Epstein advocates for mobile drinking fountains in heat-vulnerable neighborhoods
Epstein thanks Gennaro and explains Intro 931 aims to improve public water access on hot days, especially in low-income communities. He asks whether the city can better provide publicly available water.
Thank you, Chair, and it's good seeing you.
Hope you're feeling better.
I'm glad to see that you're back here with us.
Thanks.
And I appreciate going out of order.
We're doing e-bike here across the street, so I appreciate being taken out of turn.
Yeah, I just wanted to check in because...
Obviously, we want to have access to water, especially on hot days, especially in high heat areas in our city.
Especially, you know, not just my district, but across our city, we have a lot of lower income communities where they don't have access to publicly available water fountains and water stations.
And I know during different times, you know, the cities put them out.
Maybe 82 degrees isn't the right temperature.
Maybe it should be 90 or maybe it should be three days in 90.
Do we do a better job making publicly available water available to New Yorkers, especially in hot days, especially in low-income communities in our city?