 Good evening, everyone. My name is Phillip Banks. I'm the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and For those of you who are joining for the first time this discussion It's part of your series of updates we hold about public safety in New York City to let you the public information Directly from the source and the source is the people who are working behind the scenes to help keep our city safe As you're watching at home, if you learn something new or hear a safety tip that you find helpful We ask that you share the information with your family your friends your neighbors Share it with two people ask them to share with two people. That's how we can spread this information That's how we can help each of us remain safe Protecting public safety is a team effort and that team includes you So we thank you for tuning in But before we begin, I wanted to share a quick weather update We are expecting to see some more snow tomorrow. New York City. We've been very fortunate, right? but in a long time since we had snow so we had it last week and Our colleagues at NISM, which is the New York City Emergency Management. They have issued a travel advisory alerting folks that snow may impact the Friday evening commute So the accumulating snowfall is forecast to begin in the morning and Is expected to come to an end sometime tomorrow evening We're looking at a total of around three inches But it may be more or less depending on how the snow tracks So for the latest updates, I encourage you to sign up to receive emergency alerts through notify NYC Or by visiting NYC.gov slash notified you sign up You'll have alerts at any time that the weather can cause any type of inconvenience or change drastic change You will get an alert notifying you of what the change is and certainly some of the things that you need to do to prepare for it You can also follow notified NYC or New York City Emergency Management on social media for updates and safety tips So today we're going to do a dive into the work of the mayor's office of criminal justice known as Mach J And I'm joined here today by Deanna Logan who is the director of Mach J and just the director sees the She's the commissioner, right? So she is in charge of Mach J and she has a couple of members from her team Christian Klashner who is the executive director of the Office of Special Enforcement and you ask what exactly is that? What does it do? He's going to explain to you exactly what he does shortly And we have we're joined by Yolanda Johnson Peterkin and sees the executive director of housing initiatives And then of course we have Hassan Naveed who was our executive director of the office for the prevention of hate crimes So Mach J plays a very unique and pivotal role in developing the policies that ensure equality at every step of the way in the criminal justice system It's a very it's a under Publicized agency But I look at them as like the glue to oil that makes it all run and we could probably spend hours explaining exactly What Mach J does but there's just a host of things behind the scene that has to keep everything moving And Deanna does a fantastic job and that particularly every day as well So they're not just looking at the pieces of the puzzle. They're looking at the entire puzzle and making it work So think about their titles for a moment. We have special enforcement We have housing initiatives. We have the prevention of hate crimes and each of these areas have an impact on the administration of justice In our city and that's why they're all part of Mach J. So with that, I'd like to turn over to the commissioner Mach J I'll direct the Deanna lower the kicker. So Deanna. What do we got going? We got a lot going on Okay, as as you know because we give you all of the info on on what we're doing But thank you for having us here this evening. Thank you everybody for joining us online and those here in the room You know Mach J as we are affectionately called is a think tank It's a coordinating entity for the city's criminal justice system and as deputy mayor banks just described We advise Mayor Adams and deputy mayor banks on criminal justice policy We work with stakeholders that will include the court system the district attorneys Defense organizations state criminal justice agencies our work really spans the full landscape of public safety Which is our mandate of making sure that when we work with law enforcement Sister sister city agencies save that very quickly sister city agencies local organizations and the public to implement data driven anti crime strategies and promote the operation of Fair more efficient justice system So the projects that we really address are ones that deal with current crime conditions preventing offending and just building strong neighborhoods that ensure enduring safety Our main goal is really to support support the most vulnerable New Yorkers across the spectrum of criminal justice We focus on ensuring that people moving through the criminal justice system are supportive and had a comprehensive foundation to return to being successful members of society Our work is rooted in data and sometimes that makes us the geeks of your team We know but you know our research innovation and policy teams Identify concerns through the data that may be barriers to public safety And as we've discussed in previous briefings deputy mayor banks we look at that data to identify people who are more likely to be Rearrested and who are more likely to miss court and potentially What they all have in common right and so last year we talked a lot about those people who came back for recurring criminal charges The things that they had in common being Rearrest for a felony when involved with already the court system and all solve crimes multiple warrants several open cases and we talked about the fact that they tend to have Higher needs and face significant challenges and that it was a small population Right, and so we identified the challenge and then you and mayor Adams told us to do what solve it, right? Like that's what you say. Okay, great. You