Don King

At 10 a.m., the Assembly's Banking Department budget oversight hearing is held at 250 Broadway to evaluate programs run by the state's Banking Department.

The City Council's Aging; Mental Health Committee, and Housing and Buildings Committee will hold meetings in City Hall.

The City Council's Parks & Recreation Committee will meet at 250 Broadway.

At noon, Don King and Al Sharpton distribute holiday turkeys at the National Action Network office (106 West 145th St.) At 1 p.m, the City Council's Economic Development Committee will meet in the Committee Room.

A joint meeting of the Fire and Criminal Justice Services and Civil Rights Committees will be held in the Council chambers.

The City Council's Small Business Committee and Lower Manhattan Redevelopment will meet at 250 Broadway.

And at 4 p.m, Assemblyman Michael Benjamin has a Christmas Party at the William Hodson Senior Center in the Bronx. -- Azi Paybarah

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