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Brewer returns to influencer spending and definition of community media

New York City Council · Oct 28, 2026 · starts 1:20:24 · 48 sec

Brewer asks how the other 50% of agency ad spending could go to influencers or out-of-scope outlets and whether the definition of community media should change. Sidahmed says his focus is increasing in-scope dollars to directory publications.

Gale A. Brewer

Thank you.

Gale A. Brewer

I have the number.

Gale A. Brewer

We'll be glad to share for the coalition.

Gale A. Brewer

They're wonderful.

Gale A. Brewer

We're just back to this influencer issue because obviously Department of Sanitation, as an example, they have a budget.

Gale A. Brewer

I assume it's more than $5,000.

Gale A. Brewer

So they would be one of the agencies that would, in fact, have.

Gale A. Brewer

Come under local law 83.

Gale A. Brewer

So they will do, I assume, hopefully 50% for the list that you come up with that you will hopefully have done by the end of the year.

Gale A. Brewer

Hopefully they've been spending up to now, even though they don't necessarily have a complete list.

Gale A. Brewer

But then the other 50%, would that go if they want to use influencers or other out-of-scope individuals?

Gale A. Brewer

How would you have any sense of that?

Gale A. Brewer

Or do we keep that other 50% as their decision?

Gale A. Brewer

But in the world that's different than it was.