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How NYC Council Member Lynn Schulman's Canceled ACC Hearing Will Endanger Homeless Cats and Dogs for the Next Year

By calling off the hearing, Schulman ensured council members would not hear from ACC watchers before the city budget is adopted.

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Brad Aaron
Jun 07, 2024
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The Scoop New York is a newsletter dedicated to companion animals and the New Yorkers who care for them, from Buffalo to Brooklyn. NYC ACC KILLS, published by TSNY, enumerates and memorializes adoptable cats and dogs who were nonetheless exterminated by Animal Care Centers of New York City.

NYC Council Member Lynn Schulman. Video still: NY1

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It’s Friday, June 7, 2024. This is The Weekly Poop.

This week, the expression “shit the bed” is on the brain thanks to two events: Governor Kathy Hochul blowing up the legislature (if not her political career) in the waning days of the session, and the New York City Council health committee, chaired by Queens rep Lynn Schulman, canceling its scheduled NYC ACC oversight hearing.

Yes, that hearing was the subject of the two most recent Poops, but since last week, new poop has come to light.

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