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Procedure

Chair Louis opens meeting and explains remote public testimony process

New York City Council · Sep 22, 2026 · starts 0:00:00 · 1 min 23 sec

Chair Farah N. Louis announces the meeting is hybrid, explains how the public can testify in person or via Zoom, directs remote registration to the Council website, and notes the two-minute limit and written testimony email.

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The meeting is being held in hybrid format.

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Members of the public who wish to testify may testify in person or via Zoom.

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Members of the public wishing to testify remotely may register by visiting the New York City Council website at www.council.nyc.gov backslash land use.

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To sign up,

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Or for those of you here in person, please see one of the sergeant at arms to prepare and submit a speaker card.

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Members of the public may also view a live stream broadcast of this meeting at the council website.

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When you are called to testify before the subcommittee.

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If you are joining us remotely, you will remain muted until recognized by myself to speak.

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When you are recognized, your microphone will be unmuted.

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We will limit public testimony to two minutes per witness.

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If you have additional testimony that you would like to submit,

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to the subcommittee, you would like the subcommittee to consider, or if you have written testimony that you would like to submit instead of appearing in person, please email it to landyoustestimony at council.nyc.gov.

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Written testimony may be submitted up to three days after the hearing is closed.

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Please indicate the LU number and project name in the subject line of your email.

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We request that witnesses joining us remotely remain in the meeting until excused by the chair, as council members may have questions.