well.
2:03:50
And where possible, if we can't do those things, we're trying to also get out of those leases.
2:03:55
So we're working on different ways to really make our portfolio cost effective for the city Of New York and be good stewards of taxpayer dollars.