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Gennaro calls industry panel on idling bills

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 1:00:26 · 2 min 42 sec

Gennaro calls the next panel, including former Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and Felice Farber of the Building Trades Employers Association, David Atkin of the Interior Demolition Contractors Association, Joseph Ferrara of Aggregate and Cement Trucking, and Melissa Barber of the Mechanical Contractors Association.

James F. Gennaro

And this panel, the first witness, a former member of the New York City Council, Elizabeth Crowley for the Building Trades Employers Association.

James F. Gennaro

Is Liz in the room?

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

And her colleague is also filled out a slip, Felice Farber.

James F. Gennaro

I think they're colleagues in the same organization.

James F. Gennaro

Is Felice Farber present?

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Okay, well, whatever.

James F. Gennaro

I have David, I can't make out the last name, from the Interior Demolition Contractors Association.

James F. Gennaro

Okay, great, as long as you got up there.

James F. Gennaro

Joseph Ferrara, Aggregate and Cement Trucking, LLC.

James F. Gennaro

Melissa Barbour from the Mechanical Contractors Association of New York.

James F. Gennaro

So this will be what we call an industry panel.

James F. Gennaro

And the last one, I mean, I don't, as you know, I don't set the panels, but Rocco got put in with the environmentalists, so he's got some environmental cred now.

James F. Gennaro

So there you go.

Council Staff

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Thank you.

James F. Gennaro

So we have testimony from Ferrara.

Council Staff

Do we have any other written testimony?

Council Staff

Any other panels?

Council Staff

Witnesses?

Council Staff

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Felice has testimony.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Right.

James F. Gennaro

And.

James F. Gennaro

This time I'm going to go from my left to my right.

James F. Gennaro

So, sir, you're up.

James F. Gennaro

I know I called your name, but I don't know which one you are.

James F. Gennaro

So just, sure, just begin your good testimony with the sergeant's prompting and state your name for the record.