told us what the problem is with the challenges So now what do we do to help modify the behavior of these individuals charge with multiple crimes? and so as part of mayor Adams and your commitment to solving the challenges then with our city partners our policy and research team work with Strategic intervention team to develop really innovative solutions to a multifaceted problem, right? our Interventions team in collaboration with our stakeholder partners designed a new protocol to Maximize the effectiveness of the touchpoints that we already have in the criminal justice system Because it's not like we have to throw the baby out with the bathwater We just have to make sure that where there are gaps We are filling them and all of the places that we touch we can continue to maximize that so specifically looking at our supervised release program and Other court and non-court related programming We started to employ a more targeted form of support and supervision to people who need to have more intensive services Accountability and coping skills that are gonna help them overcome their behavior We know that good government demands that we work with our partners to design and implement best practices for high-needs individuals It also requires us to support neighborhoods by ensuring that residents with criminal justice involvement Can reintegrate safely and return to being successful members of our communities? We look at the challenges that threaten public safety and to that you and mayor Adams told us to look at what was going on with fentanyl and To that end we started to make sure that that wasn't something that was going to come in to undermine the health of our communities We convene thought leaders across the country to develop best practices and Development of best practices is an integral part of our work here at Mac J It includes our ability to sustain fundamental building blocks of safety and today We want to talk to you about housing because housing and access to affordable housing is one of our key goals as a city but it is also one of the Fundamental building blocks of safety and so to that end the mayor's the members of the mayor's office of criminal justice here with me today I'm gonna talk about their work that supports healthy neighborhoods and promotes public safety And I just you know, I just wanted to say like where my J does I mean they There's really not enough time and it's from to really going to detail that what they do But you just put it like this there's someone who was being released from jail Right and if they don't have housing if they don't have access to job or any type of skills to get them back on track the chance of them repeating The probability goes up So we need we need we need housing We need to make sure that they don't have a place to go that there's a place for them to be able to go start The honor her team they look at that they make sure that the services that the city contracts with people to do that Are doing their job adequately they make sure that we have enough housing for those individuals and that the people That we're contracting with to get them job training So I mean they actually are in every facet that takes place in the criminal justice system as of today she coordinates a monthly call with the district attorney's office and We fight a lot on the calls, but it's all one common goal. So you have all of the five district attorneys with the Special narcotic prosecute as well in their staff and we go over some of the issues as they're backlogging cases of people not getting Their cases heard. What are some of the obstacles? What are some of the connections between the police department law enforcement they need and so much of this? All of this is actually comes under Marjay in the Indiana shop And that's just one of the areas that they that they focus on on and we could speak a lot about that you will be hearing from her team Again, it's sometimes doing our particular briefings, but they just play a critical role. So thank you I appreciate it very much. Next up we have Christian class now He works for directly for Deanna Logan and Mark J his title is the executive director of the office of special enforcement. We call it OSC They serve a few different functions But one of the main priorities and I think the priority we're going to discuss today is ensuring New Yorkers have access to housing through Enforcement of the city's rules and regulations around short-term rentals, right short-term rentals that have to be regulated When it's done biting by the law it works out for everyone when there are violations of that It has an impact down the line. So just think about it if there's a kink here It manifests over here and Christian is team is ensuring that the kinks get out and we can actually it's not having a necessary impact Unfortunately over the past decade we've seen a number of unscrupulous property owners and managers Turned builders into water essentially illegal hotels, right? So you have the property owners. They want to make money So they are skirting the laws. They are frequently Disregarding what the rules are at the end of the line to make money. They're not bringing anything to the community They're actually taking away from the community and we need some oversight there That is not to say that the property owners who are following the rules and abiding by the rules and they're contributing to the fabric of the Neighborhood then they should look at us as a support But if you do break the rules and you're committing harm so public safety manifests in a lot of different ways It's not just the person on the corner who's on a snatch your bag or steal your car It actually manifests in a lot of ways and sometimes we don't bring enough attention to these other areas that have such a big big Impact in those particular areas there. So we're gonna hear about these short-term rentals And and what your team has has been doing so let's give the public a little I'm so who is Christian class now? And what exactly does the office of special