Committee on Technology · Mar 18, 2026
Wednesdayat least 1 h 53 min4 officials identified1 public speaker1 agenda itemRoll call: 4 present, 1 excused (clerk)Video: Viebit
The Committee on Technology held its preliminary budget hearing on the fiscal 2027 preliminary budget for the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) and the preliminary mayor’s management report metrics.
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- The Committee on Technology held its preliminary budget hearing on the fiscal 2027 preliminary budget for the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) and the preliminary mayor’s management report metrics.0:40
- The chair stated that OTI’s fiscal 2027 preliminary budget is $702.6 million, $34.6 million or 5.2% more than the fiscal 2026 adopted budget.1:47
- The hearing was announced as adjourned.1:53:14
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Given the passage of this law and the near certainty that NYCHA households will be eligible to receive these now mandated discounted rates, The council believes that the Big Apple Connect program and the contract is an important area to improve efficiency and find savings while maintaining the vital services of providing NYCHA residents with free broadband access.Carmen N. De La Rosa · Chair · District 1023:54
Do you all have any reason to be concerned about data privacy and the way that PD is potentially using Big Apple Connect for, like, biometric scanning or any— of public housing residents?Jennifer Gutiérrez · District 341:27:41
I want to ask about asylum seeker adjustments. The preliminary plan includes $20.8 million reduction in fiscal year ‘26 related to asylum seeker response efforts.Carmen N. De La Rosa · Chair · District 101:38:44
Who spoke
4 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Carmen N. De La RosaChair · District 10 · 22 minFirst speaks at 0:40
- Jennifer GutiérrezDistrict 34 · 8.9 minFirst speaks at 50:33
- Shahana K. HanifDistrict 39 · 4.6 minFirst speaks at 39:10
- Kevin C. RileyDistrict 12 · 1.7 minFirst speaks at 45:11
Roll call: 4 present, 1 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 1 speaker.
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Hamlet, “Committee on Technology, Mar 18, 2026: New York.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/nyc/technology/meetings/2026-03-18. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Mar 18, 2026.