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Procedure

Chair Sanchez acknowledges staff and administers oath to administration witnesses

New York City Council · Sep 9, 2026 · starts 0:17:23 · 1 min 7 sec

Sanchez thanks her committee and personal staff by name, then committee counsel administers the oath to the administration witnesses preparing to testify.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my team, of course, our deputy chiefs, Ben Ratner for policy, Kim Castellanos, Maria Jose Mares,

Pierina Ana Sanchez

as well as the rest of our team, Gerard Fernandez, Dylan Campos, Soraya Bonilla, Oriana Roa Acevedo, and Marcus Khan.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I'd also like to thank the Housing and Buildings Committee staff who prepared all the materials for today, Senior Legislative Counsel Austin Malone.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

Legislative Council Billy X, Senior Policy Analyst Jose Conde, Policy Analyst Dirk Spencer, Data Scientist Mohamed Shadid and Noah Schlossberg, and Finance Analyst Carla Naranjo and Spencer Kuhn.

Pierina Ana Sanchez

I will now turn it to our Committee Council to administer the oath.

Council Staff

Please raise your right hand.

Council Staff

Do you affirm to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and to answer all council member questions honestly?

Council Staff

Thank you.