enforcement doing this year with Chris? Great? Thank you, sir And thank you also. So thank you deputy mayor banks Thank you also the mayor Adams director Logan and all those attending today's briefing as was said my name is Christian Klosner I'm the executive director of the mayor's office of special enforcement or OSC Our mandate is to coordinate efforts across city agencies to problem-solve around emerging issues adversely affecting neighborhood cohesion of ability and safety the vast majority of OSC's work since 2015 pertains to addressing the illegal short-term rentals the deputy mayor just mentioned These are occurring in the city's permanent residential housing stock and taking units of housing away from New Yorkers And creating safety hazards for both guests residents and neighbors alike By working to stop the proliferation of these illegal short-term rentals OSC works to help preserve permanent housing stock city-wide to prevent harassment and displacement of permanent residents and to promote safety and quality of life throughout our communities Our enforcement efforts protect The city's residents and visitors from dangerous violations of the building and safety and fire safety standards While striving to minimize disruptive activity in New York's residential neighborhoods and buildings on March 6th 2023 OSC opened the short-term rental registration portal Allowing New Yorkers to apply to be registered to host short-term rentals And as the deputy mayor mentioned to help those folks who are doing it legally really understand what the laws are come into compliance and have smooth sailing moving forward at the start of this week OSC had received 5549 applications While the volume of applications was intense in August and early September of 2023 and admittedly OSC's review lagged for many applicants I am pleased to now report that OSC has provided a determination in 5062 of these applications or 91% with nearly all the rest under active review with direction from Mayor Adams to find ways to reduce to reduce review time and Significant support from deputy mayor banks OSC was able to move diligently through the applications and go from a wait time of Three months to begin the review to a wait time of three days to begin the review In fact just last week an application was reviewed and finalized on the same day that it was received by our office This was accomplished by a process of filling all reviewer positions Training and detailing other OSC and Makje staff to the project and building in efficiencies in the review process This clearing of nearly all the backlog was also made possible by deputy mayor banks team Securing the assignment of 10 cadets from the NYPD cadet program to a two-month detail assisting OSC with the processing of applications OSC would like to take this opportunity to thank the cadets a Diligent and dedicated group of young people who would be do real credit to the city when they joined the ranks of the NYPD As well as thanks to their supervisor sergeant Kevin sue police cadet corps operation coordinator lieutenant Ruvanov and commanding officer and specter kill feather and commanding officer of NYPD's training bureau chief obie I Mentioned we have finalized review of 5062 applications of those OSC has granted 1211 registrations 897 applications were denied all for reasons required by the registration law such as the unit being rent regulated or on a list of Prohibited buildings where the owner has notified the city that short-term rentals are prohibited or where the applicant has submitted multiple applications an additional 2577 applications have been returned to the applicant to provide an opportunity to correct efficiencies that would have otherwise required Denial and another 377 similarly deficient applications where the applicants have returned the application to OSC having made some corrections and are now under our review OSC has worked hard to help applicants obtain registrations As we mentioned we want to support those folks who are acting legally and help them earn the money that they're entitled to make Although the registration law did not require us to do so OSC made regulations that guarantee applicants the chance to correct efficiencies with the goal being to help everyone host legally and Incompliance with the many rules and laws governing short-term rentals Before they get to the point where they're receiving a violation of the 1208 applications where a registration has been granted 858 or 71% were granted after OSC identified deficiencies and corrections for hosts who then came into compliance with the law As a result of all this work OSC is producing a safer city for residents and visitors alike Through the registration process applicants are incentivized to correct violations and move their listings out of illegal basements and sellers For example 70 of the registrations were granted only after the applicant moved their guest accommodation Out of an illegally converted basement or seller and another 400 applicants have had their applications returned With direction that they need to do the same Approximately 430 applications were returned to applicants to correct the dangerous conditions that led to violations issued by the Department of Buildings The fire department and the Department of Housing Preservation and develop development As OSC finalizes review of the last several hundred applications under its review We will turn our focus to working with those individuals who may need assist assistance correcting their applications For additional information on the rules and law as well as to apply for either Registration or to place a building you own on the prohibitive building list. Please visit OSC's website, which is nyc.gov OSC Thank you. Thank you. And this is something something I just want to you know crystallize this message here if you own a multi Family building and you do not want any of your tenants being able to utilize the short-term rental if you sign up for this particular code you become in this list then we won't allow it But if you have