City Hall, NY – Today, Speaker Adrienne E. Adams sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams about key city agencies being absent from the Council’s joint oversight hearing yesterday on the Twin Parks fire and related legislation to prevent future fire tragedies.

The full letter can be read here, and the Speaker released the following statement.

“I am disappointed in the lack of participation by key city agencies in yesterday’s joint oversight hearing on fire safety in the wake of the Twin Parks fire, one of the worst fire tragedies that our City has experienced in its history. The City Council takes its oversight responsibilities seriously, and we expect city agencies that are accountable to the public to adequately participate in Council hearings to fulfill their obligation to New Yorkers. Key city agencies, like the Department of Buildings, Department of Environmental Protection, and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, failing to participate in a hearing about their role in preventing such tragedies from occurring in the future is not only disrespectful but to the detriment of our city and fire safety. I sincerely hope the administration and agency leadership realized this error and will ensure adequate participation in future Council hearings.”

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