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COGE Public Meetings and Hearings
Public Meeting and Hearings
The 2026 Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) has concluded its 10 public hearings. All the hearing recordings are available below. COGE’s Adopted Final Report and Adopted Charter Amendments, Ballot Questions, and Ballot Abstracts are available here.
Official legal transcription of meetings and hearings are uploaded as soon as they are complete. If you would like to view a hearing's transcript before the official transcript is ready, go to the YouTube recording of the hearings whose transcript you want to see, click '...more' on the video description, and then click 'Show Transcript'.
Past Hearings
Final Meeting of the Commission of Government Efficiency
Thursday, July 23 at 5pm
Landmarks Preservation Commission Public Hearing Room
253 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Manhattan, NY 10007
Watch the July 23 Meeting Recording
Queens Hearing 2: Outdoor Dining & Street Safety
Monday, July 13, at 5:00pm
Queens Borough Hall, Helen Marshall Cultural Center
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424
Watch the July 13 Public Hearing recording
Manhattan Hearing 2: Streamlining Permitting
Wednesday, July 8, 5:00pm
Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10027
Watch the July 8 Public Hearing recording
Staten Island Hearing 2: Speeding Up Procurement
Monday, July 6, at 5:00pm
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Great Hall
1000 Richmond Terrace
Staten Island, NY 10301
Watch the July 6 Public Hearing recording
Bronx Hearing 2: Improving Franchises and Concessions
Wednesday, July 1, at 5:00pm
CUNY Lehman College
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY 10468
Watch the July 1 Public Hearing recording
Brooklyn Hearing 2: Unlocking Public Space
Tuesday, June 30, at 5:00pm
CUNY Medgar Evers College
1650 Bedford Avenue
Enter on Crown Street between Franklin and Bedford Avenues
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Watch the June 30 Public Hearing recording
Staten Island Hearing 1: Ideas for Savings from Efficiencies
Tuesday, June 23, at 5:00pm
Staten Island University Hospital, Regina McGinn Education Center
475 Seaview Ave, Staten Island, NY 10305
Watch the June 23 Public Hearing recording
Queens Hearing 1: Public Space
Monday, June 22, at 5:00pm
NYC Department of Design and Construction, Multi-Purpose Room
30-30 Thomson Ave (enter on 30th Pl), Long Island City, NY 11101
Watch the June 22 Public Hearing recording
Brooklyn Hearing 1: Modernizing Government and Streamlining Government Technology
Thursday, June 11, at 5:00pm
Brooklyn Law School, 7th Floor Lecture Hall
250 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Watch the June 11 Public Hearing recording
Bronx Hearing 1: Streamlining Government for Small Business and Community Organizations
Wednesday, June 10, at 5:00pm
Fordham University McShane Campus Center
457 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458
(At the guard post, campus security will direct you to the McShane Center)
Watch the June 10 Public Hearing recording
Manhattan Hearing 1: Streamlining Government for Infrastructure Projects and Public Realm
Tuesday, June 9, at 5:00pm
New York Law School 2nd Floor Lecture Hall
185 W Broadway, New York, NY 10013
Watch the June 9 Public Hearing recording
Initial Public Meeting of the Commission on Government Efficiency
Thursday, June 4, at 5:00pm
Landmarks Preservation Commission Public Hearing Room
253 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10007