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On this page, you’ll find information on my work representing the 6th Council District on New York’s City Council since January 3, 2022, when I was sworn in and appointed by Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to chair the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.
Visit my Legislation page to read about what we have accomplished so far this term, including passage of laws to prevent lithium-ion battery fires, expand the city’s tree canopy, and protect hourly workers.
The Oversight and Investigations committee has a far reaching agenda, examining government administration and delivery of city services. Recent and upcoming hearings include:
- September 17, 2024: The Mayoral Administration’s Implementation of Cannabis Enforcement Laws
- June 18, 2024: Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District
- May 2, 2024: The Department of Investigation’s Oversight of NYC’s Marshals
- March 14, 2024: Preliminary Budget Hearing
- February 27, 2024: Examining NYCHA’s Response to Bribery and Extortion in Micro-Purchase Contracts
- November 20, 2023: Emergency Planning, Notifications, and Response to Citywide Flooding Events
- November 1, 2023: Mayor’s Management Report: Agency Performance in Delivering Housing & Services
- October 26, 2023: Mayor’s Management Report: Agency Performance on Inspections and Responses
- October 23, 2023: Asylum Seeker Response Efforts – Costs and Projections
- September 21, 2023: Revisiting City Contracts Serving Asylum Seekers in New York City
- September 12, 2023: Streets Plan Update
- July 12, 2023: The Administration’s Response to Summer 2023 Air Quality Emergencies
- June 9, 2023: Examining the Impact of the NYPD Erie Basin Storage Facility Fire
- May 30, 2023: DOC’s Transportation of Detained Individuals to Court
- April 24, 2023: Operational Challenges in Family Court
- March 7, 2023: Preliminary Budget Hearing
- February 27, 2023: Enforcement of Qualifications for Gas Line Work
- January 18, 2023: Proliferation of Unlicensed Smoke Shops
- November 21, 2022: School Bus Transportation Services
- November 7, 2022: Spending of Federal Covid-19 Relief Funds
- October 25, 2022: Maintaining Vendor Integrity Through the Pandemic
- September 23, 2022: Water Testing at Jacob Riis Houses
- September 9, 2022: Maintaining New York City’s Municipal Workforce
- June 27, 2022: A Good Food Purchasing Program for Citywide Food Procurement & Developing Preferred Vendor Lists for Community-Based Translation Services
- June 24, 2022: Fiscal 2023 DOE School Budgets
- April 11, 2022: The Department of Investigation’s Office of the Inspector General for the New York City Police Department
- March 21, 2022: The City’s Evolving Workforce Development Plans in the Wake of the Pandemic
- March 15, 2022: Preliminary Budget Hearing
