Two New York City Charter Revision Commissions

[Courtesy of NYC Council Member Gale Brewer’s newsletter, April 10, 2025.]

The New York City Council’s charter revision commission, the NYC Commission to Strengthen Local Democracy, has released a schedule of public hearings. Hearings will focus on Budget Transparency, Government Accountability and Land Use. The Manhattan hearing is shown below. Please visit the commission’s website for the full schedule.

5/19, 5–7 pm, John Jay College (Student Dining Hall, 524 W 59th St.): Manhattan Public Hearing on Government Accountability

To testify for three minutes, in person or via zoom you must register—preferably 24 hours prior to the public hearing but they will accept registrations up to and during the first 30 minutes of the hearing. In person or Zoom testimony will be taken until 7 pm. Written testimony of any length will be accepted up to 72 hours after the meeting ends by email to info@thecommission.nyc. Zoom links, as well as info about the commission, at the first link above. 

The other charter revision commission, the Mayor’s Charter Review Commission, has taken up ULURP as one of its primary points of focus for reform, specifically examining whether the City Council’s role in ULURP should be diminished or overridden. It…will have another public session, both in-person and Zoom, on Wednesday, 4/23, from 5–8 pm, at New York Law School (185 West Broadway) focusing on “Housing and Land Use.” (The Zoom Meeting ID: 161 965 7260 and Passcode: 216791.) Testimony information at the link.