Committee on Finance · Mar 11, 2026
Preliminary Budget Hearing - Finance, Wednesdayat least 5 h 18 min15 officials identified0 public speakers1 agenda itemRoll call: 17 present (clerk)Video: Viebit
Representatives of the Independent Budget Office were called to testify, and committee counsel swore in the witnesses.
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What happened
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- Representatives of the Independent Budget Office were called to testify, and committee counsel swore in the witnesses.16:18
- The IBO director presented testimony on the administration’s first preliminary budget, covering revenue, expenditure and gap estimates, ways to close the gap, and questions for the administration.16:59
- The Comptroller testified on the mayor’s preliminary budget and financial plan, after he and two deputy comptrollers were sworn in.2:08:28
- The Acting Commissioner of the Department of Finance testified on the department’s fiscal year 2027 preliminary budget of $378.5 million.4:12:34
Who spoke
15 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Linda LeeChair · District 23 · 40 minFirst speaks at 0:22
- Phil WongDistrict 30 · 7.1 minFirst speaks at 1:40:29
- Lincoln RestlerDistrict 33 · 6.2 minFirst speaks at 3:04:28
- Nantasha M. WilliamsDistrict 27 · 6.1 minFirst speaks at 57:42
- Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · 4.8 minFirst speaks at 1:19:06
- Alexa AvilésDistrict 38 · 4.2 minFirst speaks at 1:56:45
- Shaun AbreuDistrict 7 · 3.3 minFirst speaks at 1:03:50
- Frank MoranoDistrict 51 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 1:46:15
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- Justin E. SanchezDistrict 17 · 1.6 minFirst speaks at 1:52:34
- Christopher MarteDistrict 1 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:25:10
- Crystal HudsonDistrict 35 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:14:43
- Virginia MaloneyDistrict 4 · 1.2 minFirst speaks at 3:12:45
- Shirley AldebolDistrict 13 · 0.8 minFirst speaks at 5:14:23
- Darlene MealyDistrict 41 · 0.7 minFirst speaks at 2:02:17
- Selvena N. Brooks-PowersDistrict 31 · 0.6 minFirst speaks at 2:03:12
Roll call: 17 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 0 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Finance, Mar 11, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/finance/meetings/2026-03-11. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 11, 2026.