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De Blasio Creates Council to Connect Religious Communities to City Hall

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Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses the New York City Jewish community.

Mayor de Blasio announced the formation of the Mayor’s Clergy Advisory Council, comprised of faith leaders from across the five boroughs, to open up the lines of communication between religious leaders and City Hall.

This move will expand City Hall’s relationship with religious communities, making it easier for New Yorkers to share feedback, improving service delivery and strengthen clergy networks across the city. Members of the Council will also be deputized to hold local meetings on matters pertaining to City policies such as pub-lic safety, housing and education.

The Council will work directly with the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit and senior Administration officials to widen the reach of City services within communities across the city, and provide feedback on ways to strengthen programs that serve their congregations. The Clergy Advisory Council will meet with the Mayor and his staff, and hold monthly meetings with CAU, ensuring everyone’s voice is being heard.

“Local clergy and the religious communities they serve are essential to the fabric of our city. Houses of worship form a foundation of reflection and strength for thou-sands of New Yorkers. The Clergy Advisory Council will put us in direct communi-cation with these religious leaders so that we can ensure an open and productive dialogue with faith communities from every corner of our city,” said de Blasio.

“This partnership between our city’s diverse communities of faith and the Mayor is a key building block as we collectively strive to better the quality of life for all New Yorkers,” said Rabbi Bob Kaplan, Jewish Community Relations Council-NY.

“I am delighted and honored to serve on the Mayor’s Clergy Advisory Council. I be-lieve that faith-based communities are essential to help realize Mayor de Blasio’s vision of a more fair and just city for all,” said Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Congrega-tion Beit Simchat Torah.

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