QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON CANNABIS ENFORCEMENT; SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS

Tuesday, June 6 at 9:30 AM

(June 5, 2023 at 2pm)

QUEENS, NY –The Queens Borough Cabinet, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, June 6, at 9:30 AM.

The meeting will feature a presentation from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) about efforts to stop the unlicensed sale of cannabis. The presentation will discuss the increased civil and tax penalties on unlicensed sales that are included in the state’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

The meeting will also feature a briefing from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) about its summer employment and educational programs. The briefing will include an update about certain programs that are transitioning from the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to DYCD.

This meeting will be conducted virtually with Borough Cabinet members participating via videoconference. Those interested in viewing the meeting 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.

WHAT:          Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear Presentations on Cannabis Enforcement; Summer Youth Programs

WHERE:       Public live stream at www.queensbp.org

WHEN:         Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 9:30 AM

WHO:            DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET

PASCALE BERNARD, Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, OCM

PHILLIP RUMSEY, Manager of Intergovernmental Outreach, OCM

ADAM STOJANOVSKI, Program Specialist, OCM

ADAM MILLER, Senior Director, Intergovernmental Affairs, DYCD

RODNY CARVAJAL, New York City Office of Neighborhood Safety

About the Borough Cabinet

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