December 19, 2024: Council Members Carlina Rivera and Sandra Ung Introduce Legislation to Reform ACS Procedures to Inform Parents and Caretakers of Rights
December 5, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on the Passage of the City of Yes Housing Opportunity Proposal
November 20, 2024: Council Member Rivera Submits Testimony Regarding Proposed Rule Amendments to Extend the Existing Moratorium on Street Fair Applications to Calendar Year 2025
October 29, 2024: City Council Holds Oversight Hearing Examining Impact of Hospital Closures
October 23, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation to Expand Access to Supportive Housing for Individuals Exiting Incarceration
October 15, 2024: Lower East Side Community Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Science Center
October 10, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Passes Legislation Enhancing the City Canvas Program
August 26, 2024: Council Member Rivera Submits Testimony in Support of Designating 50 West 13th Street as a Designated City Landmark
August 19, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Unveils Street Co-Naming for Raphael Sadonte Ward Way
July 22, 2024: Council Member Rivera Submits Testimony Regarding Rulemaking Concerning the City Sheriff’s Enforcement of Unlicensed Cannabis Activity
June 23, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement Regarding Violence on 14th Street
June 11, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Submits Testimony Regarding Proposed Lease Adjustments for Rent Stabilized Apartments
May 28, 2024: Joint Statement from Local Elected Officials Regarding the Resubmission of Mt. Sinai’s Proposal to Close Beth Israel
May 10, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Submits Testimony Regarding Cultural Development Fund
March 26, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on Supreme Court Mifepristone Hearing
March 12, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Chairs Cultural Affairs Preliminary Budget Hearing
March 4, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement Regarding Death of Pedestrian at East 10th Street and Avenue D
February 26, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Chairs Hearing Focused on New York City Libraries’ Fight Against Book Banning
February 8, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Resolutions Against the Proposed Closure of Mt. Sinai Beth Israel
February 8, 2024: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation Requiring New York City to Conduct Economic and Health-related Surveys of Newly Arrived Asylum Seekers
January 22, 2024: Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams and Council Member Carlina Rivera Visit Central Harlem Clinic to Recognize Successful Implementation of Medication Abortion Law
December 14, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Holds Rally with Elected Colleagues and Lower Manhattan Residents to Speak Out Against the Announced Closure of Mount Sinai Beth Israel
December 6, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Passes Housing Legislation Requiring Landlords to Keep Unoccupied Units in Good Repair, Creating Inspection System
October 30, 2023: East Side Street Tree Survey
October 30, 2023: Encuesta de árboles callejeros del East Side
October 19, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation to Establish Flood Evacuation Protocols for Tenants
October 5, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Unveils Street Co-Naming for Frances Goldin Way
September 28, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation in Relation to Public Notifications when a Death Occurs in Department of Correction Custody
September 28, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation in Relation to Prohibiting the Release of Birds for Commercial Purposes
September 5, 2023: Statement from Council Member Carlina Rivera on Subway Surfing Public Awareness Campaign
August 31, 2023: Statement from Speaker Adrienne Adams and Criminal Justice Chair Carlina Rivera on the Deadline to Close Rikers
August 24, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement of Solidarity on Ukrainian Independence Day
June 29, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on Passage of $107 Billion City Budget for Fiscal Year 2024
June 15, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Testimony to Rent Guidelines Board Regarding Proposed Lease Adjustments
June 13, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on Nunez Monitor Emergency Court Conference
June 6, 2023: New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings Holds Oversight Hearing on Vacant and Neglected Properties
May 25, 2023: New York City Council Passes Council Member Carlina Rivera’s Legislation to Make the Open Culture Program Permanent
May 11, 2023: New York City Council Passes Council Member Carlina Rivera’s Jail Population Review Teams Legislation
May 5, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on the Killing of Jordan Neely
May 4, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement on Mental Health Roadmap Legislative Package Hearing
April 26, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Testimony Regarding Proposed Rules for Open Streets Program
April 8, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues a Statement on a Federal Judge’s Ruling That Could Impact Access to Medication Abortion
April 7, 2023: Council Member Rivera Testimony Regarding Minimum Pay for Delivery Workers
March 14, 2023: Council Member Rivera Testimony Regarding Department of Correction Variance Request, Mail and Packages
February 24, 2023: Council Member Carlina Rivera Issues Statement of Solidarity with Ukraine on One Year Anniversary of Russian Invasion
January 19, 2023: Council Member Rafael Salamanca and Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduce Legislation to Create a Mandatory City Gun Buyback Program
January 19, 2023: Statement from Council Member Carlina Rivera Regarding on the Ongoing Arrival of Individuals Seeking Asylum in the United States
January 18, 2023: Statement from Council Member Carlina Rivera on Overnight Checkpoint at Rikers Island to Interdict Contraband and Narcotics
January 17, 2023: Women’s Caucus Celebrates Bill Enactment to Provide Free Medical Abortion across New York City
January 09, 2023: Letter to Board of Correction regarding Department of Correction Continuing Variance Requests and Continued Delivery of Physical Mail
December 21, 2022: Parents, Advocates, and Elected Officials Rally to Demand Equity and Justice for New York City Families
December 19, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera Calls on New York City Mayor to Remain Committed to Closing Rikers Island by 2027
November 22, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera and East Side NYCHA Residents Rally for Repairs Ahead of Holidays
November 3, 2022: Council Members and Advocates Rally Against Landlord Neglect and Apartment Warehousing
October 28, 2022: Statement from Council Member Carlina Rivera on the 10th Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy
October 27, 2022: Council Members and Advocates Rally for the Passage of Legislation to Create a Greenways Master Plan
October 25, 2022: Statement from Council Member Carlina Rivera Following
Oversight Hearing on Drugs in City Jails in the Committee on Criminal Justice
June 2, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera Testimony to the Rent Guidelines Board Regarding Rent Increases
April 28, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislative Package Championing People-Powered Mobility
April 14, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera Confronts New York City Housing Crisis with Legislative Package
March 24, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera to Reintroduce “Hotels to Housing” Bill in New York City Council
February 23, 2022: Council Member Carlina Rivera Introduces Legislation to Establish the Office of the Patient Advocate