Public testimony session opens with rules and instructions
Council staff opens the public testimony portion, explaining rules: three minutes per witness, no video recordings as testimony, written statements can be submitted to testimony@council.nyc.gov within 72 hours.
All right, I now open the hearing for public testimony.
I remind members of the public that this is a government proceeding and that the quorum shall be observed at all times.
As such, members of the public shall remain silent at all times.
The witness table is reserved for people who wish to testify.
No video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recordings as testimony, but may submit transcripts of such recordings to the Sergeant-at-Arms for the inclusion.
in the hearing record.
If you wish to speak at today's hearing, please fill out an appearance card with the Sergeant at Arms and wait to be recognized.
When recognized, you'll have two minutes to speak on topics related to today's hearing and YPD crime statistics.
If you have a written statement or additional written testimony you wish to submit for the record, please provide that copy to
of the testimony to the sergeant at arms.
You may also email written testimony to testimony at council.nyc.gov within 72 hours of the close of this hearing.
Audio and video recordings will not be accepted.
For in-person panelists, please come to the table once your name has been called.
I'll now call the first panel.
Matthew Broadwith from the Legal Aid Society, and Gina Mitchell from the Brooklyn Defender Services.
Thank you for joining us today.
All right, I'm sorry, I don't know if I mentioned two minutes already.
We're going to give witnesses three minutes for their testimony, and then we'll open it up for questions.
All right, maybe we'll start with Gina Mitchell.
Or Matthew, whoever wants to go first.
Okay.