Adding to the honor, the New York City Council formally recognized Hammond for his contributions to the Caribbean community.

Source: https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/entertainment/brooklyns-little-caribbean-ignites-with-first-ever-caribbean-music-awards/

At a New York City Council hearing on Wednesday, municipal agency heads were grilled about what they knew and when they acted during the wildfire smoke crisis that swept the metro area in early June.

Source: https://gothamist.com/news/in-spicy-hearing-nyc-council-grills-mayor-adams-administration-air-quality-response

Exonerated “Central Park Five” member Yusef Salaam is poised to win a seat Nov. 7 on the New York City Council, marking a stunning reversal of fortune for a political newcomer who was wrongly imprisoned as a teenager in the infamous rape case.

Source: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2023/1107/He-was-wrongfully-imprisoned.-Now-he-might-win-a-NYC-Council-seat?icid=rss

It is also partly supported by public funds via the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council members Selvena N. Brooks-Powers and Kevin Riley, and New York State Assemblyman Brian Cunningham.

Source: https://jamaicans.com/jamaican-themed-christmas-grand-market-comes-to-new-york-in-2023/

“It’s no secret, nor do I do him any favors if I don’t mention that problem, because he has it,” said Andrew Stein, a former New York City Council president who has known Giuliani for decades.

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2023/10/05/rudy-giuliani-drinking/

The officials will be in the country for a five-day visit with a contingent of elected officials from the United States Congress, New York State Senate, New York State Assembly, New York City Council, Schenectady County, and the City of Schenectady.

Source: https://guyanachronicle.com/2023/09/30/new-york-senate-delegation-to-visit-guyana/