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The NYC Council’s Parks Committee is holding a public hearing on Thursday, March 21 at 1pm to review Mayor Adams’ preliminary budget for NYC fiscal year 2025, which includes major cuts to the Parks Department.
City Parks Foundation and New Yorkers for Parks invite parks organizations, volunteers, friends-of groups, cultural groups, and all other New Yorkers who care about our green spaces to show up and testify about the importance of parks to their communities. The more voices that the Council hears, the stronger our case for the restoration of support for parks across the city!
To help you prepare, we have a number of resources available:
Watch a video overview of how to testify at the hearing
Read through and familiarize yourself with critical talking points
Review our budget testimony guide for helpful tips and make a copy to customize your own testimony
We are holding office hours to answer any questions and provide guidance on Friday, March 15th from 12:30-1:30pm and Tuesday, March 19th from 6-7pm - please click the dates to register.
If you plan on testifying, please notify and share a copy of your testimony in advance with Katie Swabb, our Government Relations and Special Projects Manager, at kswabb@cityparksfoundation.org
For more information on how to help #SaveNYCParks, join the Play Fair coalition, a 500+ member organization and advocacy campaign elevating parks issues citywide.
Thank you so much for all that you do to protect our city’s public spaces!
At City Parks Foundation, we are dedicated to invigorating and transforming parks into dynamic, vibrant centers of urban life through sports, arts, community building and education programs for all New Yorkers. Our programs — located in hundreds of parks, recreation centers and public schools across New York City — reach thousands of people each year. Our ethos is simple: thriving parks mean thriving communities.
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