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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Introduction and overview of NYC Parks Department responsibilities
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Commissioner Susan Donoghue introduces herself and provides an overview of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation's responsibilities and scope. She highlights the agency's management of over 30,000 acres of green space and the various programs they offer to the public.
- The department oversees 5,000 individual properties and 5.7 million trees.
- They provide thousands of recreational and educational programs throughout the year.
- The commissioner thanks the council for their support and emphasizes the importance of discussing the agency's preliminary budget.
Susan Donoghue
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Good afternoon, chair Krishnan and members of the Parks Committee and other members of the council, and importantly, happy first day of spring.
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My name is Sue Donahue, commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
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I'm pleased to be here today to testify regarding the agency's fiscal year twenty twenty six preliminary budget, and I am also pleased to be joined by several members of my incredible agency senior staff leadership with me today.
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New York City Parks plans, maintains, and cares for over 30,000 acres of green and open space encompassing 5,000 individual properties ranging from playgrounds and beaches to community gardens and natural areas and over 5,700,000 trees.
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We provide tens of thousands of recreational and educational public programs throughout the year including free classes and programs offered in our recreation centers.
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Shape Up NYC fitness classes hosted in locations all over the city, Kids in Motion children's programming in our playgrounds led by our playground associates, and nature walks and other educational programs provided by our urban park rangers in our parks, natural areas, and our nature centers.
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I wanna thank the council for its continued support of our city's open spaces over the past year and for championing the importance of parks for all New Yorkers.
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Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to discuss the agency's preliminary budget and to provide an overview of our efforts over the past year to continue delivering on our mission to build and maintain a restorative and thriving park system.