🔴 LIVE: Hearing on Syringe Litter Management

New York City Council · October 22, 2026

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Hearing logistics and instructions

Presentation

13:21 → 13:37(17s)

Staff member gave procedural directions to the public: fill out testimony slips with the sergeant-at-arms, do not approach the witness table or present audio/video at the table, and where to submit written testimony. This established participation rules and decorum for the hearing.

Speakers:

The New York City Council Committee on Mental Health and Substance Use held an oversight hearing on syringe litter management, reviewed the community syringe redemption program and three pieces of legislation on fentanyl test-strip outreach and addiction training for medical schools, and heard testimony from Health Department and sanitation officials and nonprofit leaders.

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