The New York City Council is launching an oversight hearing to evaluate Mayor Adam's response to the smoke that enveloped the city in June.
"We shouldn't be compromising New Yorkers’ health because we're not prepared."Brewer is the chair of the Council’s Oversight and Investigations Committee, which is leading the hearing, and says the intent is to see what plans are in place if this happens again.
Smoke first began to cover the city on June 6 – Mayor Adams tweeted out a health advisory in the afternoon warning New Yorkers to limit outdoor activities. "The team did its job, This is the challenge we're doing and there are going to be more issues like this. There's no blueprint or playbook for these type of issues," Adams said.
They also recommended people sign up for the mobile app Notify NYC which sent out alerts about the air quality a week in advance.Yet critics say that Adams should have moved faster to distribute masks and urge people to work from home.
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