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.
Happy Friday!
In my State of the City speech in February, I talked about coordinating a convening with the National League of Cities (NLC) to discuss common challenges that City Councils across the country are facing. That time has arrived. Today and tomorrow, my counterparts from major cities across the country are meeting to exchange ideas about policy issues, from policing and improving public transportation, to administrative matters like managing budgets and using technology to engage constituents.
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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
Speaker Melissa Mark-viverito and Mayor Bill de Blasio announce major step forward on Speaker’s call from 2016 to #CloseRikers.
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Members Ben Kallos, Carlos Menchaca and labor and religious leaders celebrated the memory of Cesar Chavez and honored the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign in New York.
