Lee on DOT's role in upcoming World Cup and Knicks finals

I have questions on the Knicks and the World Cup.

This summer, New York City region will play host to a round of group matches and the final match of the World Cup.

And in a few weeks, our very own New York Knicks will be playing in the NBA finals.

Has the administration outlined to DOT what their role will be in the upcoming World Cup and what does the scope of the involvement entail?

Thank you, Chair.

Yeah, we're really excited about the World Cup and also about the Knicks.

Go Knicks.

And, you know, I think the mayor has said, and I agree, that the World Cup presents an exciting opportunity not only to show our city off to the world, but to make sure that all New Yorkers benefit from these.

So that's kind of, I think DOT's role is twofold.

Number one, we're really trying to leverage these events, World Cup in particular, to create opportunities for New Yorkers to celebrate and feel like they're a part of the World Cup, even if they're not going to see a match in person.

And there's been some announcements around that, and there's more to come in the coming weeks around watch parties and that kind of stuff.

I think also we had the announcement around the soccer streets that we're doing to engage school kids.

And then the other side of it is obviously more like the traffic management side, right, and trying to ensure that all this activity doesn't,

that it works smoothly and that we put our best foot forward for visitors, but also that it's not inconveniencing New Yorkers while all this stuff is happening.

And my colleagues could provide more details, but that's kind of our overall role.