10/04/10
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Daniel Dromm Joined NYU Students to Remember Tyler Clementi
07/29/10 New York City Council Promote Locally Grown Food
07/29/10 Council Approves Key Land Use Development in Flushing, Queens Significantly increasing public and community space and transforming the Flushing business community, the Council will vote to approve the Flushing Commons development in Northeast Queens. The 11-building complex will contain a total of 1.2 million square feet of residential, retail, cultural/community and office space, 760 apartments, as well as open park and cultural space comparable to the size of Rockefeller Center. This development is expected to generate $850 million in economic output from construction and an estimated $720 million in annual economic output. | Read more about the development here | Press Release | Watch Council Member Peter Koo's remarks on how this will benefit his district
07/29/10 Council Approves a Set of Sweeping Recycling Legislative Bills
The Council approved 11 bills to reform New York City’s comprehensive residential recycling law. These bills aim to dramatically expand and improve recycling in New York City through a variety of initiatives including expanded plastic recycling, a new clothing and textile recycling program, and improved public space recycling. The package of legislation represents the first significant expansion of the city’s residential recycling program since it was created in 1989. | Press Release | Watch Speaker Quinn's Remarks on the Groundbreaking Legislation
07/09/10
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Gale Brewer, and Electeds Announce Council Funding to Tackle NYC Bed Bugs City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, joined by Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs, today to announce $500,000 in City Council funding to create a new bed bug web portal and a dedicated staff to help New York residents and businesses mitigate bed bug infestations. The new resources were allocated based on the recommendations of the New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board which found that the lack of educational materials and the dissemination of inconsistent information were impeding the ability of landlords, business owners, and residents to prevent and manage bed bugs. | Press Release | Read the Bed Bug Advisory Board's Report | Watch Council Member Gale Brewer's Remarks
07/09/10 Public Safety Chair Peter Vallone Jr. Talks about his Experience at the Shooting Range
06/29/10 Council Votes to Adopt Fiscal Year 2011 Budget After last week’s budget agreement between the City Council and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the Council passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget on Tuesday. Despite limited resources from the State, and a lack of declining stimulus dollars, the Council adopted a fiscally-responsible, timely budget that will not raise City taxes. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget will restore the most critical services in the interest of protecting children, maintaining public safety and keeping libraries and neighborhood pools open. Press Release | Schedule C (posted June 28, 2010) or use our online search tool | Photo by William Alatriste
06/29/10 Council Votes for Domino Sugar In its Land Use Committees, the Council will vote on the redevelopment of the now unutilized Domino Sugar Refinery site on the industrial Brooklyn waterfront. The proposed project would include residential, retail/commercial and community facility uses and open space. When completed, the project would revitalize and reactivate an empty waterfront industrial site, securing the construction of new residential buildings with substantial amounts of affordable housing. The proposed project would help to achieve the City’s goals of creating affordable housing and providing public access to the waterfront, redeveloping an unused industrial site into a comprehensive and economically integrated community. The proposal includes a 100,000 square foot public school and a supermarket which reflects the principles of the FRESH food Program as well as four acres of publically accessible open space. Press Release
06/28/10 Statements By Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Diana Reyna, and Ana Maria Archila of Make the Road New York Re: Brooklyn Hate Crime Verdict “No verdict will ever bring peace to the family and friends of Jose Sucuzhanay. However, last night we received justice in the form of a guilty verdict of murder as a hate crime against Keith Phoenix. On December 8, 2008, Keith Phoenix, along with fellow defendant Hakim Scott, brutally attacked and murdered Jose Sucuzhanay as he walked home with his brother. The two perpetrators committed their acts of unprovoked violence with a broken bottle and metal baseball bat while shouting ant-gay and anti-Latino epithets," said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. Read the full statement
06/28/10 Joint Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Members Jessica Lappin, Maria del Carmen Arroyo and Melissa Mark-Viverito Re: AARP and World Health Organization Recognition of Age Friendly NYC "I am honored that the AARP and the World Health Organization recognizes the City of New York’s work through Age Friendly NYC with this award. The work of the Council and the Administration will help make sure every neighborhood in every borough is accommodating for our seniors," said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. “New York City is expected to add a million new residents by 2030, and we're already preparing for that impact on areas like our environment, energy use and housing stock. I'm pleased to know that the people who are working to make our City great have a New York that they can retire in safely and comfortably." Read the full statement