an apartment and you're using it unlawfully or legally to run out That's an apartment. That's off the market for someone a New Yorker that needs apartment And we've always struggled in this city with having affordable and enough housing So this is very important in what you're doing, right? But we also want to comply with the law if you have an apartment and you live there and You want to utilize the services of Airbnb. We certainly want to encourage it We are trying to get as much information out to the people who are filling out their applications of what they need to do Prior to it. We of course we want an application that comes in it fits the law It complies and we are we are pledging and we're doing a great job and a lot of improvement and it Making sure that gets approved so that you can now utilize your apartment for that But if it's against the rules you have an impact you have an impact on the Housing stock that we can utilize for other people that have housing that we spoke about people coming out of incarceration under the second chance we need housing There's children families that need housing and we want to make sure that not an important amount of Housing rental gets off of the rental market in addition if you're living next door to the legal apartment And you have transit people coming back and forth that presents another type of a perception of that the neighborhood is unsafe So we're trying to attack safety from various different areas once again It's not just your pickpocket being you being pickpocket very important. It's not just your car being stolen very important There's many other facets involved that goes behind these closed doors and we're trying to just Present a clearer picture of what we're doing there So that was a great presentation Chris and I appreciate it and certainly to the public any questions that you have And make sure you contact us We try to get as many ways as possible that you can contact us with your ideas or your questions or your suggestions And we will ensure that you get a timely response or to your concerns So in addition to preserving our housing opportunities for New Yorkers Through the Office of Special Enforcement my J also helps coordinate housing access for individuals involved in the criminal justice system It is critically important for a person's safety well-being and stability for them to have housing as they transition out of jail or prison and Back into the community and I just want to be clear about this before I introduce our next speaker if Department of Corrections and I'm not talking about just in New York City, but across it's supposed to correct if you take someone and you put them in jail and have to pay their debt To society and they're not learned. They're not they're not being learned a new skill. They're not being educated There's nothing or we actually send out a Far more dangerous criminal you took them out an element for one two three four five years They didn't educate them You didn't teach him how a different skill and now we put them back into the community And those are some of the things that we have to serve We're gonna have a corrections. We need to correct the situation and part of that is that when they come out That if they don't have a place to stay if they don't have a place a mom a dad a boyfriend a girlfriend a brother or sister husband A wife to come back and help them transition in that's part of our responsibility as a city to ensure That we're giving them enough of the support for them to turn their life around and that's some of the things that go on Notice so now we're about to hear from our executive director for housing initiative Yolanda Johnson Peterkin So Yolanda, let's tell the public exactly what's going on as far as our efforts in this area Thank you so much for this opportunity. This is amazing opportunity deputy mayor banks And thank you to mayor Adams and to my director director Logan and my peers on this panel and those behind the scene who makes this happen I'm very happy to be here Leading the efforts to allow people with justice history to land safety and safely in our community After they have been released from jail at the end of prison is an essential step in keeping our community safe in response to COVID-19 Pandemic in April 2020 the city established an emergency The entry hotel to provide housing for people being released from jail and or prison without a place to live at that time at that Their time of release mark J. Partner with Exodus transitional housing and housing works to provide holistic Social services and medical care for people living in reentry hotels This program has given people returning from incarceration a much needed sense of stability and Has allowed hundreds of hotel residents to engage in vocational educational mental and physical health Services throughout the process to obtain permanent housing in response to its measurable success in November 2021 the city increased funding for transitional housing for justice involved individuals fiscal year 2023 the city invested $57 million per year to provide approximately 1,000 units of transitional housing administered by our partner networks of Non-profit organization a fraction of what it takes to keep someone in Rikers Island for a year Mark J. Simultaneously worked with our justice partners to Permanently house participants who were afforded the opportunity to get and maintain a housing subsidy Helping them through the federal government funding to pay a portion of their rent Mark but as we know sometimes it's always not good news Mark J. Found that citizens in our community sometimes our mayor banks Deputy mayor banks were hesitant to rent to individuals who had committed an offense in their past But Mark J. Took the helm and our justice partners help create spaces so that we can inform develop train and Use an opportunity called open mind and open doors to inform our communities in a forum That was a series of networks opportunities to learn with landlords with brokers With community members with students and