BOROUGH CABINET TO BE BRIEFED ON SENIOR SERVICES AND RENT REGULATIONS

Tuesday, September 15

(September 14, 2020 at 11:30am)

QUEENS, NY – The Queens Borough Cabinet, chaired by Acting Borough President Sharon Lee, will hear a presentation from the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) that will include an overview of the agency and its efforts ensure the dignity and promote the quality-of-life of our City’s senior citizens.

In addition, New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) will deliver an update on the state’s Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, which greatly enhanced the tenant protections in the regulations governing rent-stabilized apartments.

This meeting will be conducted virtually, with Borough Cabinet members participating via videoconference. The meeting will also be live-streamed to the public on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org/community-boards.

WHAT:          Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Senior Services and Rent Regulations

WHEN:          Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 9:30 AM

WHERE:        Public live stream at www.queensbp.org/community-boards

WHO:             SHARON LEE, Acting Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET

JOCELYN GRODEN, Associate Commissioner for Social Services & Direct Services, DFTA

WOODY PASCAL, Deputy Commissioner for Rent Administration, HCR.

About the Borough Cabinet

The Queens Borough Cabinet is chaired by the Borough President under the New York City Charter and comprised of the District Managers of each Community Board in the Borough and representatives from city agencies.  It focuses on city service delivery and agency responsiveness across the borough and hears presentations on these issues from City officials and others.

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