Committee on Parks and Recreation

Thursday, September 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m. (New York City time), 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

Committee: Committee on Parks and Recreation

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The Committee on Parks and Recreation, chaired by Council Member Ty Hankerson, convened to vote on two preconsidered ceremonial co-naming bills marking the 25th anniversary of September 11. The first bill would ceremonially co-name 26 thoroughfares and public places honoring firehouses, first responders, community memorials, and acts of commemoration from that day. The second would supplement a recent co-naming bill with seven additional thoroughfares and public places, including "Champions Way" honoring the 2026 champion Knicks, and make small technical corrections to previous co-namings. The chair urged colleagues to vote in favor of both bills. The transcript ends during the roll call and does not state the outcome of the vote.

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0:11 Oh, all right. Nice start.

0:17 Good morning and welcome t

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0:27 the dais chair. We're ready to

0:29 begin. Thank you. Good morning

0:30 . I am tie Hankerson, chair of

0:32 the committee on parks and

0:33 recreation and I'd like t

0:35 owelcome all of you to this

0:39 hearing of this hearing of the

0:40 committee on parks and

0:41 recreation where we will vote

0:43 on to pre considered of and

0:47 for ceremonial co. Naming

0:48 bills as we commemorate the 2

0:49 5year since the events of 9 11,

0:53 the first free considered bill

0:54 will ceremonial ceremonially

0:55 name co named 26 affairs and

0:59 public places that celebrate

1:00 the heroic work of various

1:01 firehouses and first

1:02 responders on that day would

1:05 also commemorate the mini

1:06 memorials and acts of

1:08 commemoration that have arisen

1:09 through the work of different

1:10 communities throughout the

1:11 City over the years, the

1:14 second pre considered bill

1:15 would supplement the recent

1:17 conan bill, we passed in the

1:19 co naming of seven

1:19 thoroughfares in public place

1:23 s, including champions way,

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1:30 champion nix go knicks. I

1:31 twould also make some small

1:33 technical corrections to a few

1:35 previous economics I'd like t

1:36 ocongratulate my colleagues who

1:37 have proposed these pieces of

1:38 legislation, and I urge all of

1:40 my colleagues on the committee

1:41 to vote in favor of the

1:43 legislation before us. Thank

1:44 you again and welcome and I'll

1:47 turn it over to the clerk to

1:49 call the roll about, I tell

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