QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON POLICE REFORM AND MASS TRANSIT ACCESSIBILITY

Monday, April 12 at 5:30 PM

(April 9, 2021 at 12:30pm)

QUEENS, NY –The Queens Borough Board, chaired by Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr., will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, April 12 at 5:30 PM.

The meeting will include a presentation from the Office of the Mayor of New York City regarding the City’s efforts to reform the New York City Police Department (NYPD).

In addition, the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will deliver a presentation on “Elevate Transit: Zoning for Accessibility,” a proposed citywide zoning text amendment that would allow the MTA to work more efficiently with private developers to better achieve accessibility throughout the transit system for people with disabilities. The presentation will provide details on the proposal and how it would work to increase opportunities to create accessible transit stations in Queens.

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 to Hear Presentations on Police Reform and Mass Transit Accessibility

WHERE:       Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHEN:         Monday, April 12, 2021 at 5:30 PM

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS, JR., Queens Borough President

Члены QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD

JAMILA PRINGLE-FYNES, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Office of the Mayor

ANGELA BELLISIO, Associate Transportation Planner, DCP

MUNSUN PARK, Senior Planner, MTA Real Estate

О правлении боро

В соответствии с Уставом города Нью-Йорка, Совет боро возглавляет президент боро, а в его состав входят члены Городского совета боро и председатель каждого общественного совета боро. Совет занимается вопросами землепользования, развития, государственной политики, бюджета и другими важными вопросами, которые могут иметь последствия для всего района. Совет заслушивает презентации городских чиновников и других лиц и, в рамках процесса рассмотрения вопросов землепользования, иногда призван голосовать по вопросам землепользования, которые затрагивают более одного округа совета общины.

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