with whoever else would come to the table to make sure that we're working for these marginalized populations to give information about opportunities to renting with people with convictions or arrests in their past the aim was to change the hearts and minds of So many of those who are turning their lives around and have an act and we give them access to a successful Foundation we talking about permanent housing transitional housing fulfills the immediate need by giving people a safe place to live and Access to other services following incarceration this transitional housing initiatives draws on the success of other housing programs in New York City for justice involved populations that In just as involved population that demonstrate reductions in shelter use jail use impatient hospitalizations and Related medical course and Medicaid costs and reduced substance abuse and or misuse This effort is unprecedented and very successful with the help of our partners the Fortune Society Housing works shero, which is all the women Samaritan village in in the past year alone More than 200 formerly incarcerated people have been placed in permanent housing and we are proud Lastly it is essential that we include vulnerable populations in our federal and state housing subsidies Today we are looking for ways to find permanent housing for those in our transitional units Working with providers has been beneficial to both our city and to the participants providing stable safe environments And that has taken a bite out of housing That stability is exactly what you've asked us to do Deputy Mayor Banks to stabilize our community and make our public safe Thank you And you know just let's think about this for a second to the public think about a second, right? The people that are coming out of jail They're going someplace I know it's easy to say any place by my neighborhood But they're going someplace and the question is do we want them to come someplace and give them at least a Start that they now can become a contributor to society Other than that they're just going to turn around and start doing some of the same things they did beforehand And I do know that it's almost natural to be hesitant about I'm not running to them Nor do I want them in my neighborhood, but they're going somewhere. You know what happens They deserve another chance people make mistakes And I actually think a big part of how you gauge the city is your ability to help the ones who need to help the most Now are we going to have some of them? That's going to repeat. Absolutely. That's human nature But the vast we increase our chances Of these individuals give them a second chance Learning they they they learn they say hey, that's not the way I've made mistakes And I don't want to be a protective members of society So unless you just think that people are born to be criminals, which I hope none of us none of the public thinks that particular way These are people who are down on their luck and bad things happen to them And bad things that happen to you and your particular family and we are only as good as what we do to help Um, uh, those who are less fortunate and get them back on the track. So, you know You'll never get the credit you deserve because you're always behind the curtains But I just want you know, the public to know now and to learn more about Mark j is just that they have a direct impact You know on those individuals come out and say I have a place to live And we could talk again about how they do job training and job development and going back to get their educations That's that's all that stuff that's done. You hear about it's done primarily through mark j right there and the partners that they work with So I like the fact that you gave those other people credit because so many times people get up here And they'll say well we we we but none of this happens Right in a in a vacuum. None of this happens with just we we it's about what all of us doing so Even though you're up here representing. There's a lot of other people Organizations are not for profits. That's very much into the fabric of helping it out And I just really want to say thank you on that So last but not least we have assigned to v who's the executive director of the officer for the prevention of hate crimes Uh, this has been a topic that has been at the front of a lot of people's minds recently I would argue that it's a lot of our times All of the time. I mean hate crimes Um, not enough that you suffer that you're the victim of a crime But you suffer it because of who you are what you believe in your religion ethnicity and just Are various different reasons. I mean i'm getting assaulted because I believe in this Why in this and that's an extra trauma that's associated with just being the victim So think about that. I was robbed and that's a traumatic experience But I was robbed because of this or somebody spit on me or punched me because of this here And that is something that's been around for all too long And um, I don't know whether or not how the gays making progress on it I'm not one to ever cite statistics because once again if you are the person that's the victim Statistics means nothing. So you never hear me I mean you really hear me cite statistic as a symbol of what we're doing well Sometimes we have to use it as some type of a gage to make sure we're going in the right direction Um, but what asan and his team does is that they educate Um, I'm gonna let him explain exactly what he does But the question is how do you prevent it from happening in the first place? Of course when it happens We want the kuma justice system to arrest We want them to go into a court. We want them to be able to pay their debt to society But if you can just eliminate as much ignorance as you possibly can About these hate crimes, then you negate the fact that it happens again and before I turn it over to you These these hate is taught nobody comes out of the womb understanding hate like they are taught that they are shown that And that's a symbol of society and you can gauge on how well