Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics · Feb 4, 2026
Wednesdayat least 2 h 45 min6 officials identified3 public speakersRoll call: 9 present (clerk)Video: YouTube, 2 recordings
The chair summarized the powers and duties of the Corporation Counsel and said the nomination was presented by letter dated January 14th, 2026, for advice and consent.
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What happened
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- The chair summarized the powers and duties of the Corporation Counsel and said the nomination was presented by letter dated January 14th, 2026, for advice and consent.4:24rec. 2
- The chair paused questioning to take public testimony from the Attorney General, noting that public testimony is 2 minutes.55:39rec. 2
- The public hearing on the nomination was announced as closed, concluding the day’s business.2:45:36rec. 2
Quotes
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Will you commit that in any proceeding adverse to the council, the law department will not use any document or information received from the council in the course of representing or advising the council?Sandra Ung · Chair · District 2043:21rec. 2
ICE deployments and detentions have been reported across New York City, even though we are in a sanctuary city.Sandra Ung · Chair · District 2053:33rec. 2
I’d like to talk to you about a couple of them that are ongoing right now. With respect to sanctuary cities, do you believe that it is a violation of the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution for a state or local jurisdiction to ignore a detainer request when somebody’s been in contact with the criminal justice system?David M. Carr · District 501:06:41rec. 2
Obviously, this became a big issue over the last several years. You’ve been a key key figure in that discussion over the last several decades. And the right to shelter, while it exists in our New York State Constitution, was never defined statutorily as those same provisions call for.David M. Carr · District 501:10:03rec. 2
We have strong sanctuary policies in this city, and we are at a time, as we all know and you mentioned too, that is perilous for so many immigrants across our city and across the country.Shekar Krishnan · District 251:18:55rec. 2
Who spoke
6 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Sandra UngChair · District 20 · 12 minFirst speaks at 0:37rec. 2
- David M. CarrDistrict 50 · 2.9 minFirst speaks at 1:06:27rec. 2
- Shekar KrishnanDistrict 25 · 2.9 minFirst speaks at 1:14:04rec. 2
- Shaun AbreuDistrict 7 · 1.1 minFirst speaks at 1:02:22rec. 2
- Kevin C. RileyDistrict 12 · 0.6 minFirst speaks at 1:22:34rec. 2
- Nantasha M. WilliamsDistrict 27 · 0.6 minFirst speaks at 1:00:07rec. 2
Roll call: 9 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 3 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics, Feb 4, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/rules-privileges-elections-standards-and-ethics/meetings/2026-02-04. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 4, 2026.