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Procedure

Gennaro transitions from in-person to remote testimony

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 4:32:30 · 2 min

Gennaro says the last in-person panel has been called and asks whether anyone present still wants to testify. Seeing none, he explains the remote Zoom testimony procedure and says witnesses must wait for the sergeant before speaking.

Member of the Public - Alia Soomro

Next panel.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

All right.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah, this is the last in-person panel that I'm going to call now.

James F. Gennaro

What's that?

James F. Gennaro

That was it.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, that was it?

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

And so, you know, we're going to go to remote, you know, Zoom testimony or whatever.

James F. Gennaro

But if there's anyone.

James F. Gennaro

Isn't that formal language for me to say?

James F. Gennaro

I can just say it in my own words.

James F. Gennaro

Yeah, so if anyone here, you know, present, wants to testify before we go to

James F. Gennaro

remote testimony, then, you know, now would be the time to come forward, talk to the sergeant, indicating, you know, that you want to testify.

James F. Gennaro

Sort of seeing none, we're going to move over.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, okay.

James F. Gennaro

Now she's giving me what I have to say.

James F. Gennaro

We will now turn to remote testimony.

James F. Gennaro

Once your name is called, meaning the people remote, a member of our staff will unmute you, and the sergeant at arms will give you the go-ahead to begin.

James F. Gennaro

Please wait for the sergeant to announce that you may begin before delivering your testimony.

James F. Gennaro

If you don't do that, the first part of your testimony is going to be muted.

James F. Gennaro

And so that's it.

James F. Gennaro

And so now we're going to start.

James F. Gennaro

And I guess I have to call the witnesses, right?

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

Alia Sumro.

James F. Gennaro

Oh, from LCV, of course.

James F. Gennaro

Alia, where are you?

James F. Gennaro

Oh.

James F. Gennaro

Who says please commence?

James F. Gennaro

Maybe you can.

James F. Gennaro

Maybe Ali is not there.

James F. Gennaro

We can always come back to her.