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Gennaro invites environmental lawyers to help draft 561-A language

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 1:35:38 · 1 min 59 sec

Gennaro says he wants to work collaboratively with NRDC and NYLPI and invites them to offer legal language. He says something must be done about 561-A because the status quo is not working optimally.

James F. Gennaro

Thank you very much.

James F. Gennaro

And to both witnesses, the first two, you know, you've been doing legislation for a long time.

James F. Gennaro

And you have the bill, looked at it, you don't like it.

James F. Gennaro

I mean, we're all ears in terms of, like, how would...

James F. Gennaro

You write it.

James F. Gennaro

I mean, you know how to do legal language.

James F. Gennaro

I mean, we're welcome to anything.

James F. Gennaro

People, I mean, not anything, but I mean, we want to work collaboratively with the environmental community to get the best bill that we can get.

James F. Gennaro

And, you know, we...

James F. Gennaro

Have to do something with 561, we got it, something has to happen because like the status quo is, you know, not really working in an optimum way and that's what we're trying to achieve.

James F. Gennaro

So to the extent that, you know, we can get some New York lawyers and, you know, NRDC brainpower into

James F. Gennaro

you know, offer us language.

James F. Gennaro

It's just like, there's nothing wrong with that.

James F. Gennaro

And we want to hear from people that care about the environment, they care about, you know, pollution.

James F. Gennaro

And, you know, we're not snobs about getting input on

James F. Gennaro

This is how we would do it.

James F. Gennaro

This is how New York lawyers would do it.

James F. Gennaro

And our D.C.

James F. Gennaro

Would do it.

James F. Gennaro

And we look forward to further discussions on how we can sort of forge that partnership.

James F. Gennaro

So we're a team right now.

James F. Gennaro

So you're conscripted.

James F. Gennaro

Sorry.

James F. Gennaro

Ryan, correct?

James F. Gennaro

Sure.

James F. Gennaro

Now, you just get the microphone nice and close.

James F. Gennaro

You got to put the button on.