Category: Testimony

Thank you, Chair Farías and for holding this hearing today. I am providing this testimony on behalf of Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Our office supports Resolution 208, which asks the NYS legislature to amend the public health law to mandate anti-bias training for medical students and residents. It has…

Thank you, Chair Encarnación and members of the committee for holding this hearing today. My name is Isabel Ortega-Romero, and I am here representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. New York City is home to 3.1 million immigrants (38% of the City’s population).1 This city was and continues to be…

Good afternoon, Chair Thomas-Henry and thank you for holding this hearing today and for your advocacy on behalf of NYC’s industrial businesses. I am representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to provide testimony on Intro 578, which would reform the City’s Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) Boundary Commission. While BP Reynoso…

Good afternoon, Chair Sanchez and thank you for holding this hearing today. I am representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. While the topic of waste valorization is important, we are concerned that the City Council has not scheduled a hearing on DSNY’s Final Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP). The Council…

Good morning, Chair Sanchez and members of the Committee and thank you for holding this hearing today. I am representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who thanks the Council for focusing on the Block by Block Plan, which outlines how Mayor Mamdani and his team plan to address our dire…