Chair Farías asks where OCS places GBV among priorities
Farías notes more than 249,000 domestic violence incident reports in 2024 and asks where OCS places gender-based violence. Delany-Brumsey says it is a top priority and that safety cannot be improved without addressing domestic and gender-based violence.
Thank you, Speaker, for joining us and for the questions.
I have similar sentiments about, you know, looking at the way we're merging in some of our other commissioners.
And I actually have a specific question to that as well.
But just primarily, I'd like to start.
Gender-based violence remains a significant issue in New York City with 249,000.
Over 249,000 domestic violence incident reports in 2024 alone.
Where does the Office of Community Safety see gender-based violence in terms of priorities to be addressed?
in this administration?
Gender-based violence is a top priority for this administration and for the Office of Community Safety.
We know that we cannot improve safety without addressing the impact of domestic and gender-based violence across New York.
I, as a commissioner, am working very closely with Commissioner Sethi to ensure that as we are developing the ongoing strategy for the office, that domestic and gender-based violence remains a significant priority
and that it not only is a focus of our work, but we are building it in such a way that it will continue to be strengthened, that the
office itself can benefit from the other offices, that the office can also lend its expertise to the other offices that are part of it, so that in the years to come, New Yorkers who are experiencing gender-based violence, who may also be experiencing hate crimes, who may also have a mental health need,
that they are going to, one, they have access to a much more comprehensive and holistic approach to this work.
And it's a recognition that the work that NGBV has done over the past 25 years is strong, needs to continue to be strong, and needs to continue to be elevated.
And I can only point to the early signs of the administration's commitment to this work, the $15.7 million that had been invested, the continued and ongoing connection between, or building connection between myself, the deputy mayor,
and the supporters and advocates and providers to say how much this is a continued priority.