Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Sept. 27 announced that he is diverting Borough Hall resources and funding toward aiding New Yorkers and relieving the growing pressures on overstretched city services.
The politician made the announcement at his Latino Heritage Month celebration, declaring that moving forward all community events organized by the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President will be oriented toward servicing the needs of the Brooklyn community.
The release said, “as illustrated by the Fiscal Year 2023 Mayor’s Management Report, New York City is struggling to meet the needs of long-time and newly arrived New Yorkers, and we need all hands on deck to ensure people are housed, healthy, and supported.”
“If the Mayor’s Management Report showed us anything, it’s that the city is struggling to meet the most basic needs of all New Yorkers – those who have been here for years and those who have just arrived,” said Reynoso.
“But we are New York – we are a city of immigrants, and we are proud to celebrate where we come from by paying it forward. We don’t slash funding for city services. We don’t pit those with little against those with less. As the son of two Dominican immigrants, born in Williamsburg and raised on food stamps in Section 8 housing, I cannot in good conscience host parties and celebrations when so many Brooklynites are struggling. I am committed to using the platform and resources that I must deliver on behalf of those who need help the most, and I look forward to redefining Brooklyn Borough Hall as an office oriented toward service,” he said.
