(top photo) Outgoing youth leaders preside over proceedings; (above) Council Member Marjorie Velazquez and YMCA President and CEO Sharon Greenberger.
For the first time since 2019, participants in the Y’s Teens Take the City (TTC) program took over City Hall for an important evening of civic engagement. TTC is the Y’s signature teen civic engagement program that helps teens learn about City government, including Community Boards, the City Council, the Mayor’s office and City agencies.
At City Hall, Y teens displayed posters related to their issues of concern, and then gathered in Chambers to present and vote on policy proposals. Outgoing teen leaders also passed the torch to the incoming Youth Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, and Deputy Mayors.•
Longtime TTC supporter Council Member Gale Brewer spends time chatting with the next generation of city leadership.
Council Member Rita Joseph chums it up with outgoing Youth Mayor Dianna Levans.
Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams connects with a Y teen – and possibly a future fellow legislator.
Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers spends time connecting with teens from the Rockaway Y.
Teens tell Council Members Christopher Marte (top photo) and Alexa Avilés (above left) about their areas of focus. (above right) Council Member Marjorie Velazquez and YMCA President and CEO Sharon Greenberger.
