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