Yesterday, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced he is diverting Borough Hall resources and funding toward aiding New Yorkers and relieving the growing pressures on overstretched city services during Borough Hall’s Latino Heritage Month celebration.
Reynoso said that, moving forward all community events organized by the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President will be oriented toward servicing the needs of the Brooklyn community. As illustrated by the Fiscal Year 2023 Mayor’s Management Report, he noted in a press release from his office and at the event last night, [New York City is struggling to meet the needs of long-time and newly arrived New Yorkers, and we need all hands on deck to ensure people are housed, healthy, and supported.

“If the Mayor’s Management Report showed us anything, it’s that the city is struggling to meet the most basic needs of all New Yorkers – those who have been here for years and those who have just arrived,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
“But we are New York – we are a city of immigrants, and we are proud to celebrate where we come from by paying it forward. We don’t slash funding for city services. We don’t pit those with little against those with less.
As the son of two Dominican immigrants, born in Williamsburg and raised on food stamps in Section 8 housing, I cannot in good conscience host parties and celebrations when so many Brooklynites are struggling. I am committed to using the platform and resources that I have to deliver on behalf of those who need help the most, and I look forward to redefining Brooklyn Borough Hall as an office-oriented toward service.”