NYPD OFFICIALS TO BRIEF QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD ON PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES

Queens Borough Cabinet to hear from Veterans Affairs, Mayor’s Office

(May 1, 2023 at 10:30am)

QUEENS, NY – The Queens Borough Board, chaired by Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold a virtual meeting tonight, May 1, at 5:30pm. The Queens Borough Cabinet, also chaired by Borough President Richards, will convene tomorrow, May 2, at 9:30am.

The Queens Borough Board meeting will include presentations from Assistant Chief Kevin A. Williams, Commanding Officer of NYPD Patrol Borough Queens South; and Assistant Chief Christine Bastedenbeck, Commanding Officer of NYPD Patrol Borough Queens North, regarding crime and public safety issues in Queens.

The two chiefs will be joined by leaders from all of the borough’s 16 police precincts and will discuss recent crime statistics, the rollout of Neighborhood Safety Teams, and the NYPD’s efforts to combat crime in the summer months.

Meanwhile, the Queens Borough Cabinet will hear a presentation from the NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit about the rollout of Neighborhood Support Teams, which are intended to foster stronger cooperation among city agencies to better address quality-of-life issues in individual neighborhoods.

The meeting will also include a presentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the expansion of its efforts to combat suicide among military veterans.

Both meetings will be conducted virtually with Borough Board and Borough Cabinet members, respectively, participating via videoconference. Those interested in viewing either or both meetings can watch via live stream on the Borough President’s YouTube channel and on the homepage of the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org.

皇后区议会

WHAT:         Queens Borough Board to be Briefed by Police Officials About Public Safety

WHEN:         Monday, May 1, 2023 at 5:30pm

WHERE:       Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH HOARD

Assistant Chief KEVIN A. WILLIAMS, Commanding Officer, NYPD Patrol Borough Queens South

Assistant Chief CHRISTINE BASTEDENBECK, Commanding Officer, NYPD Patrol Borough Queens North

皇后区内阁

WHAT:          Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear Presentations on Addressing

 Quality-of-Life Issues and Preventing Veteran Suicides

WHERE:       Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHEN:         Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 9:30 AM

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET

REY O. CARRERO, Director of Quality-of-Life, NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit

SEBASTIAN SHAW, Suicide Prevention Program Community Engagement & Partnerships Coordinator, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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

根据《纽约市宪章》,皇后区内阁由区长担任主席,由区里每个社区委员会的区长和城市机构的代表组成。 它的重点是城市服务的提供和整个区的机构响应,并听取市政府官员和其他人士对这些问题的介绍。

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