The New York City Council - Committee on General Welfare

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250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

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Date	Time	Location	Meeting Topic	Meeting Details	Agenda	Minutes	Multimedia

12/14/2026	1:00 PM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1 Jointly with the Committee on Aging.	Oversight - Addressing New York City’s Aging Homeless Population.	Meeting details	Agenda	Not available	Not available
11/16/2026	Deferred	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1 Jointly with the Committee on Aging.	Oversight - Addressing New York City’s Aging Homeless Population.	Meeting details	Agenda	Not available	Not available
10/28/2026	1:00 PM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
10/26/2026	Deferred	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Not available	Not available
10/21/2026	10:00 AM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3 Jointly with the Committee on Veterans	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
9/23/2026	1:00 PM	Committee Room - City Hall VOTE*	Streamlining enrollment of eligible individuals in fair fares.	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
9/22/2026	1:00 PM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
6/24/2026	10:00 AM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1 Jointly with the Committee on Women and Gender Equity.	Oversight - Housing Instability Among LGBTQ+ Individuals in NYC.	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
6/4/2026	10:00 AM	Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Finance	Executive Budget Hearings - General Welfare	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
5/13/2026	12:00 PM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1 VOTE*	Requiring the department of social services to provide a benefits interview confirmation notice	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
5/6/2026	10:00 AM	Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
4/28/2026	10:00 AM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3 VOTE*	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
4/13/2026	10:00 AM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
4/6/2026	Deferred	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Not available	Not available
3/25/2026	Deferred	Council Chambers - City Hall		Meeting details	Agenda	Not available	Not available
3/17/2026	9:30 AM	Council Chambers - City Hall	Preliminary Budget Hearing - General Welfare	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
3/9/2026	1:00 PM	250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1	Multiple meeting items, please see Meeting Details for more information	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video
2/10/2026	10:00 AM	Council Chambers - City Hall Jointly with the Committee on Public Safety.	Oversight - Protecting Lives in the Cold: Oversight of NYC's Code Blue Operations.	Meeting details	Agenda	Minutes	Video

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2 Nov	3	4	5	6
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16 General Welfare 1:00 PM (DEFERRED) Jointly with the Committee on Aging.	17	18	19	20
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Person Name	District	Title	Start Date	End Date	Web Site	Borough	Political Party

Alexa Avilés	District 38	Committee Member	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...v/alexa-aviles/	Brooklyn	Democrat
Carl Wilson	District 03	Committee Member	5/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...gov/district-3/	Manhattan	Democrat
Crystal Hudson	District 35	CHAIRPERSON	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...crystal-hudson/	Brooklyn	Democrat
Darlene Mealy	District 41	Committee Member	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...ov/district-41/	Brooklyn	Democrat
Frank Morano	District 51	Committee Member	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...v/frank-morano/	Staten Island	Republican
Sandra Ung	District 20	Committee Member	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...ov/district-20/	Queens	Democrat
Sandy Nurse	District 37	Committee Member	1/15/2026	12/31/2029	https://council...ov/district-37/	Brooklyn	Democrat

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