ICYMI- New York City’s YMCA Teens Take the City participants took over City Hall! Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito & Council Member Helen Rosenthal welcomed the young leaders to the People’s House.
In April, teen Council Members and advocates gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall, presenting 21 proposals, identifying the top ten ideas for a better NYC.
In Chambers, these top ten were presented, debated and voted on, determining which ideas the teens believe should be implemented in NYC.
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Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, & Council Members Vanessa L. Gibson Ben Kallos Stephen Levin welcomed foster youth and foster youth advocates at City Hall for our annual Foster Youth Shadow Day! Thank you to everyone who participated & to the youth who are incredible leaders!
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito & Council Members Carlos Menchaca, Brad Lander & Jumaane D. Williams show their support for immigrants and workers at #MayDay2017 NYC rally.
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the @National Leagues of Cities, an advocacy group that represents the interests of over 1,600 cities, convened municipal legislative leaders to foster inter-city legislative collaboration and tackle issues ranging from infrastructure to constituent outreach to criminal justice reform.
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Chair of the Immigration Committee, Carlos Menchaca, held a hearing to discuss how the New York City is protecting your data privacy.
This is another important step in our commitment to improving the lives of residents through the expansion of educational opportunities and the exploration of innovative systems of learning, and I am so thrilled to see this initiative begin right here in the South Bronx, which for so long has gone historically overlooked and underfunded.
This program represents a brighter future for local students, and a welcome option for parents in search of additional school choice.
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ICYMI- Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito attends the opening of #EastHarlem Action Center, a center she’s fought to reopen & is now open to everyone in the neighborhood!
We will always be a Sanctuary City. Find out what the impact of deportations would mean for our City. #SeekingSanctuary
