Committee on Women and Gender Equity
TL;DR
The Committee on Women and Gender Equity held a joint meeting with the Veterans Committee to address support for women veterans and broader veteran services in NYC. The meeting focused on three main items: reviewing how well the city serves women veterans, proposing a housing preference for all veterans in NYC Housing Authority public housing, and ensuring Veterans Day is properly observed in schools.
Key Decisions
- Oversight hearing on services for women veterans Hearing held
- Resolution for NYC Housing Authority to add veteran admission preference in public housing Voted on
- Resolution for NYC Department of Education to observe Veterans Day on Friday (if Nov 11 is Saturday) or Monday (if Nov 11 is Sunday) Voted on
Agenda
- T2026-1265 Oversight - Serving Women Veterans.Oversight
- Res 0014-2026 Resolution calling upon the New York City Housing Authority to include an admission preference for public housing in its next proposed agency plan for all veterans of the U.S. militaryResolution
- Res 0131-2026 Resolution calling on the New York City Department of Education to observe Veterans Day the Friday before November 11th if it falls on a Saturday and the Monday after the 11th if it falls on a SundayResolution
- Jointly with the Committee on Veterans