*ADVISORY* QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET TO BE BRIEFED ON FOOD INSECURITY, OPEN STREETS PROGRAM

Tuesday, May 19

(Monday, May 18 at 12:05pm)

QUEENS, NY – The Queens Borough Cabinet, chaired by Acting Borough President Sharon Lee, will hear a presentation from New York City’s COVID-19 “Food Czar” on the City’s efforts to stem the tide of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) will deliver a presentation on the City’s Open Streets program, under which certain streets are closed to vehicular traffic and open to pedestrian and cyclist use to facilitate social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis.

This meeting will be conducted virtually, with Borough Cabinet members participating via videoconference. The meeting will also be live-streamed to the public on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org/community-boards.

WHAT:          Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Food Insecurity, Open Streets Program

WHEN:          Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 9:30 AM

WHERE:        Public live stream at www.queensbp.org/community-boards

WHO:             SHARON LEE, Acting Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET            

KATHRYN GARCIA, Commissioner, New York City Department of Sanitation and COVID-19 Food Czar

NICOLE GARCIA, Queens Borough Commissioner, DOT.

About the Borough Cabinet

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