Category: Testimony

Thank you, Chair Gutiérrez, and members of this subcommittee, for holding this hearing today and for your steadfast leadership in advancing early childhood education. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso remains a committed partner in prioritizing families and our youngest learners, and he supports many of the measures proposed here today…

Thank you, Chair Dinowitz, for holding this important hearing today. Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso commends the Council for prioritizing this discussion as we transition into a new mayoral administration and State legislative term. Today sends a broader message to the City and the State about how our New York…

The 2026 SWMP should be a visionary document that cements NYC as a global leader in sustainable and equitable waste management practices. However, in its current form, it primarily represents business as usual. As the former Chair of the City Council’s Sanitation Committee from 2014-2021, and now as Brooklyn Borough…

Good morning, Chair Avilés, and thank you for holding this important hearing today. I am here representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. President Trump’s attacks on immigrant communities present an ongoing threat to so many across our city. In a time where masked ICE agents are snatching and separating children…

Good morning Chair Sanchez and members of the committee and thank you for holding this hearing today. I am here representing Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso. Our office’s 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn focuses one of its four frameworks on “Housing Growth and Housing Choice,” with strategies outlined to further…