Public Testimony and Comments

2024

December

• December 17, 2024 - Testimony of Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner, NYC Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council Committees on Oversight & Investigations, General Welfare, Finance, and Contracts Oversight Hearing: Examining the Mayoral Administration’s Oversight of City-Funded Homeless Shelter Providers

June

• June 11, 2024 - Testimony of Administrator Joslyn Carter, New York City Department of Homeless Services, Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare, Oversight Hearing: Families with Children in DHS Shelters

May

• May 6, 2024 - Testimony of Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner, New York City Department of Social Service, Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare Department of Social Services Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Hearing
• May 6, 2024 - Fiscal 2025 Executive Budget Testimony Presentation, Commissioner Molly Wasow Park

March

• March 11, 2024 - Testimony of Molly Wasow Park, Commissioner New York City Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare Department of Social Services Fiscal Year 2025 Preliminary Budget Hearing
• March 11, 2024 - Fiscal 2025 Preliminary Budget Testimony Presentation, Commissioner Molly Wasow Park
• March 1, 2024 - Testimony of Commissioner Molly Wasow Park Commissioner, NYC Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare Oversight Hearing: DSS Manipulation of Monthly Eligibility Rate Reporting

2023

March

• March 13, 2023 - Testimony of Molly Wasow Park, Acting Commissioner New York City Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare Department of Social Services Fiscal Year 2024 Preliminary Budget Hearing

2022

September

• September 13, 2022 - Testimony of Marricka Scott-McFadden, Deputy Commissioner for Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, Before the New York City Council, Committees on General Welfare

August

• August 9, 2022 - Testimony of Gary P. Jenkins, Commissioner Department of Social Services, Committee on General Welfare, Oversight Hearing: Long-standing NYC Shelter Intake Issues and the Recent Increase in Asylum Seekers

May

• May 20, 2022 - Testimony of Gary P. Jenkins, Commissioner Department of Social Services, Before the New York City Council, Committees on Finance and General Welfare, Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget Hearing
• May 3, 2022 - Testimony of Gary P. Jenkins, Commissioner New York City Department of Social Services, Before the New York City Council, Committees on General Welfare, Oversight Hearing: Unsheltered Homelessness in New York City

April

• April 4, 2022 - Testimony of Iris Rodriguez, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Homeless Services, Before the New York City Council, Committees on General Welfare and Veterans, Oversight Hearing: Update on the City’s Efforts to End Veterans’ Homelessness

March

• March 9, 2022 - Testimony of Gary P. Jenkins, Commissioner New York City Department of Social Services, Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare, Department of Social Services Fiscal Year 2023 Preliminary Budget Hearing

2021

December

• December 6, 2021 - Testimony of Molly Park, First Deputy Commissioner, before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare, Oversight Hearing: State of Single Adult Homelessness in NYC

April

• April 30, 2021 - Testimony of Molly Park First Deputy Commissioner, before the New York City Council Committee on Oversight and Investigations and Committee on General Welfare, Oversight Hearing: The City’s Audit of Shelter Providers

2020

• May 18, 2020 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council, Committee on General Welfare NYC Department of Social Services Fiscal Year 2021 Executive Budget Hearing

April

• April 23, 2020 - Testimony of Erin Drinkwater Deputy Commissioner for Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs for the Department of Social Services, before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare Oversight: Introduction 1927: Requiring Private Rooms For Homeless Single Adults During COVID19 Pandemic

February

• February 28, 2020 - Testimony of Molly Park, First Deputy Commissioner, before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare Oversight: Outreach NYC and Barriers to Shelter for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

January

• January 21, 2020 - Testimony of Molly Park, First Deputy Commissioner, Department of Homeless Services, before the New York City Council Public Safety and General Welfare Committees Oversight Hearing: NYPD and DHS Subway Diversion Program

2019

December

• December 16, 2019 - Testimony of Molly Park, First Deputy Commissioner Department of Homeless Services, before the New York City Council Finance and General Welfare Committees Oversight Hearing: DHS Homeless Service Provider Contracts

November

• November 21, 2019 - Testimony of New York City Department of Homeless Services Oversight: Food Access, Quality, and Inspections at DHS Shelters, before the New York City Council's Committee on General Welfare

