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06/26/08
Speaker Quinn and Mayor Bloomberg Announce Council Restoration of Classroom Funds

06/25/08
Council to Patterson: Bag this Bill - State Plastic Bag Recycling Bill Would Weaken NYC's Environmental Efforts

06/16/08
Speaker Quinn, Deput Mayor Linda Gibbs and HRA Commissioner Robert Doar Announce Completion of Medicaid Food Stamp Data Match | pdf

06/05/08
Milk Money: Council Report Shows 86% of Surveyed Stores Overcharge for Milk

05/28/08
Council Increases Public Safety with Vote on Fire Code | pdf

05/27/08
Helping the City’s Small Businesses Through a Tough Economy, New Rules and 21st Century Technology Will Make the Environmental Control Board More Equitable and Efficient | pdf

05/21/08
Anonymous Donation Saves Historic Saint Brigid's Church | pdf

05/21/08
No Money in the Bank: Council Report Shows More Than 98,000 NYCHA Residents are "Bankless"

05/20/08
Speaker Quinn delivers a speech on education at Crain's Breakfast event, identifies alternative education cuts and presents ideas to strengthen mayoral control of schools.

05/16/08
Speaker Quinn Attends Ribbon Cutting of New LGBT Center in Staten Island | pdf

05/15/08
Speaker Quinn, Budget Negotiation Team, Announce Funding Decision: No New Initiatives for FY09 | pdf

05/12/08
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Addabbo and the National Park Service Kick-Off Rockaways Ferry Service | pdf

05/07/08
Speaker Quinn, Council Budget Team Present Best Practices For Budget Allocation Process | pdf

05/05/08
Speaker Quinn Unveils Plans for Five-Borough Ferry Service | pdf

05/05/08
Speaker Quinn Delivers Results for Sunnyside Residents | pdf

05/04/08
Speaker Quinn, Council Member James and Community Leaders Denounce Death Threats Against Surrogate Court Judge Diana Johnson | pdf

04/30/08
Council Votes on River Rezoning Plan for Harlem's 125th Street | pdf

04/16/08
Council to Give Taxi and Livery Drivers Greater Due Process, Widening Scope of Complaint Process | pdf

04/01/08
Speaker Quinn Responds to Mayor's Preliminary Budget | pdf

03/31/08
City Council Approves Home Rule Request on Congestion Pricing | pdf

03/27/08
Speaker Christine C. Quinn Releases Statement on Madison Square Garden Renovation Plans | pdf

03/26/08
Preserving Access to Affordable Housing, Council Votes to Protect Low-Income Renters from Discrimination | pdf

03/19/08
Council to Hold Hearing on Final Report of the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Committee | pdf

03/18/08
Council Housing and Buildings Committee to Hold Oversight Hearing on High-Rise Construction Site Safety | pdf

03/13/08
Groundbreaking Tenant Protection Act Becomes Law | pdf

03/12/08
Council Votes on Substantial Reduction of Own Operating Budget, Also Votes to Improve Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety, Prevent Blockage of Traffic Signs and Announces Major Agreement on E-waste Legislation

02/28/08
Speaker Quinn, Council Members, Chambers of Commerce Call for Expansion of Healthcare for Small Business

02/27/08
Council Votes to Create New Permits for Green Vendors, Brining More Fresh Produce to Underserved Communities

02/13/08
Council Votes to Make New York City the First City in the Nation to Require Electronics Recycling

02/12/08
Speaker Christine C. Quinn delivers 2008 State of the City speech, calls for sales tax-free week to coincide with distribution of federal rebate checks, bonus pay to keep talented teachers in high-need schools and five-borough ferry system.

01/30/08
Preserving Access to Affordable Housing, Council Votes to Protect Low-Income Renters from Discrimination. Also Calls on the State to Repeal Cablevision's Madison Square Garden Property Tax Exemption

01/13/08
Council Releases Recommendations to Immediately Improve Transportation For Disabled New Yorkers

01/09/08
Council to Be National Leader in Environmental Protection, Votes on Groundbreaking Plastic Bag Recycling Bill

01/07/08
Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: Madison Square Garden

12/19/07
Council Announces Approval of Columbia University Expansion - Historic Plan Will Preserve and Improve West Harlem Character

12/19/07
Council Votes to Improve Measures for Using Building Explosives, Increasing Communicty Notification and Inter-Agency Communication
Saving New Yorkers from a potential water rate increase, Council votes to enhance the City’s authority to issue water liens

12/19/07
Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: MTA Board Vote

12/17/07
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Seabrook, Omnicrom Announce Creation of Diversity Development Advisory Committee

12/11/07
Helping to Preserve Brooklyn’s Waterfront, Council Votes to Landmark Former Domino Sugar Refinery

12/11/07
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Arroyo, Council of Senior Centers and Services Release Report on Hunger Among NYC’s Elderly

12/10/07
Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: MTA Fare Increase

12/07/07
Council and Administration Reach Landmark Agreement on Water Policy

12/06/07
Review of the City Council's Employment Policies Announced

12/03/07
Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn Re: Term Limits

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