🍎 citymeetings.nyc #3
Hearings on JFK's $19B redevelopment, NYC's aging population, and Cold War-era veteran services.
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Hearing on JFK's $19B redevelopment program
Notably, the Port Authority operates JFK but did not testify.
- JFK's demand for passenger traffic could exceed its capacity by 3MM passengers annually within the next few years, from 2017 projections. Link
- Workers are given free parking at JFK, but not subway or AirTrain credits. Link
- Airport board meetings are not subject to the open meetings law. Link
- Port Authority pays $183MM annually in rent to NYC, which goes into the city's General Fund. Link
Hearing on serving older adults in NYC, and the Cabinet for Older New Yorkers
- Older adults are NYC's fastest growing demographic. There's been a 36% growth in the city's 65+ population between 2011 and 2021. Link
- Local Law 20 of 2023 entitles people aged 60 years or older facing eviction full legal representation at no cost. Link
- NYC Aging works with the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) on intergenerational programming. Link
- The Commissioner of the Department for the Aging shares how the Cabinet for Older New Yorkers works. Link
Hearing on the needs of Cold War-era veterans
- Should Cold War veterans receive equal benefits to other veterans? Link
- What services are peacetime veterans missing? (Healthcare, mainly.) Link
- If a peacetime veteran who served on an aircraft carrier developed lung cancer potentially connected to their service, would they be eligible for VA healthcare? Link
- Testimony from Timothy Pena, a Cold War veteran. Link