QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD TO BE BRIEFED ON EFFORTS TO MANAGE FLOOD RISKS; FAIR HOUSING LAWS

Monday, February 6 at 5:30 PM

(February 3, 2023 at 11:15am)

QUEENS, NY –The Queens Borough Board, chaired by Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 5:30 PM.

The meeting will include an update from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries (NYNJHAT) coastal storm risk management feasibility study, which aims to improve efforts to manage the flood risk posed to the region by future coastal storms.

The meeting will also include a presentation from the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) regarding the State’s fair housing laws and the Division’s work to combat discrimination in housing.

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 be Briefed on Efforts to Manage Flood Risks; Far Housing Laws

WHERE:       Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHEN:         Monday, February 6, 2023 at 5:30 PM

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President

皇后區博羅董事會成員

DR. OLIVIA CACKLER, Plan Formulation Branch Chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

CICELY HARRIS, First Deputy Commissioner, DHR

JILLIAN FAISON, Deputy Commissioner of External Relations, DHR

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