{"id":184,"date":"2025-01-15T15:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T20:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/?p=184"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:19:34","slug":"statement-on-state-of-the-state-from-new-york-city-council-majority-whip-selvena-n-brooks-powers-chair-of-the-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/2025\/01\/15\/statement-on-state-of-the-state-from-new-york-city-council-majority-whip-selvena-n-brooks-powers-chair-of-the-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on State of the State from New York City Council Majority Whip Selvena N. Brooks Powers, Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New York, NY<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Meeting the diverse needs of New Yorkers requires bold investments and sustained collaboration between our city and state leaders. Governor Hochul\u2019s State of the State address outlines key initiatives that can transform how we support working families, improve public safety, and address longstanding inequities. The Governor\u2019s commitment to expanding affordable homeownership, childcare, and public education is critical to meeting the needs of New Yorkers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Chair of the New York City Council\u2019s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I constantly emphasize the critical role of transit equity in dialogue with our state partners. We must prioritize meaningful investments in public transportation to ensure accessibility, reliability, and safety for all New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I look forward to continuing our partnership with the Governor, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Heastie, and all state leaders to deliver comprehensive solutions that prioritize equity and opportunity for every New Yorker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media Contact for Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julian Martin | <a href=\"mailto:jmartin@council.nyc.gov\">jmartin@council.nyc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York, NY<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 Meeting the diverse needs of New Yorkers requires bold investments and sustained collaboration between our city and state leaders. Governor Hochul\u2019s State of the State address outlines key initiatives that can transform how we support working families, improve public safety, and address longstanding inequities. The Governor\u2019s commitment to expanding affordable homeownership, childcare, and public education is critical to meeting the needs of New Yorkers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/2025\/01\/15\/statement-on-state-of-the-state-from-new-york-city-council-majority-whip-selvena-n-brooks-powers-chair-of-the-committee-on-transportation-and-infrastructure\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":334,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/334"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/selvena-brooks-powers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}