QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD AND QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET TO JOINTLY HEAR FROM DYCD COMMISSIONER; RECEIVE COASTAL STORM PREPAREDNESS BRIEFING
(July 8, 2022 at 10:30am)
QUEENS, NY – The Queens Borough Board and Queens Borough Cabinet, both chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold a joint virtual meeting on Monday, July 11, at 5:30 PM.
The meeting will include a presentation from recently appointed NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Keith Howard. Commissioner Howard will outline the role of DYCD, which supports New York City youth and their families by funding a wide range of high-quality youth and community development programs, aimed at alleviating the effects of poverty and providing opportunities for families in every community to flourish.
The meeting will also include a presentation from NYC Emergency Management about the City’s efforts to prepare for coastal storms and to provide resources to New Yorkers to help them respond to severe weather.
This meeting will be conducted virtually with Borough Board members participating via videoconference. The meeting will also be live streamed to the public on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org.
WHAT: Queens Borough Board and Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear from DYCD Commissioner; Receive Briefing on Coastal Storm Preparedness
WHERE: Public live stream at www.queensbp.org
WHEN: Monday, July 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM
WHO: DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President
Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD
KEITH HOWARD, Commissioner, DYCD
BRIAN FARGNOLI, Deputy Director for Legislative Affairs, NYC Emergency Management
KEIARA SALOMON, Intergovernmental Outreach Specialist, NYC Emergency Management.
About the Borough Board
The Borough Board is chaired by the Borough President under the New York City Charter and comprised of the borough’s City Council members and the chairperson of each Community Board in the borough. The Board focuses on issues dealing with land use, development, public policy, budget, and other important matters with potential borough-wide implications. The Board hears presentations from City officials and others and, as part of the land use review process, is sometimes called upon to vote on land use questions that impact more than one Community Board District.
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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