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Pierina Sanchez - additional thanks to mayor's team for CityFEPs

New York City Council · Jun 30, 2026 · starts 2:51:18 · 45 sec

Council Member Sanchez thanks the mayor's team for staying at the negotiating table, specifically Corp Counsel Steve Banks who created CityFEPs a decade ago, and Andrew Kaplan in the mayor's office. She acknowledges relationships were strained but calls the outcome monumental.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I'm so sorry, okay.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I just, I ran out of time and I didn't wanna, I didn't wanna be disrespectful, majority leader, when I ran out of time.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I did have one more thank you in my remarks and that was to the mayor's side to, you know, they stayed at the table.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I said this in many interviews, you know, they kept picking up the calls, they kept negotiating and I wanna acknowledge that, especially Corp Council Steve Banks, who created FEPS a couple of years ago, about a decade ago,

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Andrew Kaplan in the mayor's office, and some relationships were hurt, but I think we did something monumental here today, and I'm just very proud of that, and thank you for the time.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Thank you, colleagues.