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Speeches & Testimony

Testimony from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for the City Council Hearing on Overheated Mats in City Playgrounds    04/22/09

Testimony from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for the City Council Hearing on Charter School Expansion in New York City    04/06/09

Remarks by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for General Welfare Committee Budget Hearing for the Human Resources Administration      03/23/09

Remarks by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for General Welfare Committee Budget Hearing for the Department of Homeless Services    03/23/09

Comments at the Committee on Parks and Recreation Hearing on Artificial Turf    02/09/09

Testimony for the MTA Hearing on Proposed Fare Hike and Service Cuts   02/04/09

Testimony from the Public Hearing on School Governance   01/29/09

Testimony from the New York City Council Public Hearing on Term Limits  10/17/08

Testimony from the Democratic Senate School Governance Task Force Public Hearing   9/18/08

Testimony from July 30th Contracts for Excellence Public Hearing [pfd]    7/30/08    

Testimony by Betsy Gotbaum, Public Advocate for the City of New York for the City Council Hearing on M/WBE Compliance  6/24/08

Testimony by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum For New York City Water Board Hearing on Proposed Water Rate Increases   5/5/08

Testimony for the NY State Assembly Hearing on Committees on Cities, Codes and Housing   4/24/08

Comments on the DFTA Concept Paper for Home-Delivered Meals Request For Proposals    3/13/08

Comments on the DFTA Concept Paper for Senior Congregate Activities Request for Proposals   3/13/08

Testimony from Council Oversight Hearing on Maternal and Newborn Health     2/7/08

Testimony the Assembly Hearing on Compliance with Required Physical Education Classes    1/31/08

Testimony for the MTA Hearing on the Proposed Fare Hike   11/08/07

Comments of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Environmental Protection Agency Proposed Revision of Smog Limits   10/05/07

Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum New York State Assembly Hearing on Public Assistance  9/6/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Civilian Complaint Review Board Budget for Fiscal Year 2008  3/19/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Administration for Children's Services Budget for Fiscal Year 2008  3/15/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Health and Hospitals Corporation Budget for Fiscal Year 2008  3/12/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Budget for Fiscal Year 2008  3/12/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Transportation for Fiscal Year 2008  3/08/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Governmental Operations for Fiscal Year 2008  3/07/07

Testimony for City Council Hearing on Department of Housing Preservation and Development Budget for Fiscal Year 2008  3/06/07

Keynote Address for Domestic Violence Report Presentation at Baruch College 1/27/06

Keynote Address for Newman Institute Affordable Housing Conference 10/21/05

Testimony for New York City Housing Authority Hearing on NYCHA's 2006 Draft Plan 8/03/05

Testimony of Public Ad ion's Discipline Code Public Hearing 8/03/05

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Testimony for MTA Hearing on Proposed East 50th Street Facility 2/10/05

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Testimony at City Council Hearing on Jets Stadium Financing Plan 2/07/05

Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Planning Commission Hearing on the Proposed Rezoning Greenpoint/Williamsburg 1/19/05

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Testimony at the Empire State Development Corporation Hearing on West Side Stadium 12/16/04

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Testimony at City Council Hearing on West Side Financing Plan 12/15/04

Public Advocate Gotbaum's Testimony at City Council Hearing on West Side Rezoning 12/13/04

Keynote Address by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Newman Institute Development Conference at Baruch College 11/23/04

Public Advocate's Testimony Before General Welfare Committee on Child Fatalities at Shelters 11/09/04

Public Advocate's Testimony at MTA Hearing on Proposed Fare Hikes Held at El Museo del Barrio 11/09/04

Public Advocate's Testimony at City Planning Commission Hearing on West Side Development 09/23/04

Public Advocate's Testimony for City Council Hearing on Shelter Deaths 06/30/04

Public Advocate's Statement on DOE's Announcement of Special Ed Survey Findings  05/11/04   

Acceptance Speech of John Dewey Award for Excellence in Education 05/08/04

Public Advocate's Statement on DOE's Latest No Bid Contract  05/03/04          

Public Advocate's Testimony on Nielsen Local People Meters 04/19/04

Public Advocate's Remarks at Brown v. Board of Education Symposium 04/14/04

Public Advocate's Testimony Before the City Council on the Development Plan for Downtown Brooklyn 04/04/04

Public Advocate's Statement on Social Promotion Scandal in Schools  03/15/04

Public Advocate's Statement on Resignation of Deputy Chancellor Lam  03/08/04

Gotbaum Reaffirms Support for Same-Sex Couples 03/07/04

Public Advocate's Testimony Before City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management 03/02/04

Public Advocate's Statement Before City Council Hearing on School Violence  01/28/04

Public Advocate's Statement on Governor Pataki's State of the State Address 01/07/04

Public Advocate's Statement on Plan B Emergency  Contraception 12/23/03

Public Advocate's Testimony to the State Commission on  Education Reform  12/12/03

Public Advocate's Statement on Liberty Bond Use for Astoria Energy LLC  12/11/03

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Testimony School Overcrowding is Out of Control  10/14/03

The Public Advocate's Testimony, Hearing on Disaster Preparedness for Seniors 10/07/03

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Hearing on CoPIC 9/26/03

Address to the National Council of Jewish Women 9/16/03

The Public Advocate's Testimony, Education Hearing 9/12/03

Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on the Court of Appeals Campaign for Fiscal Equity Ruling 6/26/03

Speech at the New York City Coalition Against Hunger, citywide conference - 6/16/2003

New York City Council Hearing on Rent Control Laws

Public Advocate Testimony - 2/25/03

New York is the fifth least affordable state in the nation for housing.  This affordable housing crisis is an emergency, and rent control is one of the few tools that tenants have to protect themselves.

New York City Council Emergency Contraception Hearing Public Advocate Testimony - 2/24/03

Choosing when to have children is one of the most important decisions a woman can make for herself and her future family. Yet every year almost half of the pregnancies in America are unwanted, and more than half of those end in abortion. 

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Testimony Before New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Housing 2/13/03

Public Hearing on MTA Token Booth Closings

Public Advocate Testimony - 2/5/03

The MTA and New York City Transit have proposed a hiking fares, closing token booths and cutting back bus service. These proposals prey on the convenience, the wallets and the safety of New Yorkers. 

Task Force on Community School Board Reform

Public Advocate Testimony - 1/15/03

Sometimes it seems that everyone has a voice in how our schools run--except parents. But who knows better than parents if schools are serving our children well?

2001/2002 Speeches & Testimony

City Council Transportation Committee Testimony 10/10/02

Our extensive transit system makes the city a good place to do business. Mass transit also reduces traffic congestion and air pollution. Because of mass transit's critical importance to the city, we must keep service efficient and affordable.

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