16 Committee on General Welfare’s meetings, 11 transcribed
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Sep 22 · Committee meetingSpeakers: Crystal Hudson, Frank Morano, Carl Wilson
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Jun 24 · Committee meetingIt was announced that no legislation would be voted on at the hearing, and testimony was limited to 2 minutes per person.Speakers: Crystal Hudson, Carl Wilson, Sandy Nurse
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Jun 4 · Joint hearingThe Department of Social Services commissioner testified on the fiscal year 2027 executive budget, giving overviews of the HRA budget of $14.6 billion and the DHS budget of $4.2 billion.Speakers: Gale A. Brewer, Carl Wilson, Susan Zhuang
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May 6 · Committee meetingSpeakers: Crystal Hudson, Althea V. Stevens, Darlene Mealy, Frank Morano
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Apr 28 · Committee meetingThe result was announced as "With a vote of, of 4 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, and no abstentions, all items have been adopted by the committee."Speakers: Crystal Hudson
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Apr 13 · Committee meetingThe chair said written testimony could be submitted for 72 hours after the hearing and then closed the hearing.Speakers: Crystal Hudson, Sandra Ung
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Mar 17 · Committee meetingThe Committee on General Welfare opened its fiscal 2027 preliminary budget hearing on the Department of Social Services, covering the Human Resources Administration (HRA) and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS).Speakers: Crystal Hudson, Alexa Avilés, Sandy Nurse, Frank Morano
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Mar 9 · Committee meetingThe committee heard five bills: Intro 139 on benefits interview confirmation notices, Intro 232 on shelter referrals and temporary housing assistance, and three preconsidered introductions.Speakers: Crystal Hudson, Alexa Avilés, Frank Morano, Sandy Nurse
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Feb 10 · Committee meetingThe Committee on General Welfare, jointly with Public Safety, opened an oversight hearing on New York City's Code Blue operations.Speakers: Crystal Hudson, Alexa Avilés, Sandy Nurse, Althea V. Stevens and 1 more
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Dec 18, 2025 · Committee meetingThe result was announced as "a vote of 9 in the affirmative, 0 in the negative, and no abstentions, item has been adopted by the committee."Speakers: Diana I. Ayala, Lincoln Restler, Alexa Avilés, Chris Banks
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Dec 3, 2025 · Committee meetingThe Committee on General Welfare opened an oversight hearing on the administration of the city's CityFHEPS program and heard bills Intro 1366, 1430, 1458, 1459 and 1477.Speakers: Diana I. Ayala, Lincoln Restler, Althea V. Stevens, Chris Banks and 1 more
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