society is doing by how much we don't teach them That particular hate that's taking place there So with that I'd like to turn over to asan so he could tell us more about the work of his office The office of prevention of hate crimes and thank you for joining Thank you so much deputy mayor banks as well as director logan my peers and folks. Thank you so much for joining this evening It's also the impact that relates to the community. It's that community trauma, right? That individual who's been victimized because of who and what they are and how that impacts the wider Community and that in itself doesn't necessarily need to have borders. It's not limited to new york But it's a consciousness that's impacted And so, you know, before I get into my presentation in just knowing that this topic is something that's on So many new yorkers mind I really do want to reiterate again that it's important for folks That if they see they witness or they are a victim for what they believe is a hate crime To call 911 If you believe that you are a victim of bias discrimination as it relates to workplace, whatever it might be You can call 311 and be connected to the city's commission on human rights It's so important for folks to know what a hate crime is and i'm just gonna Before I get my presentation to also add that we've released a number of resources on what a hate crime is What a bias incident is in over 20 languages on our website Please go and get that resource and share it with your partners and that's at nyc.gov forward slash stop hate And so what does the office for the prevention of hate crimes do? Ophc as we are lovingly referred to in this acronym Um is really part of the mayor's office of criminal justice and coordinates the city's response A comprehensive response to hate crimes Bias incidents and discrimination, you know for us to be able to work towards hate crime prevention We also have to address the issues of bias of discrimination and the other factors And it's an intentional effort on part of bringing The city together collectively with agencies who may have not engaged with each other before on this particular topic But to be able to come together and figure out how can we strategize best in addressing And combating these issues as a city in a collaborative Coordinated and consistent manner And so i'm going to talk about what that looks like shortly and you'll kind of get an idea of what And how these three pillars that are on your screen right now really work in tandem collectively, but also Really show the impact That this work is doing so For us to be able to work towards Addressing issues of these big ideas of hate of bias these things. It's really important for us to also Look towards really cultivating strong community relations between communities in new york In new york city. It's so important for us to be able to do so and We're fortunate to have in this administration under mayor adams We're funding over 75 organizations that are doing Hate crime prevention hate crime response work throughout the city And this is reflective of the various communities that are out there right all the way from the jewish communities muslim communities lgbtq communities All the communities that are impacted at this moment and what does that look like right That looks like all the way from providing Informational sessions in different languages to people on how to identify what a hate crime is It's being out there in the streets after an incident happens In canvassing out there to be able to pass out information to ensure that we're collectively working on being able to Make sure that we're keeping our communities safe And among those that's just one aspect of the various programming that comes out of it But it also includes breaking red building bonds which i'll get into shortly and when I say comprehensive We're including city interagency efforts community collectively together We're looking outside of the outside the regular systems that we have into place But also building out a a much more stronger approach that brings collectively new york city public schools to the table Bring the city's commission on human rights to the table so on education Ophc's been working on hate crime prevention workshops at the onset of what's been going on A lot of folks want to know the very basics of what the process looks like what resources are available in communities, but also who can they engage with within The various process and being You know Someone who's been impacted by a hate crime as a victim or someone who's who's gotten Trauma from as a community member itself There's also upstander intervention trainings that are done throughout the city as well We want folks to know that there are ways to be able to intervene safely In being able to ensure that we are protecting and taking care of our communities and our neighbors as well And in the coming weeks, uh, the office prevention of hate crimes has been working on hate crimes lessons And this is something that we've been working on with facing history and ourselves It's so it's part of the mandate of our office But it's so important to be being able to ensure that we provide information out there to all folks whether it's in New York City public schools It's in the public We're going to make this public And knowing the basics of what a hate crime is what a bias incident is and also what the impact it has on communities And highlighting some important incidents that have happened here in New York City as well And getting into again, you know, I think we've we've heard it multiple times here And I think it's important to say it and over over again Yes, there's strong collaboration There's strong team effort When it comes to our interagency committee, we have 22 organizations and all five da's offices that are sitting on there Including the nypd right figuring out ways on how to address Various issues that are coming our way and we've done all the way from you seen this at events To we've done um workshops and how to be able to sign up for particular grants to