Chair Williams outlines resolutions on Shangri-Las, Kwanzaa, Reggaeton, and Albanian Independence Day
Chair lists proposed resolutions: Res. 163-A for Shangri-Las Week, Res. 164 for Kwanzaa as a state holiday, Res. 625-A for Reggaeton Heritage Month, and Res. 186 for Albanian Independence Day.
In addition to our oversight topic today, we will be hearing the following legislation.
Proposed Resolution No.
163A, which I sponsored, which would designate the fourth week of November as the Shangri-La Week in the City of New York and celebrating the Shangri-La indelible impact on the music of the 1960s and ever since.
Resolution number 164, which I also sponsor, which would call on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign
legislation to designate Kwanzaa as a public holiday in New York, and proposed resolution number 625A, sponsored by Council Member Farrah Lewis, which would declare October as Reggaeton Heritage Month
in the city of New York to honor the legacy of reggaeton as a prominent expression of Afro-Caribbean and Latin American identity, and to recognize New York's pivotal role in facilitating the blend of cultures that is at the heart of this grassroots musical genre.
Before we hear, oh, and then also resolution number 186 sponsored by Council Member Amanda Fadia, which would declare
and designate November 28th annually as Albanian Independence Day in the city of New York.