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Brewer asks how quickly city ad spending can recover

New York City Council · Oct 28, 2026 · starts 0:32:11 · 48 sec

Brewer cites reports of up to 100% drops in city advertising and asks how fast Sidahmed can reverse it. Sidahmed says he first needs data on total spending and reallocation before making a plan.

Gale A. Brewer

We also are very concerned about the drop in city advertising.

Gale A. Brewer

The speaker and I also heard 100% drop in city advertising through these agencies, and that's really a huge number.

Gale A. Brewer

So how quickly can you get them back on track?

Gale A. Brewer

Do you think you can't do that until January, or is there something you can do sooner?

Gale A. Brewer

Because the end of 26 is very soon.

Mazen Sidahmed

Thank you for that question.

Mazen Sidahmed

Yeah, I think for me it's really important to understand what's going on currently.

Mazen Sidahmed

So I'm really looking forward to digging into the data and getting a deep understanding of how much money is being spent, where that money is going.

Mazen Sidahmed

Is it a question of reallocating funds?

Mazen Sidahmed

Is it a question of the total amount of spending?

Mazen Sidahmed

And then making a plan based on that.

Mazen Sidahmed

And I'll be excited to report back to you once I get that data.