get protections for your houses of worship And at the same time all of our agencies worked collectively To take on a mayoral initiative something that's so near and dear to mayor to mayor eric adams is breaking red building bonds And that has been something that has you know, we had a goal that was set in january 2023 And the mayor said he wanted 10 000 gatherings that brings small groups of people Different communities coming together to the table in answering a question that really Anyone can answer something that has Shows that we really do have these bonds that bring us together And just one of the questions that really sort of ends up resonating with me is What's one particular time that you felt uncomfortable? If you were to sit with that question and be able to engage in a facilitated way with other new yorkers from different communities That you're seeing the pictures right now, whether it's different ages different community groups whether it's different, um, uh, you know A real different faith groups whatever it might be coming together And so that goal was set and we were fortunate to be able to hit that goal last year with the help of some phenomenal Interagency partners, I just want to say the community affairs unit under commissioner fred christman It's been a vital to this assistant commissioner. Lamona morel who's been really good at really working towards engaging with communities on this We had inspector richie taylor who's also been really important in being sure that we are engaging this at the youth level across the programs at the nypd And also many of the community organizations throughout the city itself that have really put their time And so we hit a thousand it's still going Because it's become such a popular program because think about it for a second This is a time for an individual to venture outside their usual social bubble and do the most basic thing break bread engage in a conversation And really build that familiarity with each other that's so important for us to be able to collectively come together To combat some of those stereotypes and those biases out there There are folks who sat in in rooms together who were asking some of the questions that some folks may not feel comfortable asking But that space was made there to be able to get those questions answered And so we look forward to continuing this program this year deputy mayor banks And so We'll have more information as that come for all this stuff that we're working on you can visit our website at nyc.gov forward slash Stop hate. Thank you Listen, we have no loses Hate has been around almost from the beginning of time There's no losers here that we're going to solve the world's crisis, but we could actually in new york city Do the best effort that we can do with your help to be able to combat that so I appreciate you very much. I know you've been at this for a very very long time I know you actually believe it and You know, you are making a difference out there and I just like to say thank you So with that I guess this concludes our presentation today If we have On media like more than you know, like website because you know With one issue you have like thousands of people who can read it So and you know, there is a lot of misinformation a lot of you know So just we want to know like, you know, in case of like hate crime happened what What the person should do or you know, like steps one by one because you know, he didn't If he had like hate crime, he didn't know what he would 9 1 1 3 1 1 Or you know, if I will have something after that I have a result after that or just, you know It's a complaint and that so just we want to to let people know that you know There is somebody hearing them or somebody like, you know Asking for their demands or what, you know, they can prevent like, you know, the hate crime Absolutely and you know We know that those issues related to hate are something that are affecting a south asian arab muslim jewish communities across the country and so We put a resource out there just in the last couple of I guess about a month that is in arabic And that does provide you with the basic steps of what a hate crime is and what the process looks like And also within that who is in the process right where when it goes over to the da's office And we were fortunate to work with nypd on this and so that resource is available in arabic and we have gone to do some We've gone out into communities to be able to pass that information out as well And we use our community partners to 75 organizations that include some arab organizations jewish organizations There's muslim or all types of organizations to get this information out there and i'm happy to share that with you afterwards I want to say that because pastor gilman rose Who's the mayor's um advisor when it comes to faith is very much plugged into the work that we do collectively We really rely on our faith communities as well to get the information out there And we have done it through the course of um churches mosques synagogues When it's been for protecting houses of worship and being able to apply for potential grants for protections All the way to us being able to have nypd come in and assist with any sort of security Screening that may need to happen in that Thank you. That's a good question. I appreciate it And I do concur that the media has a big responsibility here As we do as getting that information to them But if you even suspect or feel that you were a victim of a hate crime call 9-1-1 going to your local precinct just Just start there so that they can get the information They can uh have enough to investigate it to determine exactly what happens and think of it this way Is that the person who committed the hate crime against you he didn't do it just because of you He did it because it's something you represent He or she will do it again So the fact that you report it you give us an opportunity to apprehend This individual and maybe save a victim in the future as far as I've discussed a very good question. I appreciate it Thank you