2018 Public Hearing - Staten Island

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 
at 6:30pm 

McKee High School
290 St. Marks Place
Auditorium
Staten Island, NY 10301

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The New York City Charter Revision Commission will hold its first public hearing at 6:30PM on Wednesday, April 25th, 2018. The hearing will be held at McKee High School, 290 St. Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301. This hearing is open to the public and the public will have the opportunity to testify before the Commission.

Public Hearings
The Commission will hold public hearings in each borough of the City of New York. Public hearings provide an opportunity for the public to testify in person before the Commission on any aspect of the Charter.

Any member of the public may sign-up to speak during the hearing segment of the evening. Testimony should be limited to three minutes in duration. Please assign one representative from each group, organization, or institution to speak on behalf of the entire group. Everyone wishing to speak will be afforded an opportunity no matter what time they arrive during the hearing.

Written testimony is also encouraged and may be submitted in person at the public hearing, by email to comments@charter.nyc.gov, or through the “Send Comments to the Commission” link on the Commission website at www.nyc.gov/charter (on the “About” page). All public hearings and meetings will be livestreamed at nyc.gov/charter.

What if I need assistance to participate in the hearing?
This location is accessible to individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices. Induction loop systems and ASL interpreters will be available. In addition, with advance notice, members of the public may request interpretation into the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.   Please make language interpretation requests or additional accessibility requests by 5PM April 23, by emailing the Commission at requests@charter.nyc.gov or calling 212-386-5351.

1. After leaving the Staten Island terminal, head northwest
2. Turn right toward Wall St.,
3. Turn left onto Wall St., and
4. Turn left onto St. Marks Place