Below are links to public meetings and letters written by HKNC highlighting legislative and programmatic solutions to neighborhood concerns. Op-eds by HKNC and articles that mention HKNC are also included.
Public Meetings
HKNC members participate in public meetings with local Community Boards and other city agencies and hosts community events such as candidate forums. View recordings to some of our past events and register to attend upcoming meetings below.
Upcoming Public Meetings
Coming soon
Past Public Meetings
March – November 2022 NY City Council Redistricting Public Meetings
10/20/2022 Manhattan Community Board 4 Housing, Health & Human Services Committee (HHHS) Meeting, HKNC members gave testimony
9/15/2022 Manhattan Community Board 4 Housing, Health & Human Services Committee (HHHS) Meeting, HKNC members gave testimony
8/22/2022 NY City Council Redistricting Public Hearing, HKNC members gave testimony
8/15/2022 NY State Senate District 47 Candidate Forum, HKNC sponsored
6/14/2022 NY State Assembly District 75 Candidate Forum, HKNC sponsored
Letters
HKNC works to improve neighborhood public safety by advocating for a variety of policies. Read some of our letters below:
Public Safety
5/24/2024 Letter to DANY, OCM and Sheriff’s Department re: Priority Unlicensed Cannabis Shops for Closure
5/9/2024 Letter to Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Erik Bottcher re: Gaming Facility Text Amendment
4/1/2024 Letter to OCM re: Need for Unlicensed Cannabis Enforcement
12/20/2023 Letter to Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal re: Followup from 11/30 Meeting
9/14/2023 Letter to State Senator Brad Hoylman re: Followup from 7/27 Meeting
8/18/2023 Letter to Assemblymember Tony Simone re: Followup from 6/14 Meeting
7/14/2023 Letter to Mayor Eric Adams Requesting B-HEARD and HEAT Teams to Hell’s Kitchen
4/7/2023 Letter and Petition to Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul re: Seven Legislative and Programmatic Actions to Address the Severe Mental Health and Drug Addiction Crises Facing New York City
7/25/2022 Letter to CVS, Duane Reade, Target, and Rite Aid re: Retail Security
3/28/2022 Letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul re: Ten-Point Public Safety Plan
2/11/2022 Letter to District Attorney Alvin Bragg re: Public Safety Issues
1/25/2021 Letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo re: Public Safety Issues
Housing
2/17/2021 NYC Department of Homeless Services Response to HKNC re: Temporary Homeless Shelters
Neighborhood Issues
8/22/2022 Letter to NYC Districting Commission re: City Council Redistricting Maps
7/21/2022 Cross Neighborhood Coalition Letter to Mayor Eric Adams re: Shelter & Social Service Facility Siting – The Cross Neighborhood Coalition (covering Fordham Hill, BX; Crown Heights and East New York, BK; Chinatown, Harlem, Kips Bay and Midtown West, MN) is made up of community organizations from different parts of the city that share common concerns regarding shelter siting and over-saturation of social service facilities within their respective neighborhoods.
12/29/2021 Letter to Independent Redistricting Commission re: Redistricting
Press
HKNC Op-Eds
HKNC in the News
12/12/2020 Drug users, accused murderers giving advice on NYC lawlessness, by James Thompson, Report Door
12/3/2020 Exclusive Video Shows Fights, Drug Use at Hell’s Kitchen Hotels Housing the Homeless by Courtney Gross, NY1 & Tweet
10/20/2020 Hell’s Kitchen residents demand that city strengthen homeless services, by amNY News & The Villager
10/16/2020 Another Group Raises Concerns About Relocation Of Homeless To Hotels, by Mirela Iverac, WNYC News