Zellnor Myrie: “Two years ago, this legislature passed a statute that…”

“I think we should be investing as many resources as possible to allow the department to continue that work. Commissioner McDonald, Two years ago, this legislature passed a statute that required the department to issue a study on health inequities in central Brooklyn and to also consider constructing new health facilities for women and children. We inquired about the status of that report in October of last year. You responded on October 17, 2023, saying that it would be complete by October. It was not.” (00:21–00:35)

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