QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON FIRE SAFETY; COMMUNITY DISTRICT NEEDS

Tuesday, October 4 at 9:30 AM

(October 3, 2022 at 3pm)

QUEENS, NY –The Queens Borough Cabinet, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold an in-person meeting on Tuesday, October 4, at 9:30 AM at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens.

The meeting will feature a presentation from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) on fire prevention and safety. The presentation will review the common causes of fires and discuss escape plans and other fire safety measures.

It will also include a presentation from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) about the Community District Needs process, the annual procedure during which all Community Boards prepare “Community District Needs” statements that identify their funding priorities for their districts. DCP will provide a brief overview of what is required in each statement and offer tips, resources, and best practices for producing quality submissions.

Members of the public who are unable to attend the meeting in person can watch via livestream on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org.

WHAT:          Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear Presentations on Fire Safety; Community District Needs

WHERE:       Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens

Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHEN:         Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 9:30 AM

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President

Miembros de la Junta de Gobierno del Municipio de Queens

Captain GERARD ROCCO, FDNY

DAVID PARISH, Acting Chief Operating Officer, DCP

CATIE FERRARA IANNITTO, Senior Program Manager, DCP NICHOLAS STAMPAR, Planning Support Analyst, DCP

Sobre el Gabinete del Municipio

El Gabinete del Distrito de Queens está presidido por el Presidente del Distrito en virtud de la Carta de la Ciudad de Nueva York y está compuesto por los Administradores de Distrito de cada Junta Comunitaria del Distrito y por representantes de los organismos municipales. Se centra en la prestación de servicios de la ciudad y en la capacidad de respuesta de los organismos en todo el distrito y escucha las presentaciones sobre estos temas de los funcionarios de la ciudad y otros.

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