Committee on Parks and Recreation · Mar 4, 2026
Wednesdayat least 3 h 13 min7 officials identified14 public speakersRoll call: 11 present (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The Parks Department commissioner testified on the city’s tree canopy, Winter Storm Hernando tree response, and the Neighborhood Tree Planting Program, with Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice staff present.
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What happened
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- The Parks Department commissioner testified on the city’s tree canopy, Winter Storm Hernando tree response, and the Neighborhood Tree Planting Program, with Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice staff present.13:29rec. 2
- Chair Ty Hankerson began questioning on Local Law 148’s 30% canopy goal, and Parks and Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice staff responded.25:26rec. 2
Who spoke
7 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Ty HankersonChair · District 28 · 21 minFirst speaks at 6:41rec. 2
- Kayla SantosuossoDistrict 47 · 3.0 minFirst speaks at 1:35:20rec. 2
- Sandy NurseDistrict 37 · 2.4 minFirst speaks at 1:42:22rec. 2
- Mercedes NarcisseDistrict 46 · 2.3 minFirst speaks at 1:26:44rec. 2
- Frank MoranoDistrict 51 · 2.1 minFirst speaks at 2:22:46rec. 2
- Shekar KrishnanDistrict 25 · 1.8 minFirst speaks at 1:47:37rec. 2
- Christopher MarteDistrict 1 · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 1:15:13rec. 2
Roll call: 11 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 14 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Parks and Recreation, Mar 4, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/parks-and-recreation/meetings/2026-03-04. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 4, 2026.