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Administration responds on why 2020 model is not being replicated

New York City Council · Oct 27, 2026 · starts 2:22:53 · 1 min 51 sec

The administration responds that Nancy Ginsberg is personally involved and that the population was different in 2020. Stevens rejects that, saying the city has a proven formula and asking what is delaying action.

Unidentified speaker

I mean, one of the things that I know from knowing Nancy and her work is that she is personally involved in understanding every young person in our care and what their court process is, and she can talk more about that.

Unidentified speaker

I think we had a different population in 2020.

Althea V. Stevens

I'm sitting here right now, and I'm getting input around some of the things that Nancy has implemented that I'm uncomfortable with.

Althea V. Stevens

So I don't understand why this is not like, again, I want to go back to the original question.

Althea V. Stevens

We have a formula for what worked.

Althea V. Stevens

Again, you're the only one that was here.

Althea V. Stevens

You know what happened.

Althea V. Stevens

So why are we not implementing those strategies to say, let's come to the table.

Althea V. Stevens

We need to get 150 kids out so we can be in compliance.

Althea V. Stevens

Why are we not doing?

Althea V. Stevens

What are we doing?

Althea V. Stevens

be waiting for because I'm not comfortable with the plan that was announced on September 15th and now here we are, what is today's date?

Althea V. Stevens

October 27th and we're still at 352.

Althea V. Stevens

I'm confused.

Miriam Popper

I just want to add in, I really appreciate your sense of urgency and I want you to know that we share that.

Althea V. Stevens

I don't feel that way.

Miriam Popper

We, you know, in addition to the slots we're bringing online, we have 150 slots with ICM Connect.

Miriam Popper

40 with 150 is what we're bringing online next month.

Althea V. Stevens

So I just have a question here.

Althea V. Stevens

In 2022, did you guys wait for ICM to come in with slots?

Althea V. Stevens

Did you guys wait for that?

Althea V. Stevens

Was that part of the plan?

Unidentified speaker

That I don't know about because I was in ACS, ICM.

Althea V. Stevens

Okay.

Althea V. Stevens

So again, like these are things where I'm like, we have a formula.

Althea V. Stevens

We did something that was needed to be done because we're in a crisis.

Althea V. Stevens

Right now, it's a crisis.

Althea V. Stevens

So we need to look at that work and get it done.

Althea V. Stevens

And like not sit here and say like we have this thing that's that I know it's supposed to have 150 it still hasn't gotten online so that's not a sense of urgency