Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Relations Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/13/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1
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T2026-1818 *   Oversight – Commemorating Juneteenth and Honoring Burial Sites of Formerly Enslaved African Americans.Oversight Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
T2026-1818 *   Oversight – Commemorating Juneteenth and Honoring Burial Sites of Formerly Enslaved African Americans.Oversight Filed, by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0220-2026 *Kamillah Hanks  Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) to maintain a list of all known burial sites of formerly enslaved African Americans citywide. This bill would also require DCLA to develop and implement a plan to locate any currently unmarked burial sites for formerly enslaved African Americans citywide, in consultation with other city agencies, organizations and experts. This bill would also require DCLA to notify elected officials when a burial site has been located in their district. Finally, this bill would require DCLA to develop an educational campaign to inform City residents about the burial sites and develop and maintain an interactive map of the burial sites on the DCLA website.Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Int 0220-2026 *Kamillah Hanks  Identification of formerly enslaved African American burial sites.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) to maintain a list of all known burial sites of formerly enslaved African Americans citywide. This bill would also require DCLA to develop and implement a plan to locate any currently unmarked burial sites for formerly enslaved African Americans citywide, in consultation with other city agencies, organizations and experts. This bill would also require DCLA to notify elected officials when a burial site has been located in their district. Finally, this bill would require DCLA to develop an educational campaign to inform City residents about the burial sites and develop and maintain an interactive map of the burial sites on the DCLA website.Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0082-2026 *Amanda C. Farías  Celebrating the Feast of San Gennaro and the Ferragosto Festival.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0082-2026 *Amanda C. Farías  Celebrating the Feast of San Gennaro and the Ferragosto Festival.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0424-2026 *Kevin C. Riley  Declaring January 5 as Kappa Alpha Psi Day.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0424-2026 *Kevin C. Riley  Declaring January 5 as Kappa Alpha Psi Day.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0440-2026 *Amanda C. Farías  Declaring April 28 as Willie Colón Day.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0440-2026 *Amanda C. Farías  Declaring April 28 as Willie Colón Day.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0450-2026 *Nantasha M. Williams  Declaring June 28 as Maria Antonia Cay Day.Resolution Hearing Held by Committee  Action details Not available
Res 0450-2026 *Nantasha M. Williams  Declaring June 28 as Maria Antonia Cay Day.Resolution Laid Over by Committee  Action details Not available