October

• October 2, 2019 - Testimony of Erin Drinkwater, Deputy Commissioner of Intergovernmental and Legislative Affairs, Department of Social Services, Before the New York City Council's Committees on Justice and General Welfare: Decarceration and Proposed Legislation (Intro 1190 and Intro 1759)

May

• May 22, 2019 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee: The DSS Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget
• May 22, 2019 - DSS Fiscal Year 2020 Executive Budget Presentation

March

• March 25, 2019 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee: The DSS Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget

2018

December

• December 17, 2018 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner, Department of Social Services, Before the New York City Council Finance and General Welfare Committees Oversight Hearing: Homeless Shelters

September

• September 20, 2018 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner, Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council General Welfare and Mental Health, Disability and Addiction Committees: Shelter Accommodations and Services for those with Disabilities

June

• June 21, 2018 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council General Welfare and Contracts Committees Oversight: Model Budget
  • Shelter Model Budget Overview Presentation

May

• May 15, 2018 - Testimony of Steven Banks, Commissioner, Department of Social Services Before the New York City Council Finance and General Welfare Committees: The DSS Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget
  • DSS Fiscal Year 2019 Executive Budget Testimony Presentation

March

• March 27, 2018 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee: The DSS Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget
  • DSS Fiscal Year 2019 Preliminary Budget Testimony Presentation

February

• February 27, 2018 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee Oversight: Opioid Overdoses Among NYC's Homeless Population

2017

November

• November 20, 2017 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the Committee on Housing and Buildings Jointly with the Committee on General Welfare: Oversight Hearing Regarding HPD's Coordination with HRA/DHS to Address the Homelessness Crisis

October

• October 11, 2017 - Testimony of DHS Administrator Joslyn Carter before the New York City Council Committees on Education and General Welfare on Support for Students in Temporary Housing

June

• June 27, 2017 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee Oversight: PATH to Permanency

April

• April 20, 2017 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee Oversight: Post-90 Day Review

March

• March 27, 2017 - Testimony of DSS Commissioner Steven Banks Before the New York City Council General Welfare Committee on the DHS Fiscal Year 2018 Preliminary Budget
  • DHS Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget Testimony Presentation

2016

November

• November 21, 2016 - Testimony of Chief Special Services Officer Daniel Tietz on Behavioral Health Services in the DHS Shelter System
• November 17, 2016 - Testimony of Chief Special Services Officer Daniel Tietz on Medical Health Services in the DHS Shelter System

May

• May 12, 2016 - DHS Fiscal Year 2017 Executive Budget Testimony Before the New York City Council General Welfare and Finance Committees
  • DHS Fiscal Year 2017 Executive Budget Testimony Presentation

April

• April 21, 2016 - Review of Homeless Service Agencies and Programs Testimony Before General Welfare Committee
  • Review of Homeless Service Agencies and Programs Presentation

March

• March 15, 2016 - City Council FY17 Preliminary Budget Hearing Testimony
  • City Council FY17 Preliminary Budget Hearing Presentation

2015

December

• December 9, 2015 - General Welfare Commitee Oversight on Homelessness

November

• November 12, 2015 - Update on the City's Efforts to End Veteran Homelessness to Committees on General Welfare and Veterans

May

• May 19, 2015 - Executive Budget Testimony

March

• March 17, 2015 - City Council Preliminary Budget Testimony Hearing

February

• February 27, 2015 - Oversight: Interagency Coordination Between DHS and ACS to Protect Homeless Children

January

• January 21, 2015 - Oversight: Homelessness and the Implementation of the LINC Program

2014

December

• December 9, 2014 - Deputy Commissioners Rudin and Hylton Testify Before State Assembly on Homeless Services in New York State

November

• November 10, 2014 - Oversight: Ending Veteran Homelessness and Hunger in New York City

May

• May 19, 2014 - City Council Executive Budget Hearing Fiscal Year 2015

March

• March 24, 2014 - City Council Preliminary Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2015

February

• February 27, 2014 - Oversight: Conditions and Operations in DHS Family Shelters