{"id":16631,"date":"2026-06-11T11:12:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/?page_id=16631"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T13:46:32","slug":"economic-development-and-public-safety-committee-edps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/all-committees\/economic-development-and-public-safety-committee-edps\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Development and Public Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 50%; padding: 0 10px 0 0; float: left;\">Tina Nelson, Co-Chair<br \/>\nDelores Rubin, Co-Chair<br \/>\nLeslie Woodruff, Public Member<br \/>\nJoseth Cotton<br \/>\nSam Deutsch<br \/>\nWendy Gonzalez<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 50%; padding: 0 10px 0 0; float: left;\">Sean Holihan<br \/>\nJames MacDonald<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 50%; padding: 0 10px 0 0; float: right;\">Gregory Morris<br \/>\nJustine Ortiz<br \/>\nAllen Oster<br \/>\nRodney Washington<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>1) What is the Function of This Committee?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The EDPS Committee objective is to strengthen the well\u2011being, safety and resilience of our community by supporting effective emergency services and related agencies while fostering a thriving environment for local businesses. The Committee will advocate for coordinated and community-driven operations, promote transparent communication and advance policies that protect residents and empower entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2) When and Where Does This Committee Meet?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Committee regularly meets on the third Thursday of each month, beginning at 6:30 PM. Please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/calendar\/\">calendar and committee agenda<\/a> for most up to date information.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3) What City or State Agencies Work With This Committee?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: large;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Knowing community safety and l<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">ocal business issues cover a lot of ground, EDPS will work with\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">many agencies, primarily but not limited to:<\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">New York Police Department &amp; District Precincts (NYPD)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Fire Department of New York (FDNY)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">NYC Emergency Medical Services (EMS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Con Edison<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">NYC Small Business Services (NYC SBS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">Manhattan District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">NY State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: large;\">The District\u2019s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\">Members Tina Nelson, Co-Chair Delores Rubin, Co-Chair Leslie Woodruff, Public Member Joseth Cotton Sam Deutsch Wendy Gonzalez Sean Holihan James MacDonald Gregory Morris Justine Ortiz Allen Oster Rodney Washington 1)<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-auto\"><a class=\"btn btn-secondary mt-auto\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/all-committees\/economic-development-and-public-safety-committee-edps\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":28,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16631","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16631"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16729,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16631\/revisions\/16729"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbmanhattan.cityofnewyork.us\/cb4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}