07/29/10 Council Approves Key Land Use Development in Flushing, Queens Significantly increasing public and community space and transforming the Flushing business community, the Council will vote to approve the Flushing Commons development in Northeast Queens. The 11-building complex will contain a total of 1.2 million square feet of residential, retail, cultural/community and office space, 760 apartments, as well as open park and cultural space comparable to the size of Rockefeller Center. This development is expected to generate $850 million in economic output from construction and an estimated $720 million in annual economic output. | Read more about the development here | Press Release | Watch Council Member Peter Koo's remarks on how this will benefit his district
07/29/10 Council Approves a Set of Sweeping Recycling Legislative Bills
The Council approved 11 bills to reform New York City’s comprehensive residential recycling law. These bills aim to dramatically expand and improve recycling in New York City through a variety of initiatives including expanded plastic recycling, a new clothing and textile recycling program, and improved public space recycling. The package of legislation represents the first significant expansion of the city’s residential recycling program since it was created in 1989. | Press Release | Watch Speaker Quinn's Remarks on the Groundbreaking Legislation
07/09/10
Speaker Quinn, Council Member Gale Brewer, and Electeds Announce Council Funding to Tackle NYC Bed Bugs City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, joined by Deputy Mayor Linda Gibbs, today to announce $500,000 in City Council funding to create a new bed bug web portal and a dedicated staff to help New York residents and businesses mitigate bed bug infestations. The new resources were allocated based on the recommendations of the New York City Bed Bug Advisory Board which found that the lack of educational materials and the dissemination of inconsistent information were impeding the ability of landlords, business owners, and residents to prevent and manage bed bugs. | Press Release | Read the Bed Bug Advisory Board's Report | Watch Council Member Gale Brewer's Remarks
07/09/10 Public Safety Chair Peter Vallone Jr. Talks about his Experience at the Shooting Range
06/29/10 Council Votes to Adopt Fiscal Year 2011 Budget After last week’s budget agreement between the City Council and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the Council passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget on Tuesday. Despite limited resources from the State, and a lack of declining stimulus dollars, the Council adopted a fiscally-responsible, timely budget that will not raise City taxes. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget will restore the most critical services in the interest of protecting children, maintaining public safety and keeping libraries and neighborhood pools open. Press Release | Schedule C (posted June 28, 2010) or use our online search tool | Photo by William Alatriste
06/29/10 Council Votes for Domino Sugar In its Land Use Committees, the Council will vote on the redevelopment of the now unutilized Domino Sugar Refinery site on the industrial Brooklyn waterfront. The proposed project would include residential, retail/commercial and community facility uses and open space. When completed, the project would revitalize and reactivate an empty waterfront industrial site, securing the construction of new residential buildings with substantial amounts of affordable housing. The proposed project would help to achieve the City’s goals of creating affordable housing and providing public access to the waterfront, redeveloping an unused industrial site into a comprehensive and economically integrated community. The proposal includes a 100,000 square foot public school and a supermarket which reflects the principles of the FRESH food Program as well as four acres of publically accessible open space. Press Release
06/28/10 Statements By Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Diana Reyna, and Ana Maria Archila of Make the Road New York Re: Brooklyn Hate Crime Verdict “No verdict will ever bring peace to the family and friends of Jose Sucuzhanay. However, last night we received justice in the form of a guilty verdict of murder as a hate crime against Keith Phoenix. On December 8, 2008, Keith Phoenix, along with fellow defendant Hakim Scott, brutally attacked and murdered Jose Sucuzhanay as he walked home with his brother. The two perpetrators committed their acts of unprovoked violence with a broken bottle and metal baseball bat while shouting ant-gay and anti-Latino epithets," said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. Read the full statement
06/28/10 Joint Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Members Jessica Lappin, Maria del Carmen Arroyo and Melissa Mark-Viverito Re: AARP and World Health Organization Recognition of Age Friendly NYC "I am honored that the AARP and the World Health Organization recognizes the City of New York’s work through Age Friendly NYC with this award. The work of the Council and the Administration will help make sure every neighborhood in every borough is accommodating for our seniors," said Speaker Christine C. Quinn. “New York City is expected to add a million new residents by 2030, and we're already preparing for that impact on areas like our environment, energy use and housing stock. I'm pleased to know that the people who are working to make our City great have a New York that they can retire in safely and comfortably." Read the full statement
After last week’s budget agreement between the City Council and 
In its Land Use Committees, the Council will vote on the redevelopment of the now unutilized Domino Sugar Refinery site on the industrial Brooklyn waterfront. The proposed project would include residential, retail/commercial and community facility uses and open space. When completed, the project would revitalize and reactivate an empty waterfront industrial site, securing the construction of new residential buildings with substantial amounts of affordable housing. The proposed project would help to achieve the City’s goals of creating affordable housing and providing public access to the waterfront, redeveloping an unused industrial site into a comprehensive and economically integrated community. The proposal includes a 100,000 square foot public school and a supermarket which reflects the principles of the FRESH food Program as well as four acres of publically accessible open space.