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Council Member Bottcher Questions Manhattan Youth Reinstatement and Hudson Guild Support

New York City Council · May 28, 2026 · starts 3:50:26 · 1 min 17 sec

Council Member Erik Bottcher asks if DYCD will consider reinstating Manhattan Youth and how the agency plans to address the funding gap left at Hudson Guild in Chelsea.

Luisa Linares

Oh quite back to my problem my question.

Luisa Linares

If if kids don't show up, say after the first week, should the next person move up?

Luisa Linares

Uh is that happening?

Luisa Linares

It's how automatically and does DYCD reaches out or the school reaches out.

Luisa Linares

Oh so both the school and CBO have access to the same wait list.

Luisa Linares

So either school or CBO will be doing some engagement as the list moves.

Luisa Linares

So if they're not receiving a call, unfortunately, that may mean that the list hasn't moved up to the next person.

Luisa Linares

Okay, there's also that.

Luisa Linares

So thank you.

Luisa Linares

Okay.

Luisa Linares

Um, quick question.

Luisa Linares

Quick city or state, right?

Luisa Linares

The two hundred and forty-six million for SYEP, is that primarily city funds or states.

Luisa Linares

It's uh primarily city funding, um, with a small allocation of TANEF funding from the state.

Luisa Linares

Because uh I as I recoil SYEP is historically gets state funding or am I wrong here?

Luisa Linares

The scale of the state funding is very small in comparison to the amount of city tax levy that we have funding the program.

Luisa Linares

Okay I see it's it's so successful I think it should the size of SYEB should increase and I haven't seen I have I don't see that happening so please look into that.

Luisa Linares

Thank you.

Luisa Linares

Okay Councilmember Wilson followed by Banks.