{"id":1196,"date":"2025-09-19T18:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/?page_id=1196"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:21:30","slug":"letters-testimony-remarks-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/letters-testimony-remarks-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters, Testimony, Remarks &amp; Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/December 19, 2022: Statement: Health Insurance for Municipal Retirees  December 12, 2022: Press Release: Survey Reveals 26 Unlicensed Cannabis Storefronts on Upper West Side  December 9, 2022: Letter on Enforcement of Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers  December 5, 2022: Testimony: Local Law 18 (Short Term Rentals)  November 16, 2022: Letter: Breakdown of Costs for Randall's Island HERRC  October 18, 2022: Press Release: Brewer to City Hall: Expand the Schoolyards to Playgrounds Program  September 23, 2022: Press Release: New York City Council Holds Oversight Hearing on Water Testing at Jacob Riis Houses  September 23, 2022: Testimony on Congestion Pricing Proposed Plan  September 10, 2022: Statement: Water Contamination and Testing at NYCHA\u2019s Jacob Riis Houses  August 31, 2022: Testimony: Public Hearing on NYCHA FY23 Annual Plan and Amendment to FY22 Annual Plan  August 26, 2022: Letter to USCIS Regarding the Backlog of Employment for Authorization Applications  August 22, 2022: Testimony: NYC Districting Commission on Proposed Council Districts  August 15, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer and NYCHA Tenant Leaders Call for Action on E-bikes  August 8, 2022: Upper West Side Tree Bed Survey  August 9, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to Agency Commissioners Regarding Responsibility and Cooperation on Prevention of Lead Exposure and Poisoning  August 8, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to Agency Commissioners Regarding Maintenance and Care of NYC's Tree Beds  August 3, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to DOHMH Commissioner Ashwin Vasan Urging the Department to Extend Operations of Pediatric Vaccination Sites   July 29, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Returns from National League of Cities Conference in Atlanta, Georgia  July 21, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer Testimony on the Department of Parks and Recreation proposed rule regarding Local Law 141 of 2021 limiting replacement trees in certain zoning districts  July 14, 2022: New York City Council Members and Advocates Laud the Passage of Resolution 0195-2022, Calling for the Passage of the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program  July 6, 2022: Testimony from Council Member Gale A. Brewer before the New York City Redistricting Commission   June 29, 2022: New York City Council Members Call on Albany to Take Action on the Proposed Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program and Equality Amendment during Special Session  June 16, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer Helped Secure Critical Funding in the $101 Billion Budget Approved by New York City Council  June 14, 2022: Testimony from Council Member Gale A. Brewer before the Landmark Preservation Commission regarding the West Park Presbyterian Church  June 13, 2022: Statement from Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Education Committee Chair Rita Joseph, and Oversight and Investigations Committee Chair Gale Brewer on School Budgets in Fiscal Year 2023  May 27, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer to Join Soldiers\u2019 and Sailors\u2019 Memorial Association to Honor Memorial Day 2022  May 08, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Introduces Legislation to Expand Awareness of Pediatric Emergency Rooms  May 06, 2022: Street Named in Honor of Legendary Ballet Dancer and Arts Education Luminary Jacques D'Amboise  May 05, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Rallies Community Opposition to Save the West Park Presbyterian Church from Demolition  April 26, 2022: Over 1,700 Ballots Cast for Participatory Budgeting in Council Member Gale Brewer\u2019s District  April 18, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Again Calls on City Agencies to Provide Clarity on Regulation of Microfulfillment Centers   March 02, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer and BetaNYC Identify and Pinpoint Dark Stores Across New York City with an Updated Interactive Map\"><strong>Click here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/December 19, 2022: Statement: Health Insurance for Municipal Retirees  December 12, 2022: Press Release: Survey Reveals 26 Unlicensed Cannabis Storefronts on Upper West Side  December 9, 2022: Letter on Enforcement of Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers  December 5, 2022: Testimony: Local Law 18 (Short Term Rentals)  November 16, 2022: Letter: Breakdown of Costs for Randall's Island HERRC  October 18, 2022: Press Release: Brewer to City Hall: Expand the Schoolyards to Playgrounds Program  September 23, 2022: Press Release: New York City Council Holds Oversight Hearing on Water Testing at Jacob Riis Houses  September 23, 2022: Testimony on Congestion Pricing Proposed Plan  September 10, 2022: Statement: Water Contamination and Testing at NYCHA\u2019s Jacob Riis Houses  August 31, 2022: Testimony: Public Hearing on NYCHA FY23 Annual Plan and Amendment to FY22 Annual Plan  August 26, 2022: Letter to USCIS Regarding the Backlog of Employment for Authorization Applications  August 22, 2022: Testimony: NYC Districting Commission on Proposed Council Districts  August 15, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer and NYCHA Tenant Leaders Call for Action on E-bikes  August 8, 2022: Upper West Side Tree Bed Survey  August 9, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to Agency Commissioners Regarding Responsibility and Cooperation on Prevention of Lead Exposure and Poisoning  August 8, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to Agency Commissioners Regarding Maintenance and Care of NYC's Tree Beds  August 3, 2022: Letter from Council Member Gale Brewer to DOHMH Commissioner Ashwin Vasan Urging the Department to Extend Operations of Pediatric Vaccination Sites   July 29, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Returns from National League of Cities Conference in Atlanta, Georgia  July 21, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer Testimony on the Department of Parks and Recreation proposed rule regarding Local Law 141 of 2021 limiting replacement trees in certain zoning districts  July 14, 2022: New York City Council Members and Advocates Laud the Passage of Resolution 0195-2022, Calling for the Passage of the Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program  July 6, 2022: Testimony from Council Member Gale A. Brewer before the New York City Redistricting Commission   June 29, 2022: New York City Council Members Call on Albany to Take Action on the Proposed Reproductive Freedom and Equity Program and Equality Amendment during Special Session  June 16, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer Helped Secure Critical Funding in the $101 Billion Budget Approved by New York City Council  June 14, 2022: Testimony from Council Member Gale A. Brewer before the Landmark Preservation Commission regarding the West Park Presbyterian Church  June 13, 2022: Statement from Speaker Adrienne E. Adams, Education Committee Chair Rita Joseph, and Oversight and Investigations Committee Chair Gale Brewer on School Budgets in Fiscal Year 2023  May 27, 2022: Council Member Gale A. Brewer to Join Soldiers\u2019 and Sailors\u2019 Memorial Association to Honor Memorial Day 2022  May 08, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Introduces Legislation to Expand Awareness of Pediatric Emergency Rooms  May 06, 2022: Street Named in Honor of Legendary Ballet Dancer and Arts Education Luminary Jacques D'Amboise  May 05, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Rallies Community Opposition to Save the West Park Presbyterian Church from Demolition  April 26, 2022: Over 1,700 Ballots Cast for Participatory Budgeting in Council Member Gale Brewer\u2019s District  April 18, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer Again Calls on City Agencies to Provide Clarity on Regulation of Microfulfillment Centers   March 02, 2022: Council Member Gale Brewer and BetaNYC Identify and Pinpoint Dark Stores Across New York City with an Updated Interactive Map\"><strong>Click here!<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1196\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}