Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations · May 26, 2026
Tuesdayat least 5 h 56 min1 official identified0 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 7 present (clerk)Video: Viebit
The first day of the fiscal 2027 Executive Budget Hearings opened with the Department for the Aging, followed by the library systems and the Department of Cultural Affairs.
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- The first day of the fiscal 2027 Executive Budget Hearings opened with the Department for the Aging, followed by the library systems and the Department of Cultural Affairs.0:18
- The Department of Cultural Affairs commissioner testified on a proposed fiscal 2027 budget that includes a $10 million increase to the agency baseline.4:24:34
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- Nantasha M. WilliamsChair · District 27 · 26 minFirst speaks at 2:14:51
Roll call: 7 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 0 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations, May 26, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/cultural-affairs-libraries-and-international-relations/meetings/2026-05-26. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of May 26, 2026.