Committee on General Welfare · Feb 10, 2026
Tuesdayat least 5 h 25 min5 officials identifiedRoll call: 6 present, 1 absent (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The Committee on General Welfare, jointly with Public Safety, opened an oversight hearing on New York City’s Code Blue operations.
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What happened
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- The Committee on General Welfare, jointly with Public Safety, opened an oversight hearing on New York City’s Code Blue operations.3:18rec. 2
- The Emergency Management commissioner testified about the agency’s role in the winter weather response, including Notify NYC alerts.31:46rec. 2
- An NYPD deputy commissioner testified that police responded to 2,679 Code Blue calls as of midday on February 8th.41:21rec. 2
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
However, City Hall did note that they were instructing NYPD to not remove homeless individuals from the subway system into freezing temperatures, uh, during this situation.Alexa Avilés · District 382:17:05rec. 2
I think that, yes, it is all hands on deck, but like, just, they don’t have the right to shelter.Althea V. Stevens · District 163:11:12rec. 2
Who spoke
5 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Crystal HudsonChair · District 35 · 18 minFirst speaks at 12:32rec. 2
- Alexa AvilésDistrict 38 · 3.4 minFirst speaks at 2:16:27rec. 2
- Sandy NurseDistrict 37 · 2.2 minFirst speaks at 2:10:38rec. 2
- Althea V. StevensDistrict 16 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 3:08:59rec. 2
- Darlene MealyDistrict 41 · 2.0 minFirst speaks at 2:43:31rec. 2
Roll call: 6 present, 0 excused, 1 absent. From the clerk
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Hamlet, “Committee on General Welfare, Feb 10, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/general-welfare/meetings/2026-02-10. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 10, 2026.